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Originally posted by Vector86
It seems to me that all water block designs are the same IE an inlet, flows around a little and an outlet. why are waterblocks designed that way instead of just putting a regular heatsink on a copper block and running water through that??
Yes i AM a nube
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I know what you mean. Seems like crude science to me, but it works... About them heatsink modded blocks. Theoretically, a heatsink (HS for short) basic design yield much more surface area than any traditional waterblock/channel/maze design, but the problem occurs with flow rate and turbulence. If you could get the water to flow even somewhat evenly in the block and through the fins, it would most likely drop temps much more significantly than mazes etc... I'm going to order and older Copper HS and with a little brazing, make a block and see what it can do. Should work as well or maybe better than current trends... Only think, most people tap the top of the blocks and the water does get forced through the fins like it should if you did a side tap and exit etc... Oh well, it'll be fun, I hope.
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