LoL i got new stuff to try, and maybe redo some testing, the weather here is great...temps my stay good
This is a critical issue. Please email me your address at gabe@swiftech.com for a replacement backplate.
Optimum performance with the GTZ will be obtained when the following thermal grease imprint can be observed; this is the type of imprint I had for my review. Look at the center. All the grease has been squished out showing and elongated pattern. If you see grease in the center area like you see on the edges, then you have a poor mount.
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Does anyone know when skinnee is done with the cpu block test he is working on?
I dont think skinnee knows that himself
If you guys only knew how much work is involved. I'm busting hump testing as much as I possibly can and writing reviews while the tests are running. 10+ blocks is a lot of work. I am enjoying the testing and data analysis though.
I want to release an individual reviews and test reports as I go. I will publish the individual reviews to the site and a comparison thread here when all of the as-shipped/per manufacturer instructions are complete.
I wouldn't question his biasness as we should trust he did fair testing. The bigger issue is who the hell would want a water block with such an annoying and complicated mount, which would take an experienced watercooler 30 or so tries to get the "good results" out of the block. I'll take a 1 degree hit in temperatures to save myself gray hairs.
"Overclocking is a Nerds way of sticking it to The Man,
I'm no Nerd,
but I love sticking it to The Man"
Great, the only place that had the HK 3.0 LT, Performance-pc's, just ran out of stock. And the only other place I found, sidewinder, is OOS as well.
Don't HK's need to be imported?
Core i7 920 D0 B-batch (4.1) (Kinda Stable?) | DFI X58 T3eH8 (Fed up with its' issues, may get a new board soon) | Patriot 1600 (9-9-9-24) (for now) | XFX HD 4890 (971/1065) (for now) |
80GB X25-m G2 | WD 640GB | PCP&C 750 | Dell 2408 LCD | NEC 1970GX LCD | Win7 Pro | CoolerMaster ATCS 840 {Modded to reverse-ATX, WC'ing internal}
CPU Loop: MCP655 > HK 3.0 LT > ST 320 (3x Scythe G's) > ST Res >Pump
GPU Loop: MCP655 > MCW-60 > PA160 (1x YL D12SH) > ST Res > BIP 220 (2x YL D12SH) >Pump
Question : Why do some overclockers switch into d*ckmode when money is involved
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I picked an Acetal HK 3.0 LC up from performance-pcs yesterday morning. They still have those blocks in stock too. They were out of the HK backplates, but subbed in a dangerden plate. I'm hoping it will work well.
--Matt
My Rig :
Core i5 4570S - ASUS Z87I-DELUXE - 16GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 - 256GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme
I meant what puzzles me is why you would be getting so much deviation because I find the mounting mechanism to be very straight forward. How large were the variations you were seeing?
1°C, not that big a deal then. I'm only running at 1.26V vcore currently.
Yep, I'm loving this cpu. I know that 3.8 GHz is nothing special for these chips but I am still amazed at an almost 1.2 GHz overclock at such a low vcore.
Just caught up on this thread. Am eagerly awaiting skinnee's test results - not because I need a new block (happy with my GTZ), but because I find these testing threads interesting.
Last edited by shazza; 05-02-2009 at 05:29 AM.
Core i7 920 D0 B-batch (4.1) (Kinda Stable?) | DFI X58 T3eH8 (Fed up with its' issues, may get a new board soon) | Patriot 1600 (9-9-9-24) (for now) | XFX HD 4890 (971/1065) (for now) |
80GB X25-m G2 | WD 640GB | PCP&C 750 | Dell 2408 LCD | NEC 1970GX LCD | Win7 Pro | CoolerMaster ATCS 840 {Modded to reverse-ATX, WC'ing internal}
CPU Loop: MCP655 > HK 3.0 LT > ST 320 (3x Scythe G's) > ST Res >Pump
GPU Loop: MCP655 > MCW-60 > PA160 (1x YL D12SH) > ST Res > BIP 220 (2x YL D12SH) >Pump
QFT^^ You will likely be disappointed with the LC version on an i7.
That's okay, It has to be better than my Fuzion V1. The difference between the LT and LC would probably only be ~1C anyways, right? I was under the impression that the LC is still better than the EK Supreme, which would put it on-par with the similarly priced EK Supreme LT. Am I mistaken?
--Matt
Last edited by mattkosem; 05-02-2009 at 11:57 AM.
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Core i5 4570S - ASUS Z87I-DELUXE - 16GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 - 256GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme
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