German waterblock makers have been doing this for a while: They all meet up and test out their blocks on a single testbed. Would this sort of testing meet with cheers or jeers in the US? Would people pay enough money to have a weekend meeting somewhere if they knew that engineers and representatives from many companies would be there and with their newest waterblocks to test? Maybe. Quakecon and many other big lan events started off similarly. Here are the impediments though:
1) Could a single testbed be agreed upon by all parties? By majority? Could test parameters be agreed upon?
2) Would mfgrs show up? Would they send blocks?
Would it be possible to have what amounts to a water cooling convention with testing of blocks being one of the main events I guess is what I am asking. Your thoughts? It would cost real money to make something like that happen.
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