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pHaestus · 03-25-2002, 10:22 PM

I just skimmed through that overclockers article again; was a swiftech block used in that as well? I was thinking it was a channel tye block for some reason. The change from a channel type block to something like the Swiftech may change the improvement with really high flow rates. I have heard it proposed that the Swiftech block and a high pressure pump is capable of actually entering the turbulent regime.
That could alter the performance of the block quite a bit at higher flow rates.

I guess that generalizations are something that always come back and bite one in the ass. I was incorrect about the generalizations that I made on the importance of finding a sweet spot for the cooling setup.

There are some scenarios where more flow will improve things. For example, if you are using a big momma and are willing to put up with the noise of extremely powerful fans (looks like the ones BillA used were Nidec TA600DC - 960 CFM as I don't believe you can get 0.25 in H2O with the Panaflos) then you may continue to see improvement. That is a lot of noise though.

03-25-2002, 10:22 PM	#24
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	I just skimmed through that overclockers article again; was a swiftech block used in that as well? I was thinking it was a channel tye block for some reason. The change from a channel type block to something like the Swiftech may change the improvement with really high flow rates. I have heard it proposed that the Swiftech block and a high pressure pump is capable of actually entering the turbulent regime. That could alter the performance of the block quite a bit at higher flow rates. I guess that generalizations are something that always come back and bite one in the ass. I was incorrect about the generalizations that I made on the importance of finding a sweet spot for the cooling setup. There are some scenarios where more flow will improve things. For example, if you are using a big momma and are willing to put up with the noise of extremely powerful fans (looks like the ones BillA used were Nidec TA600DC - 960 CFM as I don't believe you can get 0.25 in H2O with the Panaflos) then you may continue to see improvement. That is a lot of noise though.