One idea that came up in the Cascade thread over at OCAU, is the possibility of drilling the baseplate straight through, for something like a direct die cooling approach.
Otherwise, if Cathar's calculations are correct, this block is about 2.5 deg C from the maximum that is possible for any waterblock.
Interestingly, the TIM joint accounts for most of the temp difference between the CPU and ambient air: go figure!:shrug:
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