pHaestus, I was affraid you were going to say just that.... what about fellas with resources to do so (manufacturers) cross testing the hell out of their equipment... no, stupid idea, being biased allegations flying in the air would make it difficult to breathe
I don't know... I really feel that average enthusiast leel user testing method is needed... but how to do it...
I see so many peeps posting bollocks about choice of pump/block/rad setup that it makes me cringe
I think your idea oc a calculator for performance estimation of different combinations would be great (based on pressure drop mapping and resulting coolants velocity dependant thermodynamics).
We can cook a little proggie where you input block, cpu(die/IHS)-block contact area, TIM, ideal tubing layout, and the rest (btw, tubing pressure drop is calculateable(is there a word like that at all LOL) off the bat, no need to measure it)