Great review! Nice performance, too.
Great review! Nice performance, too.
XSPX RX360 - Nanofluid - Laing DDC/MCP355 Tops - 120 vs. 140 radiator - Temps in relation to Flowrates - EK Supreme orientation on i7 - Stacked Radiators - Triple-Radiator roundup - Waterblocks on i7 - Triple DDR3 Roundup - OCZ Hydroflow i7 mod - EVGA Classified MB blocks - Huge Radiators - Rampage II Extreme MB blocks - Flowmeters
GOt my Block Installed Yesterday On My Core I7 860.. I found out the 1156 Backplate from my coolit block Works PerfectlY! here are some quck results. Major Improvements for me from my EK GOLD
EvilClocker
Hm..? Real Temp runs 15 minutes. Linpack - 24. How can u have thoes min temps?
Intel Q9650 @500x9MHz/1,3V
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OCZ SSD Vertex 3 120Gb
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XFX HD7970 3GB @1111MHz
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Liquid Cooling System :
ThermoChill PA120.3 + Coolgate 4x120
Swiftech Apogee XT, Swiftech MCW-NBMAX Northbridge
Watercool HeatKiller GPU-X3 79X0 Ni-Bl + HeatKiller GPU Backplate 79X0
Laing 12V DDC-1Plus with XSPC Laing DDC Reservoir Top
3x Scythe S-FLEX "F", 4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon "15", Scythe Kaze Master Ace 5,25''
Apple MacBook Pro 17` Early 2011:
CPU: Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7 2720QM
RAM: Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD
HDD: ADATA Nobility NH13 1GB White
OS: Mac OS X Mavericks
Waterflex, I am running a Coolit Boreas and Duel Freezone elites in 1 loop
here a Pic of my work in progress.. still cleaning up
Core I5 750 4Ghz
4Gig Ram
Koolance 360 CPU BLOCK
Exos 2.5 1/2 Tubing
EVGA GTX 480
Danger Den GTX 480
Gabe,
the XT Block Works Very good in a Low Flow System... I am using your Epsilon block to cool my GTX 295. Really Amazed how much dfference your block made from the EK Gold .. I only running 3 L/ Min
Core I5 750 4Ghz
4Gig Ram
Koolance 360 CPU BLOCK
Exos 2.5 1/2 Tubing
EVGA GTX 480
Danger Den GTX 480
Ultimately, this might help reduce the overall system cost by curbing the trend of multiple pump solutions that we have seen of late.
Flow rate has been a major concern for all enthusiast users. Your experience tends to demonstrate that the XT performance curve could start nudging people into thinking somewhat differently.
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Intel Q9650 @500x9MHz/1,3V
Asus Maximus II Formula @Performance Level=7
OCZ OCZ2B1200LV4GK 4x2GB @1200MHz/5-5-5-15/1,8V
OCZ SSD Vertex 3 120Gb
Seagate RAID0 2x ST1000DM003
XFX HD7970 3GB @1111MHz
Thermaltake Xaser VI BWS
Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP
M-Audio Audiophile 192
LG W2486L
Liquid Cooling System :
ThermoChill PA120.3 + Coolgate 4x120
Swiftech Apogee XT, Swiftech MCW-NBMAX Northbridge
Watercool HeatKiller GPU-X3 79X0 Ni-Bl + HeatKiller GPU Backplate 79X0
Laing 12V DDC-1Plus with XSPC Laing DDC Reservoir Top
3x Scythe S-FLEX "F", 4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon "15", Scythe Kaze Master Ace 5,25''
Apple MacBook Pro 17` Early 2011:
CPU: Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7 2720QM
RAM: Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD
HDD: ADATA Nobility NH13 1GB White
OS: Mac OS X Mavericks
Project ZEUS II
Asus Rampage II Extreme
Intel I7 920 D0 3930A @ 4.50GHz (21 X 214mhz)
3 x 2GB G.Skill Trident 1600 @ 1716MHz (6-8-6-20-1N)
2 x Asus HD 6870 CrossFire @ 1000/1100MHz
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB | Intel X25-M 120GB | WD Velociraptor 150GB | Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB esata
Asus Xonar DX | Logitech Z-5500 | LG W2600HP 26" S-IPS LCD
Watercooling setup:
1st loop -> Radiator: 2 x ThermoChill PA120.3 | Pump: Laing DDC-3.25 with Alphacool HF 38 top | CPU: Swiftech Apogee XT | Chipset: Swiftech MCW-NBMAX | Tubing: Masterkleer 1/2" UV
2nd loop -> Radiator: ThermoChill PA120.3 | Pump: Laing DDC-3.2 with Alphacool HF 38 top | GPU: 2 x EK FC-6870 | Tubing: Masterkleer 1/2" UV
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Yeah, I'd like more tests to pop up too....there's only two differences in our testing that I know of, and neither sure should be producing results that are this different.
