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Unread 05-19-2004, 12:59 PM   #6
8-Ball
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Originally Posted by Jag
I mean is watercooling reaching a plateau, that from there on the benefits will be marginal, just like the F1 cars that compete for seconds? - Maybe that's the trill of it.
That's exactly it.

At least with waterblocks anyway.

Areas that still have room for improvement.

radiator - smaller and more efficient
TIM joint - still accounts for a large portion of the total thermal resistance between the cpu and the ambient air.

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