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Originally Posted by JWFokker
I don't think anyone will argue that for a mass produced block, you can't get better performance. The NexXxos XP will be available for a lot longer than the Storm. Despite the much larger quantities the Storm blocks are available in, they are still a limited run. When they're done, they're done....until they're taken apart and copied by another manufacturer, but until then, this is the best mass produced block you can get, and it is a significant improvement over the previous best. Not quite Storm performance, but close enough. The Storm is a much better product - better mounting and construction, not to mention the fittings are more suitable for 'American' style watercooling than the ones on the XP. But when all the Storm blocks are gone, this is going to be the block to get.
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Really? Once radiator performance is taken into account, and ignoring the blocks that I make, I would be more inclined to argue that for anything up to an Eheim 1250 sort of pump that the MCW6000 would be a match for the XP, with the MCW pulling a clear lead as the pumps get weaker and the rest of the setup is made more restrictive. Above the Eheim 1250, pumps like the MCP600 and better would tend to imply that either the White Water or the RBX w/ #5 nozzle would start to take over once radiator performance is factored in.
The XP is an extremely impressive block, no doubt about it, but its level of flow restriction coupled with the impact that this has on the overall picture can't be ignored - it is extremely important to consider what the radiator is doing as well, because unlike artificial testbeds people aren't using chillers/heaters to hold water to a fixed temperature.
Depending upon what pump you choose there already exists a few options on the US market today that match or exceed what the XP would do for you once the whole picture is taken into account.