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Originally posted by Zhentar
Thats pretty surprising that your aluminum block performs so well. Just goes to show the waterblock theories don't beat real live testing.....
not to say anything against you, but finally running a CPU at 2ghz seems silly to me  I've got two CPUs here (originally t-bred b 2100+) at stock voltage, 2100 mhz, and my cooling probably cost less than your waterblock ($18- Thermalright AX-7, $2- NMB 18 CFM fan). Of course no doubt your temps completely own mine 43 C in a well air conditioned basement....
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The Lemon Block was my best work. It is designed to handle a lot of heat as I originally made it for my TBird 1400. These were some toasty CPU's. The base the pins sit in is 3/16" thick to allow a lot of heat to spread out to the pins and then get absorbed by the water. Flow rate is excellent through this block. It is a very high flow block which with the design just makes it work. Also I got a Tbred A core 1700+ that doesn't OC near aswell asthe B cores (although over a 500mhz overclock isn't to shabby!) . It is the only CPU I ever had capable of 2gig and I just got the Abit KD7 a few weeks ago which is the first board I ever had that could take a CPU to 2gig. Thats why it was my first shot at 2gig. Everyone has a first time.
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originally posted by pakman
now that is interesting... I would be surprised an alu block would perform so well. what else is in your loops? 500gph pump, 1/2"ID tubing and what is the rad? I presume you are monitoring your ambient temps closely during these tests?
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Air temps are taken with another thermocoupler. I have two of them. Water temps are taken with a thermister. All have been calibrated with each other. Note these are "relative" temps.