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newbie · 01-04-2002, 09:29 AM

Bonbonfoni -
Where are those blocks you showed available? They certainly are interesting looking!

I'd bet a bottle of Glen Livet though that they don't outperform the Danger Den/Z3 by more than 1 degree celsius, if at all. Reason I say that is if you look at Joe's core temp graph for all the blocks, the curve appears to be approaching an asymptote. It looks like the Danger Den and Z3 are very close to what's possible given the other components in the test.

Of course it could be that the asymptote is a result of the block designs that were tested and that the cross-hatched copper core with the lucite top might adjust the curve. At a hunch though, I think those narrow channels would only strut their stuff if the water is pushed pretty hard. Water can get pretty sticky in narrow spaces.

Caveats on the bet - they have to be tested using exactly the same equipment following the same steps, we only look at the last 15 minutes of a 30 minute run, and we're comparing core temps - ambient temps deltas.

01-04-2002, 09:29 AM	#55
newbie Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: salinas Posts: 12	Where are those waterblocks available? Bonbonfoni - Where are those blocks you showed available? They certainly are interesting looking! I'd bet a bottle of Glen Livet though that they don't outperform the Danger Den/Z3 by more than 1 degree celsius, if at all. Reason I say that is if you look at Joe's core temp graph for all the blocks, the curve appears to be approaching an asymptote. It looks like the Danger Den and Z3 are very close to what's possible given the other components in the test. Of course it could be that the asymptote is a result of the block designs that were tested and that the cross-hatched copper core with the lucite top might adjust the curve. At a hunch though, I think those narrow channels would only strut their stuff if the water is pushed pretty hard. Water can get pretty sticky in narrow spaces. Caveats on the bet - they have to be tested using exactly the same equipment following the same steps, we only look at the last 15 minutes of a 30 minute run, and we're comparing core temps - ambient temps deltas.