[jaydee]

Here is the million dollar question that is driving me crazy with all this water block contruction talk. I hear people say blocks are reaching there limits and I here from other they have a long way to go to reach there limits. So here is the question: WHAT IS THE LIMIT????

There has to be a spot where everything is as optimal as it can get and there will be a certain temp between the water temp, air temp, and CPU temp. This number should remain constant through various wattaged ext..

Say your air temp is 25C, water temp is 30C. It is impossible for the CPU to be 30C so what is the lowest possible temp that can be attained with a Copper and Aluminum block. There has to be a spot that it can get no cooler. (this is just an example)

This should be a mathmatical answer that requires no testing. If we can come up with this number then we know when we are getting close to the limit and we know when to stop coming up with new designs.

Am I off base? Am I wrong to think this number should be the FIRST thing a block designer should come up with before he/she starts building performance blocks? Am I wrong to think that there is a mathmatical answer to this question. And if there is a mathmatical answer who can come up with it?

This answer would sure answer some critical questions.

I would think you should be able to take the thermal properties of Copper and Water and figure up an answer. There has to be a point where it just can't get any better.