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Butcher · 01-07-2002, 06:17 AM

The prob is that you don't have the channel walls supply heat to the water so you massively lose surface area. Also the "quick cooling of Al" is a myth, convection (which is what we're talking), is entirely dependent on surface area and fluid dynamics. The only advantage copper has in water blocks is that it spreads the heat from the cpu to more of the water due to it's higher conductivity.

01-07-2002, 06:17 AM	#3
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	The prob is that you don't have the channel walls supply heat to the water so you massively lose surface area. Also the "quick cooling of Al" is a myth, convection (which is what we're talking), is entirely dependent on surface area and fluid dynamics. The only advantage copper has in water blocks is that it spreads the heat from the cpu to more of the water due to it's higher conductivity. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...