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Originally Posted by pHaestus
The base isn't as wide as the IHS and so the cooler does not even meet AMD and Intel required specs for coolers.
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As long as the block performs well, who cares if it doesn't completely cover the heat spreader? Plus, if you are obsessed about performance, then you should lose the heat spreader (amd64 only as an obsessed person would never buy intel. Thats what insane people do. j/k). Since there are no cushions on an amd64 without the heat spreader, a rbx block should end up being just as squirrelly as any 3 barb block.
Just the same though, I would never swap a ww for a rbx. If you manage any improvement, it would be fairly minor. I would always focus on the water temp first for improvement beyond anything else. If I were to finally achieve a water temp of about 1c above ambient (at desired noise level), and I was still obsessed about increasing performance, then I would consider other options (a shrink would probably be the best choice)
edit:added "above ambient" after 1c