Best CPU Block for AMD ( Affordable )

RedPhoenix · 08-01-2004, 07:47 PM

You opinion, the best CPU block for AMD Under $60usd would be?

TDX

RBX

Maze4

MCW6000-A

MCW5000-A

PolarFlo TT

WhiteWater

AngryAlpaca · 08-01-2004, 08:04 PM

www.procooling.com It's a great tool that has all the answers you are looking for.

RedPhoenix · 08-01-2004, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryAlpaca

www.procooling.com It's a great tool that has all the answers you are looking for.

lol I looked. I just want a poll of it.

Etacovda · 08-01-2004, 08:31 PM

There is no 'one answer'

You need to tell us what pump you're using.

pHaestus · 08-01-2004, 08:59 PM

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There is no 'one answer'

And since when was $60 "affordable"? Hard to beat the under $30 AquaJoe wb for the budget conscious...

MadHacker · 08-01-2004, 09:03 PM

I got 2 WW here...
Got the last one on sale for $69 CDN

RedPhoenix · 08-01-2004, 09:05 PM

Well.. Afforadable to this project.

Sorry for a such broad question. If my system will narrow it down... so be it.

I will be running 2 loops, so my CPU loop will be
Mag3 > CPU Block > Fedco 2342 Single Pass HC > Res ( Acrylic Tube ) > Mag3

killernoodle · 08-01-2004, 09:26 PM

The 6000 beats them pretty much hands down, it is also very cheap and is quite capable of giving great performance coupled with that mag 3.

RedPhoenix · 08-01-2004, 09:45 PM

6000 seems solid. Not a bad choice really.

Razor6 · 08-01-2004, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RedPhoenix

6000 seems solid. Not a bad choice really.

Or the TDX as shown to be better than the 6000 at OCers. I guess they trade spots at some point with dies larger than a TbredB.

RedPhoenix · 08-01-2004, 10:44 PM

Also considering the TDX for my Mobile XP that I will be using, but its so small.... kinda threw me off.

babybunny · 08-01-2004, 11:17 PM

Would the 6000 or 6002 work better with an Eheim 1250? I wasn't quite sure exactly what the roundups meant with "low flow" pump.

RedPhoenix · 08-01-2004, 11:21 PM

Low flow meaning Eheim 1048 or Hydor L20 if Im not mistaken

babybunny · 08-01-2004, 11:36 PM

So basically if I choose to keep my eheim 1250 I should go with the 6000 and 3/8" system?

RedPhoenix · 08-01-2004, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by babybunny

So basically if I choose to keep my eheim 1250 I should go with the 6000 and 3/8" system?

I would do 1/2. Swiftec sells the 1/2 versions.

Butcher · 08-02-2004, 08:23 AM

6002 should be better regardless of pump I think.

bobkoure · 08-02-2004, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RedPhoenix

I would do 1/2. Swiftec sells the 1/2 versions.

And Swiftech says the cooling is exactly the same between 3/8 and 1/2 versions. You'll end up with lower friction with 1/2 vs 3/8 hoses, but it's not clear to me that this'll make any difference.
All that said, I'd probably go with 1/2 as well - unless I was putting this into a case that was small enough that the hoses might make some restriction on airflow through the case (like a U2 server case)

Oh - and I didn't vote. Gave some thought to posting a new thread "Most useless survey question", though

BillA · 08-02-2004, 09:50 AM

"Oh - and I didn't vote. Gave some thought to posting a new thread "Most useless survey question", though"

really
free hype for Swiftech, but what have we learned ?

RedPhoenix · 08-02-2004, 10:30 AM

This isnt that useless. I learned something. Didnt know the 6000 was THAT decent. Im wrong.. I was going to get the TDX in the first place. The 1/2 would be more benificial to me atleast.... Using a rather large case.

So I guess 6000 is the way to go then?

bobkoure · 08-02-2004, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by unregistered

...free hype for Swiftech, but what have we learned ?

Well... maybe nothing that couldn't be gotten from a more specific question - which we did eventually get to.
Hard to beat the price/performance of the 6000 though - particularly if you're using a lower flow pump. Also really nice to have all-copper (no alu so maybe no galvanic issues - depending on the rest of your system, and no lucite to wonder about.
Then there's the whole issue of base flatness. I can't measure it - didn't even know how to read one of those inferometer-type images until you mentioned it was like a topo - but I know Swiftech can read 'em. I do know to look at the reflection of 1/8" graph paper and look for wiggles/imperfections - and don't see 'em on any of the Swiftech blocks I've bought over the years (erm... well except for one I put a gouge in myself - d'oh!).

I'm not suggesting that this was the most useless poll - although anything that asks for "best" without a lot of qualifiers might be a good candidate for my list. All you get back is opinions, based on other folks' parameters of what "best" might be. I can see relying on opinions in things like movie reviews (after a while you figure out which reviewers like the same things you do) but for waterblocks or pumps or tubing. Hmmm... I dunno. Especially my opinion about such things (I've never laid hands on a TDX or a polarflo, for instance).
Ask me about movies, though

RedPhoenix · 08-02-2004, 03:31 PM

Well... Yeah... I know its not the best.... But its what I can get ... and what I knew of too. I know I forgot some blocks.... I even forgot to put the "Other" in the poll... Cant edit it

jaydee · 08-10-2004, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bobkoure

Well... maybe nothing that couldn't be gotten from a more specific question - which we did eventually get to.
Hard to beat the price/performance of the 6000 though - particularly if you're using a lower flow pump. Also really nice to have all-copper (no alu so maybe no galvanic issues - depending on the rest of your system, and no lucite to wonder about.
Then there's the whole issue of base flatness. I can't measure it - didn't even know how to read one of those inferometer-type images until you mentioned it was like a topo - but I know Swiftech can read 'em. I do know to look at the reflection of 1/8" graph paper and look for wiggles/imperfections - and don't see 'em on any of the Swiftech blocks I've bought over the years (erm... well except for one I put a gouge in myself - d'oh!).