Difference #1: they're measuring pressure drop curve with a flow meter and a manometer. I'm measuring flow rate a fixed levels of pumping power.
Difference #2: I think they use the stock barbs for each block for testing. So for the GTZ, they use their old non-recessed barb types and for the XT they use the Eurostyle barbs that are included. I use 1/2" Bitspower fatboy rotaries for all blocks. Regardless though, I don't think the differences in barb usage is worth very much, let alone the differences we're seeing.
I too agree that barbs shouldn't produce such differences.
Project ZEUS II
Asus Rampage II Extreme
Intel I7 920 D0 3930A @ 4.50GHz (21 X 214mhz)
3 x 2GB G.Skill Trident 1600 @ 1716MHz (6-8-6-20-1N)
2 x Asus HD 6870 CrossFire @ 1000/1100MHz
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB | Intel X25-M 120GB | WD Velociraptor 150GB | Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB esata
Asus Xonar DX | Logitech Z-5500 | LG W2600HP 26" S-IPS LCD
Watercooling setup:
1st loop -> Radiator: 2 x ThermoChill PA120.3 | Pump: Laing DDC-3.25 with Alphacool HF 38 top | CPU: Swiftech Apogee XT | Chipset: Swiftech MCW-NBMAX | Tubing: Masterkleer 1/2" UV
2nd loop -> Radiator: ThermoChill PA120.3 | Pump: Laing DDC-3.2 with Alphacool HF 38 top | GPU: 2 x EK FC-6870 | Tubing: Masterkleer 1/2" UV
Assembled in Mountain Mods Ascension Trinity
Powered by Corsair Professional Series Gold AX1200
Project Millertime: The Core I5 build
Crunching/folding box on air: AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition; Sapphire Radeon HD 4830; Gigabyte MA78GM-US2H; Lian Li PC-V351; Windows 7 RC
Thanks Vapor for another outstanding test of CPU blocks.
However I still love the sexy look of that copper heatkiller.
As for the challenge with mounting the heatkiller, how often do you change your block once it is mounted anyway?
Once every couple of months for me.
I think the biggest advantage of the Swiftech mounting system is accessibility. I don't feel that comfortable recommending a block that needs to be measured with vernier calipers to a noob, while with the Swiftech mounting system I can say "just crank it down".
If you like the heatkiller, more power to ya.
"Everything is amazing and nobody is happy".
- Louis CK
Thanks Faster3200 for your insite there, much appreciated
Last edited by voigts; 10-27-2009 at 07:09 AM.
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Intel Q9650 @500x9MHz/1,3V
Asus Maximus II Formula @Performance Level=7
OCZ OCZ2B1200LV4GK 4x2GB @1200MHz/5-5-5-15/1,8V
OCZ SSD Vertex 3 120Gb
Seagate RAID0 2x ST1000DM003
XFX HD7970 3GB @1111MHz
Thermaltake Xaser VI BWS
Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP
M-Audio Audiophile 192
LG W2486L
Liquid Cooling System :
ThermoChill PA120.3 + Coolgate 4x120
Swiftech Apogee XT, Swiftech MCW-NBMAX Northbridge
Watercool HeatKiller GPU-X3 79X0 Ni-Bl + HeatKiller GPU Backplate 79X0
Laing 12V DDC-1Plus with XSPC Laing DDC Reservoir Top
3x Scythe S-FLEX "F", 4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon "15", Scythe Kaze Master Ace 5,25''
Apple MacBook Pro 17` Early 2011:
CPU: Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7 2720QM
RAM: Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD
HDD: ADATA Nobility NH13 1GB White
OS: Mac OS X Mavericks
Project Millertime: The Core I5 build
Crunching/folding box on air: AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition; Sapphire Radeon HD 4830; Gigabyte MA78GM-US2H; Lian Li PC-V351; Windows 7 RC
I don't know why you guys are laughing at me because it's a serious situation. Last thing I need is my wife complaining about another item......You don't do the dishes.......You don't do the laundry........You spend too much money on computer parts.......Your Penis is too big! Oh who am I kidding......I do the dishes sometimes!
Just remember....Using a RD-30 will give you a Rhino penis large enough to break a table!
Okay seriously now....really! Ummmmm Apogee XT. Can't wait to play with that! Is it wrong to have sexual feelings about waterblocks?
Last edited by Sadasius; 10-28-2009 at 04:07 AM.
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