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Originally Posted by Bevel
Now pro your thoughts please. I have had this idea for awhile now, you see the thing is if the Storm block works so well on a bare core why not produce a gpu block using the same principles ie jets? The concept is proven to cool better than pins or channels. Worth investigating?Hmmm
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I have wondered about that myself... GPU blocks are designed with flow in mind, not ultimate cooling availability.
EK, Aqua-Extreme, and Swiftech seem to be going to slots or grids (not pins yet- though pins reduce turbulence when used in a "cross-flow" design... thus the slot grids and "waves"). The answer I believe is that 2 very restrictive blocks in one circuit will reduce flow so much they would offset the increased performance. The other is design limitations, ie: the amount of space needed to get water in and too "jets" without being extremely restrictive. These type GPU blocks would never work in current space limited SLI/Crossfire configurations.
Testing and evaluating GPU blocks and CPU blocks will raise the "can of worms" that has practically tore this forum to pieces. I see both sides point of views (how UNLIBERAL like)... but, I tend to "lean" more to BA's position (if only I'm "mature and grumpy" myself).
"real world" testing has merits... but hardware abuse, calibration abilities, and "repeatability" do factor in IMHO. (Here comes the flames... would rather save them for my case paint, and heating home... getting damn cold again!)
