CoolerMaster Aquagate Mini R120

Fitted the watercooling today.

First - this kit does not 'just fit' the Asus A7V8X-X - the cooler mounting fouls a tiny capacitor on the mobo - a soldering iron was needed to heat up the soldered joints on the underside of the mobo so that enough of the legs could be exposed so that it could be bent out of the way.

Other than that, you will need a helping hand to hold the radiator while you're jiggling about.

Results?

It's quieter than running all those fans but not silent. Although I can hear my hard drives now!!
I managed to up the FSB & bus speed slightly, but not really any better than air cooled - just quieter and a bit cooler running.

 

Glad to hear you've got your WCing all setup and working, even if it did need a bit of "adjusting" Do you know weither your CPU multiplyer is locked or not?

 

Both the multiplier and voltage are locked - not too worried about it though as I've never heard a higher clock speed from these chips!