Snow Day?! Q9650@5000Mhz / LowBuget Benching / Domino ALC Guetto Mods

Jor3lBR · #1 16-02-2009, 17:52

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to share some results from yesterday when I decided to have some fun with $61 WC system from CoolIT and show it's possible to have fun in the snow inside the house

Now to the guetto mods and later benching session:

[Domino A.L.C. Guetto Mod]
Parts Used:
1 x Wife's Domino ALC WC System - $61
1 x Used Swiftech MCR 220 Rad - $20;
2 x 120mm Lian-Li Medium Fans - $Free (came with my case);
Some 1/4 Tubing and Fittings - $5
Fill port - $3
Snow - $priceless

So I first started by cutting the original tubes and attaching the new tubes with the MCR 220 in the windows pulling cold air from outside thru the rad. Fill the rads with much water as possible because to fill this thing is a pita because of the tiny pump! The rest you can do thru the Domino rad mini fill port that I replaced with a 7/16 tubing.

This is the before:_____________________________________

After:__________________________________________________

Now for some temps comparison:
Unmodded Domino
Water Temps always above room temp.
Idle - 30-33oC
Load - 65oC-72oC

Modded Domino
Water temp always below room temp.
Idle - 14oC-17oC
Load - 37oC-42oC

That's 16oC difference on Idle and 30oC on Load :shocked:

Pics with temps on same setup used to compare temps:_____________________________________

CPU: Q9650@4352Mhz 512x8.5
Mobo: Gigabyte EP45-EXTREME DDR2
Cooler: CollIT Domino A.L.C.
Ram: 4gb G.Skill Pi 9600
Video: ATI HD4850
PSU: SilverStone OP1000-E
Voltages:
1.32 vcore / 1.30vtt / 1.44mch

Idle stock Domino:

Load stock Domino:

Idle Guetto Domino:

Load Guetto Domino:

[Low Budget Benching]

Now for the fun part I was able to boot the Q9650@ 4999-5000Mhz with the modded Domino A.L.C and do some 4905Mhz 3D benching and some soft stability tests (no tweaks wazza, cache memory etc) etc:

[3DMark01/SuperPi32m/wPrimeStability/Everest @ 4905Mhz and ATI HD4850]

@4905Mhz

World Record 32m @4860Mhz

Hope you guys enjoy!