Can anybody tell me why the measurement of the waterflow is of great importance when you try to compare different WB's.
If I have read all the threads conserning WB-design etc correctly I've come to understand that more flow is allways better, yes?
If so, then comparing two different blocks require that I use the same flow/presssure-generating device and that the rest of the setup is the same.
(I know that a bigger pump generates more heat and so on. Thats why I wrote DEVICE. The pump can easily be replaced with a watertower and then the added pumpheat will be ZERO and preassure on the WB-inlet the same, so no pump arguments pleace).
The reason I ask this question is:
A few WB/HW-reviewers say that measuring the flow is a must to determine which block is better.
The blocks capacity to remove heat is of course a function of the flow and therefore the calibratiion and accuracy of the flowmeter is of great importace. BUT better (in my world) means lower temp.
So why not concentrat on measuring temp and forget the flow.
Maybe measure its flowrestriction/preassuredrop instead?
It would be much easier for the buyer to read a review if it says something like. Block A is producing this deltaT and this is probably because it has a lower flowrestriction than the other blocks so it will perform good with all kinds of pumps..........
(ok so i wrote the "pump" word, but disregard that
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I would prefer if comments like "try and measure a few blocks your self and see how hard it is......." where kept out of this thread OK.
Any informative/intelligent/constructive answer will do just fine.
Thanx for reading so far
