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<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
a difficult time understanding all this overclocking/cooling stuff. If you go to
some of the</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>web
sites listed below you get a real sense of all show no go. Cases carved out on
the side,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>plastic windows installed, neon lights installed inside. extra fans on
the top, bottom, sides, front and back.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
original stuff is engineered for gods sake! Although in some cases
poorly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Liquid
cooling an overclocked AMD chip could cost between $50 and
$400!!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Wouldn't that money be better spent toward a a faster chip? Perhaps as
much as %250 faster compared to</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>what
little you may get with overclocking? Not to mention the warranty problems with
damn near every thing in the box.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
potential problems with broken cooling lines inside and out of the boxes. I
would think for most of us</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>time
is money and the maintenance of such systems (we are talking of clusters and not
single systems) would</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>be
prohibitive. Unless the boss is easily fooled.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Reminds me of the 1966 Chevrolet Impalas with hydraulics, dingo balls,
neon license plate frames..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ok,
maybe makes limited sense for 1U type systems....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> --marc</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=910462715-24042002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Worsham, Michael A.
[mailto:michael.worsham@intermedia.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> April 24, 2002 8:11
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'beowulf@beowulf.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Liquid
cooling?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone attempting to create a beowulf cluster
using extreme methods of cooling, such as the liquid cooling?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Example sites: <A href="http://www.koolance.com/"
target=_blank>http://www.koolance.com/</A>, <A href="http://www.senfu.com.tw/"
target=_blank>http://www.senfu.com.tw/</A>, & <A
href="http://www.overclockershideout.com/"
target=_blank>http://www.overclockershideout.com/</A></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>-- M</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>