well, first off, thin-base "almost-direct-die" blocks were always an enthusiast product.
I never liked them solely because I want a broad base plate cooled to my expectations.
The cascades, white waters, and RBXs I always had qualms about blocks of that design.
I still do.
I will buy a maze or mcw5002 or aqua joe thank you very much.
I never expected to swiftech to make a block of such a design either, doesn't seem their cup of tea; if they would make one like that, it would only be to grab a peice of the market where every enthusiast and their mother are now obsessed over an RBX/WW block.
I do see them all over the "turbulence" and "impingment" buzz words though
why can't anyone accept the fact that surface area and water velocity are two extremely important factors in water block design? no, they only accept the simple words that cathar once used for briefly describing the way his blocks work
every time I see those words in the water block design/construction forums I cringe
anyway, I dunno if I'm so keen on it
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