[Witchdoctor]

I am going retro on you guys as I have the itch to build something really special

We hve all done builds with water I am sure, tea the temps blow and the performance is sub par for what we typically do around here, but never the less just feel like doing something fun and at the same time create an epic gaming rig

The idea came to me prolly like a year ago when our good friend gave me a heads up that he new of a Coolit Boreas chiller that had become availible. If you have ever tried to find one you know how difficult it is

So enough BS today I hooked it up to see what kind of performance I could exspect and being I have no idea i am not sure if it is good or bad for this unit, but one thing is certain, way better than ambient water from what i can tell
If anyone has any input if this is above or below average for this unit as always any input is appreciated, also could not find a way to flash to the latest firmware ?

here are a few pics of the results at stock clocks

[rickss69]

Yep, you are going to like it alot. Ran my 980X @ 5Ghz no problem and you know the heat those produce. I found little difference in performance using an aftermarket water block vs the stock one...entirely up to you. Sent you a link for a store bought usb header cable.

Oh yeah...keep an eye out for condensation on your water block. You will see it first on the tec chambers on the Boreas unit. If you plan on cranking it "down" it might be prudent to do a little masking, eraser, DragonSkin or combination thereof just in case. It only sweats under certain climate conditions.

[Mr.Scott]

Cool unit, pardon the pun.
It's a self contained, TEC based, AIO liquid setup. Not the most efficient method but still effective. It appears that it's not as effective as my homemade chiller, but it's much more compact and probably easier to set up. Those things went for like $600 in their hayday. Nice find, what did you pay for it?

[rickss69]

Would love to see some pic's of your set-up MrScott...Brian and I remember an epic chiller build from another life and another forum lol.

[Witchdoctor]

yea I would liek to see it as well

$ 500.00 shipped ..... ouch


Rick, I saw Gunners chiller in person, epic performance but a craftsman he is not, it ended up being out of square ..........

Being I am OCD, it would drive me up the wall and even offerd to fix it for him

Oh yea, where is the tool in the software to flash the latest firmware ?


I just got this up and running, there are settings to adjust the chiller to lower or higher temps, my target is to cool 2 or 3 780's and a Hasswell or my X79 set up. may even do MB cooling as well with it, This will actually be inside the case and the adjusability should come in handy as I want to be only one or two degrees above it condensing as it will be my 24/7 rig

Overclocking testing will be next them will be adding rads and resevoirs to see how they effect performance as the final build will need to disapate a lot of heat

Notice chiller A light is not lit ???

[rickss69]

Originally Posted by Witchdoctor

yea I would liek to see it as well

$ 500.00 shipped ..... ouch


Rick, I saw Gunners chiller in person, epic performance but a craftsman he is not, it ended up being out of square ..........

Being I am OCD, it would drive me up the wall and even offerd to fix it for him

Oh yea, where is the tool in the software to flash the latest firmware ?


I just got this up and running, there are settings to adjust the chiller to lower or higher temps, my target is to cool 2 or 3 780's and a Hasswell or my X79 set up. may even do MB cooling as well with it, This will actually be inside the case and the adjusability should come in handy as I want to be only one or two degrees above it condensing as it will be my 24/7 rig

Overclocking testing will be next them will be adding rads and resevoirs to see how they effect performance as the final build will need to disapate a lot of heat

If I remember correctly it kind of resembled a hot tub lol.

If you try to cool all of that you will never have to worry about condensation.

Here is the Boreas under a load...

[Mr.Scott]

Originally Posted by rickss69

Would love to see some pic's of your set-up MrScott...Brian and I remember an epic chiller build from another life and another forum lol.

It's nothing elaborate. Old water cooler hotwired to full on, thermostat bypassed, with a small pump outputting to a waterblock. Tank is filled with a D-water/dexcool mix. I can get down to roughly -20c, but the recovery time blows. It's good for short blasts only. 32m on a AMD X4 with good voltage to it is a tough go. I'll start out below 0 and by the time it finishes I'm around 25c. Still better than ambient though. Stuff less demanding like Socket A, PIII's, 939, 754, etc. is no big deal most of the time.
It will be replaced soon...........hopefully with Rick's old cascade unit.

Quick old pic.

[rickss69]

On updating that firmware...it was always a little flaky getting it to take. I think you open up the app then it will prompt you to reset the controller...the button is recessed beside the usb connection. From your screenshots it appears you have it at 100% already.

[Witchdoctor]

Looks pretty epic Scott, nice mod bro ...........

Wow those max temps seem pretty high. What setting did you have it on, just cranked it down to 10C coolant target and it runs 0C to 5 C idol but on linux load only 1C drop from above loaded pic

[rickss69]

Oh, that's high tech stuff there Scott! My efforts were much more barbaric lol...like a milk jug of frozen water or my homemade slush bucket I used to feed from the ice maker at work every night haha.







I know nothing of linux...try some WPrime and see what it does. I can't imagine mine being below 100% on purpose at 5Ghz.