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Originally posted by unregistered
[b]hate to say this, but the MCW5000 and MCW5002 now ship with stronger springs to achieve ~28lbf (AMD limit is 30LBF if all lugs are engaged)
I suspect you are comparing the socket mounting wb to a 4-hole spring mounting, and the springs can be cranked down much more
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Hi Bill, thanks for clearing that up. I'll be sure to mention all that in the review. Im not sure which springs I have, but the mounting pressure isnt as close to the other blocks I tested. Heck, on my personal systems, I end up using 2 springs per post. I didnt want to label the 5002 as a poor performer simply because one of its mounting systems isn't as good for AMDs. I wish I had time to do all the blocks on a P4 system. I dont have another socket tab mounted waterblock to compare it too. I'm sure it probably outpaces the Maze4 on a torque-by-torque bases. Hmm. Maybe I can yank the springs off of it and firm mount it.
Thanks for the vote Bill. I know I'll never get as in depth about it as you. But its fun, I enjoy doing it, and I try to be fair. It costs me time and money to do any of these reviews. Most of the time, I just get critisism back. Im sure the other published reviewers know what I'm talking about. But Im not interested in continuing in to a conversation thats running like this one. I'll be posting the review up, hopefully by this weekend. I hope you guys will read it and that it might have some interesting comparisons. I dont really care what block comes out on top, Im getting a Prommy
