Ok, I'll make those revisions..good idea:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashraf
On a CPU only loop, restriction or pressure drop really doesn't matter much at all, it doesn't matter if you're only getting .5GPM if you get better temperatures
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Ok, I'll make those revisions..good idea:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashraf
On a CPU only loop, restriction or pressure drop really doesn't matter much at all, it doesn't matter if you're only getting .5GPM if you get better temperatures
SMEXY!111!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinm210
ooooh i like well done xspc
great prices and seem to be coming out w.good products :)
NaeKuh: Every block is a remake of a remake of a remake of some original pin or channel or impingement technique. Right? =P
I really like XSPC's stuff.
It may be acrylic, but I haven't heard of any of their stuff cracking, and they look damn sexy.
They know how to make their stuff.
I'd like to see the temp data between this and the Fuzion v2 when you get the chance martin ;)
Great, thank you for your time! :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinm210
I just got a V2 today, and I plan to give it the works. After this first round I'm thinking some testing of the other nozzles are in order as well on my D5 that I'm using for testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by biftek.
I should have some results to share in about a week or so, this logging stuff takes forever. I also have to leave the loop sitting to bleed for a day between nozzles switching.
Wow, that's a lot of work!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinm210
But the time and effort you put into this is greatly appreciated martin. :clap:
We all thank you. :yepp:
PS: I feel your website should have a donate button.
Any hints on release?
Sexy......and it seems to perform really well too!!
Quality acrylic typically doesn't crack for quite some time if not overtightened.
I think acrylic has gotten a bad rap from its unruly sibling, polycarbonate.
I just had to buy a brass top for my chipset block from danger den because I dropped the standard acrylic top on the floor and it sort of shattered. The area around one of the bolt holes sheared off. I was sitting in a chair when it just slipped out of my fingers. So I am guessing it fell maybe 3 feet onto a wood floor. So forgive me if I don't trust acrylic.Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
Also I just had to return an XSPC pump top that had the dreaded misaligned thread problem. The tapped hole was so skewed that only one side of the o-ring compressed on the fitting. So I am thinking these guys are a lot better at design than quality control.
And that top is just too big for a lot of motherboards. It would never fit on mine. Nice test though Martin. We may have a new king of CPU water blocks. Just don't drop it.
thatnx for a nother grreat review martin
btw, the water temp is lower than a fuzion but how does that relate to the temps? i dont think this coresponds to lower cpu temps or am i wrong?:confused:
btw any way they can sponsor you a quad for testing those blocks?:D
High quality acrylic, such as the brand name Lexan Plexiglass, most definitely will not crack if dropped on the floor. Unfortunately a lot of the acrylic used in WB's/reservoirs is not of that quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by gojirasan
My tapping is aligned, but as a machinist I can say that the machining quality of my XSPC top was not very good, and the tap used was worn out beyond belief... it would have been thrown away long before it got to that point at my shop. Frankly I was a bit dissapointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by gojirasan
The tap was so worn that the threads it cut were rounded and severely undersized, and I actually had to use a socket wrench to even thread the barbs in at all, let alone tighten them. I ended up having to retap it with a nice sharp BSPP tap have, and it took away a disturbing amount of material on the re-tap.
The mount is definitely a bit on the big side. If I were to buy one I would trim it down to just the 775 mounting holes purely for aesthetics.Quote:
Originally Posted by gojirasan
I always thought Lexan was a polycarbonate. In its wiki entry it is described as both a polycarbonate and an acrylic. Weird. I would have thought they would have been mutually exclusive. Whatever it is it seems like it would be a nice material for clear water block tops.
Very surprising and impressive results! Less restrictive than most and the lowest temps, no wonder it's smiling. :)
Thanks for testing! :up:
So it performs better than a nozzled fuzion at comparable flow rates to a non-nozzled fuzion?
:eek:
Can't wait for your testing on the v2 martin. After that, I'll know what direction to head in.
PS. Good stuff, keep it up. You are doing more than you realise for watercooling.
They said shipping today in limited quantities to the UK/EU resellers first, should be showing up in shops in the next few days.Quote:
Originally Posted by iandh
And the acrylic issue is possibly a non-issue, but it's just one of those things you can't really assess during a review and time and a larger number of users are about all that will rule that out. I've had very thin acrylic in my D-Tek Fuzion GFX for over a year now without any problem, so a good design using acrylic is fine.
My only worry is the hold down pressure and bending of the hold down corners. It is a nice thick material though, so I could just be paranoid.
Amazing work as always Martinm210! This block kind-of reminds me of the EK Supreme :confused:
He doesn't need a quad to test them; all he needs is a Pentium D (135 watt, dual die) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Giannis86
Nice preview Martin....
I'm waiting that block too....
Next week i'll made some performance test with my thermometer....
;)
Very nice review, Martinm210! The work you're doing is such an incredible help to everyone interested in watercooling, keep up the good work (eyeballing radiator reviews :rolleyes: )!
It's nice to see that there's new competition to the fusion... but really, if you have _any_ way of influencing them, they need to offer a brass/copper or at least a delrin version... I know that's just a very personal bias but ooh well... :shrug:
BTW, what's the green goo you're using as coolant in your review?
Good work Martin!!!! This looks like a promising block :D
Hmmm, interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by gojirasan
I always understood it as more like an acrylic, as I have worked with acrylic, polycarbonate, and acrylic, and I would have to Lexan more to a good acrylic as far as physical properties.
I do know that polycarbonate cracks like fricking crazy though, so they must add a crapload of plasticizers or something. :)
First, it's not described as both a polycarbonate and an acrylic in that entry....try really paying attention next time. The entry said it's "acrylic-like in appearance."Quote:
Originally Posted by gojirasan
Lexan is a polycabonate, pure and simple...nothing more, nothing less.
This is on the first page that GE Plastics (now SABIC) has on Lexan:
Taken from here:Quote:
Lexan polycarbonate resin is an amorphous engineering thermoplastic, characterized by outstanding mechanical, optical, electrical and thermal properties.
http://www.geplastics.com/gep/Plasti...ine/lexan.html
Also, remember there are lots of different grades of Lexan to suit different purposes.....Lexan found in aircraft canopies is very different than Lexan in hospital settings and use, for instance.
Second, quit taking everything found on Wiki as gospel......much of what you see and find on Wiki is just plain wrong.....as anyone and everyone can edit anything and everything without as much as "proving" their facts, much of Wiki is just hearsay and not factual at all. Much better to find the source....as in this case, GE Plastics, who invented Lexan.