why all teh secrecy? to prevent a DangerDen repeat?

well the wb's not even for sale yet. Makes sense to me. I am hoping the delrin catches on with others; seems like a nice material to make wb tops out of to me.

I hope this guy does'nt sucks taking maco photos. :p

Why gift anyone who is incapable of researching a free head start?

Anyway, here's my take on the only place that anodised aluminium should be seen with water-blocks, and that's nowhere near the water:

http://www.employees.org/~slf/storm/alutop.jpg

Storm G4 is (sold) out!!!!
 

Had to suspend orders as the first batch is now provisionally sold out.

I just sent the money via paypal a few minutes ago. I was glad to get in on the 1st batch.

Anyone who contacted me before a few hours ago is still safe. I just haven't gotten around to responding to everyone yet. It's just that a quick sanity count check told me that it would be prudent to suspend orders until I can sort matters out.

Frankly more than a little overwhelmed. Based on prior experiences the number of blocks that I had should have lasted for ~2-3 months, not for 2 just days.

OK I will NOT have my photo taking ability impuned. Here's a closeup of the prototype Storm G4 baseplate

Feel free to pick apart the relevant bits

/me watches Cathar have a heart attack

May we criticize your spelling? :)

What's with black marks?

it's caviar

how about a little more to the left?

Hey Cathar, is this another block that will require that a person filter the water in the loop or risk the little tiny holes in the nozzle getting clogged?

I saw Phaestus' little jest at 4am this morning while up for a drink. I have to admit that it knowing the person who I think that Phaestus' is, it was going to be a joke even in my half-awake stupor.

It's the way of the future for water-cooling. Can't get high velocity without restriction. Can't have a high-velocity restriction without the potential for clogging. Just put clean filtered water in a closed unfiltered loop and you're fine. Most bottles of clean non-mineral drinking water you buy at supermarkets are fine.

That's because people know your work better now and teh water cooling community has grown.

how many blocks were in the first batch?

Enough information given for history buffs to arrive at a rough estimate.

hi ho (Vonnegut)

it might be the DIY way, but I'm not even sure about that
each new wb is but a blip on the curve

I guess the 250+ estimate might not be too far off the bat then, eh? ;)

All it takes is hype (justified or not so) and awareness to sell a product; I'll hazard a rough guess here and say that at least a semi-decent percentage (10-20%?) of sales was helped by the interactive waterblock testing page :)

A tremendous overshoot.

Naturally for DIY. Living inside a glass bubble here.

Vonnegut reference is sadly lost on me.

Stew
PLEASE read Cat's Cradel, though "hi ho" is from his anti war book/film - the name escapes me now

"SlaughterHouse Five"?

yup
"hi ho" is the theme of that sorry tale
and my commentary on much hoopla as well, here today and more of the same tomorrow
hi ho

Wasnt implying that was the amount sold out already - referring to previous thread on OCAU in which an estimate of 250 to be sold in total.

I wouldnt be surprised (if you keep doing it, and dont get tired of it, of course) if 250+ is met.