I'm not suggesting that this was the most useless poll - although anything that asks for "best" without a lot of qualifiers might be a good candidate for my list. All you get back is opinions, based on other folks' parameters of what "best" might be. I can see relying on opinions in things like movie reviews (after a while you figure out which reviewers like the same things you do) but for waterblocks or pumps or tubing. Hmmm... I dunno. Especially my opinion about such things (I've never laid hands on a TDX or a polarflo, for instance).
Ask me about movies, though

Way to many words for such a simple question. My answer to unregistered's question? Not much.

I would go with the 6000 or 6002 though. To good of a block especially being the price.

bobkoure · 08-10-2004, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jaydee116

Way to many words for such a simple question.

Not.......

jaydee · 08-22-2004, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bobkoure

Not.......

LOL, ok. Guess not then.

DryFire · 09-13-2004, 08:29 PM

I always thought the 6000 was best price/preformance for what I was going to set up. (csp-750 (when i can get one) -> fedco 2342 -> 6002 -> csp-750, possible gpu block later)

But i think the whitewater would do better with a mag3 if you want to spend the extra $20.

08-01-2004, 07:47 PM	#1
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MadHacker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Okotoks, A.B. Canada Posts: 726	I got 2 WW here... Got the last one on sale for $69 CDN __________________ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - (Einstein)

08-01-2004, 09:05 PM	#7
RedPhoenix Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 266	Well.. Afforadable to this project. Sorry for a such broad question. If my system will narrow it down... so be it. I will be running 2 loops, so my CPU loop will be Mag3 > CPU Block > Fedco 2342 Single Pass HC > Res ( Acrylic Tube ) > Mag3 __________________ rawr www.mysoarer.com

08-01-2004, 09:26 PM	#8
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	The 6000 beats them pretty much hands down, it is also very cheap and is quite capable of giving great performance coupled with that mag 3. __________________ I have a nice computer.

08-01-2004, 09:45 PM	#9
RedPhoenix Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 266	6000 seems solid. Not a bad choice really. __________________ rawr www.mysoarer.com

View Poll Results: Which AMD CPU Block
TDX	9	9.47%
RBX	4	4.21%
Maze4	4	4.21%
MCW6000	59	62.11%
MCW5000	0	0%
PolarFlo TT	1	1.05%
WhiteWater	23	24.21%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

08-01-2004, 08:04 PM	#2
AngryAlpaca Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alberta Posts: 631	www.procooling.com It's a great tool that has all the answers you are looking for.

08-01-2004, 08:31 PM	#4
Etacovda Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dunedin NZ Posts: 735	There is no 'one answer' You need to tell us what pump you're using.

08-01-2004, 10:44 PM	#11
RedPhoenix Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 266	Also considering the TDX for my Mobile XP that I will be using, but its so small.... kinda threw me off. __________________ rawr www.mysoarer.com

08-01-2004, 11:17 PM	#12
babybunny Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA - Ohio Posts: 120	Would the 6000 or 6002 work better with an Eheim 1250? I wasn't quite sure exactly what the roundups meant with "low flow" pump.

08-01-2004, 11:21 PM	#13
RedPhoenix Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 266	Low flow meaning Eheim 1048 or Hydor L20 if Im not mistaken __________________ rawr www.mysoarer.com

08-01-2004, 11:36 PM	#14
babybunny Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA - Ohio Posts: 120	So basically if I choose to keep my eheim 1250 I should go with the 6000 and 3/8" system?

08-02-2004, 08:23 AM	#16
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	6002 should be better regardless of pump I think. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

08-02-2004, 09:50 AM	#18
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	"Oh - and I didn't vote. Gave some thought to posting a new thread "Most useless survey question", though" really free hype for Swiftech, but what have we learned ?

08-02-2004, 10:30 AM	#19
RedPhoenix Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 266	This isnt that useless. I learned something. Didnt know the 6000 was THAT decent. Im wrong.. I was going to get the TDX in the first place. The 1/2 would be more benificial to me atleast.... Using a rather large case. So I guess 6000 is the way to go then? __________________ rawr www.mysoarer.com

08-02-2004, 03:31 PM	#21
RedPhoenix Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 266	Well... Yeah... I know its not the best.... But its what I can get ... and what I knew of too. I know I forgot some blocks.... I even forgot to put the "Other" in the poll... Cant edit it __________________ rawr www.mysoarer.com

09-13-2004, 08:29 PM	#25
DryFire Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 148	I always thought the 6000 was best price/preformance for what I was going to set up. (csp-750 (when i can get one) -> fedco 2342 -> 6002 -> csp-750, possible gpu block later) But i think the whitewater would do better with a mag3 if you want to spend the extra $20.

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