I don't agree that it's driving people away from water cooling in general. What drives people away from water cooling in general, though, is a poorly set up custom that they were told would be top of the line. The enthusiasts who screw up and don't give it a second chance are leaving, not those who buy kits (at EOCF, anyway) I see tonnes of threads where people are saying something along the lines of, "Wow, you guys were right. This kit sucks hard. What should I buy to replace it?"
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all mixed together and packaged nicely, but ultimately doing little better than what can be achieved with a heat-pipe heatsink and a medium-speed fan (and usually less noise for the HSF solution).
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Better? Where? I haven't seen these.
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Given these difficulties, can water-cooling ever be cheap and quality?
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Hell yes. It just isn't. Aircooling companies are usually more worried with price than performance, and I find that their stuff is usually much lower than stuff from a specialist company, with performance reflecting that price. The MCW600X has proven that quality can be found with a low price tag, the Mag 3 in addition has been high powered, long life performance at a very low cost for years, and the heater core is the same as the Mag 3 in that respect. Your new block is a step in the right direction, I think, and I'd imagine that someone will take that concept even further.
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Originally Posted by unregistered
($50 ex works !!)
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What does that mean?