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Originally posted by zCereal
i am from hard ocp and i liked the review
it did what it was meant to do
show you how much you can expect a certain waterblock to cool your processor in a controlled as possible system
does the temp of the water going in and out of my waterblock matter if the temps in hte processor are lower? not even a little bit
the thin about the on die probe
yes they are inaccurate
but the inaccuracy is the same across the board
so it;s 10 degress off at low temps it's gunna be ten degree's off at higher temps
thereby giving you a good idea as to how much one black is better than another
everything else was the same so the waterblock was the only variable
do flowrates matter if the temp is lower? absolutely not as long as the temps are lower
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First off, welcome to ProCooling.
The problem that we have with the review is multiple.
If you used a different rad, other than the Black Ice Extreme pictured (even though it's labelled as a Black Ice Pro), you may not get the same results, and in fact, if you did a roundup with it, you might come out with the blocks in a different order.
The temp probe was misquoted. If it was an in-socket probe (which it wasn't), then it would be fair to expect a ten degree difference from real temps. The problem is that it may not be so linear an offset as you think: pHaestus will be able to confirm this.
The innacuracy of the die probe itself, falls within a certain range. That means that from one day to the next, you might read a 3 degree difference, but the real temp would actually be the same. Now look back at the chart, and see how many blocks fall within that 3 degree margin of error.
Flowrates always matter.
this roundup should have been able to tell us if, by increasing the flow rate, we can extract a bit more performance out of a block. It doesn't.
The pump used, an Eheim 1250 is nice, but there are many, many other pumps out there that are not only cheaper, but will perform much, much better. I personally use a Little Giant 2-MDQ-SC. If you look [H]ard enough, you'll find it for less than the price of a 1250.