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Originally posted by MadDogMe
BillA!, if AS is such a big variable for testing , why use it?. The block and CPU would get along fine without it would'nt they?(albeit with a DegC or three rise  ), but a Cu to silicon(sp?) join would'nt vary at all would it?, apart from the pressure...
Has anyone tested just the block on CPU with constant temp water before?(no rad), I'd be interested to know how far above ambient it holds the CPU(on one of the 'great5' blocks  ), it'd give an idea of the % of the frailtys of the rest of the system would'nt it?...
What kinda temps do people get with H2o nowadays?, above their ambient I mean?, I average 10DegC with a poorly tuned setup. What is a good No?, 7c?, 5c?... does'nt leave a lot left in the block when you take the rad's inefficiency into count...
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When you ask "how far above ambient" what do you mean? At what flow rate and heat output? If you mean a die temp of 10C above room temp with an average overclocked AMD processor(100watts guestimate), even at higher than average flow rates, then I think something is wrong with your temp measuring procedure. A review of posted testers temps would reveal a higher delta than that. A lot of links were provided here already to sift through
Here's some recordings by my primitive testing of a modified Spiral with a true 1/2" ID inlet/outlet.