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Originally posted by unregistered
re the M3; kinda as expected, no ?
and they come closer together
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Well, since we've already broached the topic here...
Yes, the Maze 3 surprised me with how non-flat it was, despite being extremely smooth. In fact, early on during the lapping I could see the Maze 3's oval shape outline where the sandpaper had not reached yet on the base!
So yes, the Maze 3 picked up a few C which places it very slightly ahead of the Cyclone 5 (by 0.5C). The micro-channel block however is still a full 2C clear of the Maze 3. Interesting as on the Abit KR7A mobo with its dodgy on-board thermal probe and through the use ot measuring overclock stability by varying water temperatures I was able to estimate that the micro-channel block was doing around 2-3C better than the Cyclone 5, and now with being able to read the on-die diode I find that broad estimate was pretty much bang on.
However, since the design is pulling a clear lead over both the Cyclone 5 and the Maze 3, it may be worth debating its good points in the hunt for "the Ultimate", or at least find a way to discount it in place of a design that tackles the problem in a clearly superior way.