Well I have a 1/5 arctica chiller maybe 4,000BTUs and it adds about 30-$40 more a month. The heat it produces in my computer during summer is a lot, sure not if an a/c chiller would do the same. It can add 10-20f to the room temp if I'm benching hard.

xxrabid93

threedhero

Lawl How much are you willing to help with your E-bill hahaha hope you have a job...

That's a really good point actually, that i forgot to ask. So, how much would running a 12k BTU chiller for, lets say a 6 hour bench session, 3 days a week, effect the e-bill? How about a 5k? a 24k?

running a portable ac for a month straight was like 250 bucks to the bill.
ac was 1300 btu

I got mine a while back, probably almost a year now, here at the EVGA Marketplace from a guy named Joey (not joeylasketti, joeyw something). I got it for $100. I am pretty sure it fits 775 ,1156, and 1366, as it has long holes where they mount, and the 775 is closest in.

A suggestion for a cheapish DICE/ln2 pot would be: http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=972

IMO though, go over to XS and message Duniek or some other pot maker and get a nice budget pot from one of them. Some pot makers: Duniek, piotres, Otternase, and of course K|ngp|n (i dont think KP does custom pots though...could be wrong). Also some other places: Dimastech.it/en and ln2cooling.com.

I like the Koolance CPU-LN2 V2 read reviews saying it's good for DICE and LN2 but it's more cash than I'd like to spend. Might have to break down and get the CPU-LN2 V2 anyway. Reviews for the CPU-LN2 V1 have a huge swing during the cpu tests fot both DICE and LN2, so that's not going to work for me. I'll have to look over at XS thanks for the heads up.

Thanks for the link but it's a V1 plus he is asking too much.

i did the same thing because i thought it might help and that stuff frosted up like i had no insulation. im trying to remember what i sprayed on it to make it come off fairly easy.

They use painters tape on the pot then the installation tape. From what I've seen.

threedhero

@ xxrabid93 Where did you get your DICE pot and how much did it cost? Also what type of sockets will it fit, looking for 755, 1156 and 1366 or if anyone else know where to get a good DICE Pot?

I know this guy who makes these really nice solid copper pots:



Let me know if you are interested... I will let him know, I am good friends with him.  In fact I live with him.  Here is the thread on his pot.

nateman_doo

threedhero

@ xxrabid93 Where did you get your DICE pot and how much did it cost? Also what type of sockets will it fit, looking for 755, 1156 and 1366 or if anyone else know where to get a good DICE Pot?

I know this guy who makes these really nice solid copper pots:

Let me know if you are interested... I will let him know, I am good friends with him.  In fact I live with him.  Here is the thread on his pot.

Never heard of em before, I never knew you had a roommate.

If you were in my situation (aka never used a chiller before), would you get a 5-6k BTU for around $40, or a 10-12k BTU for around $80?

Also, does it matter how much it has been used? Does it "lose" cooling capacity from being used alot?
 
EDIT: Do brands of A/c's matter for what we do?

Haha Yeah same here Tribbs. I just need to get rid of my C0 920 if I was going to get that. Also gotta consider getting a radiator, tubing, fittings, and then comes fun stuff.

yea halo thats why I decided just to go dice, and I am now leaning towards it for gpu cooling instead of a TEC unit, especially now that kingpin is bringing back the wide body tec-9's, It is to a point cheaper, and easier on that electric bill, although the dice bill goes up, what the girlfriend doesn't know wont hurt her

its in the forums listed as coming soon in the main section in the post titled rumors 

http://kingpincooling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=607

Tribbs have you heard anything about the price point and I was thinking it looks big enough for DICE. The slims look trick unless your pouring LN2...

you would probably have to shoot him an email to find out pricing, I think I will be sticking to 2d runs right off the bat.

edit: rabid beat me to it -I think the wide bodies would be better than the slims for dice but you loose the ability to do 3 and 4 way sli but that doesnt bother me right now since I plan on doing single card for a while