[pHaestus]

with all the different processors and sockets and heatspreaders and mounting forces required I don't know if "absolute" performance is reasonable to attain.

The guiding philosophy for my work is something like this:

1) I want to be sure I publish performance results that represent the best I could achieve with the wb while testing it (I have a strategy for discarding bad mounts and repeat testing when I get that odd "good" mount until that performance is the norm).

2)I want to make sure my results are reproducible enough that if I were to test the block again in several months that they would be statistically the same. This involves regular testing and calibration of the diode reader, going back and rerunning a standard wb when things look funky, and generally just being careful. With a PC being still used for testing this is HARD to accomplish.

The Procooling target audience is mostly serious wc enthusiasts and DIY wb builders. Accordingly, I think the purpose of Procooling testing should be consumer-oriented but with extensive discussion on how design of wbs affect performance. The consumer oriented part is where I am headed now. With my new pressure transmitter setup I hope to come up with a database of delta T, Flow, pressure drop, and price for all wbs tested and then for radiators and estimate for resistance of tubing. Add in pump P-Q curves and costs for everything and you should be able to make a really good online wc calculator for things like "would block x outperform block y in my system?" "What is the best cooling system I can build for $xx?" etc etc. This is a huge amount of work but something I am thinking is a nice ultimate goal.