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Originally posted by schizo86
hi everyone....well im interested in oc'in my AMD XP 2000+ on a Epox 8kha+. now i was looking 4 water cooling stuff when i can across 2 good water blocks (according to the reviews). the CPU FX z3 and the swiftech MCW642. One of the kits that they sold was one that comes with has a rezavor and everythin (open-CPU FX). while the swiftech one has no rezavor(closed-swiftech) so my question is 2 fold.
1.) which water block sould i go with....if not these then which one:shrug: ?
2.) should i go with teh FX Z3 (open) or the Swiftech(closed) kit.
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Stay very, very far away from the Z3. The Swiftech is by far a better choice.
Daleorama: Tokamak is right, the volume of water only delays your rig from reaching the balance point, where the rad dissipates as much heat as the block is taking in. A balance is achieved because the rad will dissipate more heat when the water temp is higher. The only exception is if you do what this guy in Denmark did: burry a 100 gallon tank 10 feet under.
Also, the swiftech performs much better with 1/2 tubing: ask pHaestus, that's what he did, and swears by it. (The Swiftech is now available with 1/2 in. fittings)