Cooling, best and worst list.

[tuchan]

From the FAQ we should debate which is better from best to worst.

Quote:
1. Liquid N2
2. Dry Ice
3. Custom Cascade Phase
4. Single Stage Phase, tuned by a pro
5. Stock Phase
6. T.E.C. or Peltier
7. Water-cooling with a Slush Box
8. Custom Water-cooling
9. Kit Water-cooling
10. After Market Air Heat Sink And Fan (HSF)
11. Stock Air HSF
12. Bare Chip

FAQ is here. http://www.blazingpc.com/forum/showt...142#post110142

[burnstudios]

Thats a hard one mate .. Because some high end air coolers will outperform a cheap water cooling kit.

[xie67]

...Yep horses for courses.

[Conkster]

i think thats just a generalized list

[ThaLoveDocta]

nah that list was meant to be ranked... but lately there have been some issues...

Namely DICE vs CASCADE

and

QUALITY AIR vs CHEAP WATER

They were not really issues when i wrote the FAQ, so lets hear what you guys think!!!

[300]

I think it should be:

1. Liquid N2
2. Custom Cascade Phase
3. Dry Ice
4. Single Stage Phase, tuned by a pro
5. Stock Phase
6. Water-cooling with a Slush Box
7. T.E.C. or Peltier
8. Custom Water-cooling
9. Kit Water-cooling
10. After Market Air Heat Sink And Fan (HSF)
11. Stock Air HSF
12. Bare Chip

[PlUg*]

well most cascades wont get to dry ice temps, not everybody can be sdumper

And has nobody ever heard of a passive heatsink ?

[300]

Originally Posted by PlUg*

well most cascades wont get to dry ice temps, not everybody can be sdumper

And has nobody ever heard of a passive heatsink ?

All the well-built cascades I've seen can go below -80ºC, which is lower than dry ice. (2 stage)

Heck, even an auto-c with a single compressor could probably hit close to dry ice temperatures unloaded.

[frupert]

Cascade > DICE
High End Ait < Low End Water

Everyone reckons that high end air does better than water but i am yet to see an air cooler do better than my cheap BigWater...

[Pinhead]

How cold does the average slush box get? Because if it's not lower than -25°C, it's not better than a The TEC...