Well I thought I would share some info on this block, as there seems to be a lack of hard data around forums/reviews.
This block has a Delrin top, and the water channels are machined on the Delrin side (which most likely accounts for the awesome price of $100.)
I feel that it's worth mentioning that the supplied thermal pads are very brittle, so you may want to order some better ones with it. I used the extra thermal pads from my THermaltake Spirit RAM cooler.....it made the installation much easier. As you can see on the first pic, the pad on the VRMs (right hand side near the copper flange) slipping and tore a little on installation.
I ordered this block from Jab-Tech and it had a stripped thread on one of the barbs. I contacted customer service with a picture of the problem and they promptly replaced it.
I am thoroughly impressed with the performance of this block. It maintains excellent temps and is very aesthetically pleasing to boot.
I have some preliminary air tests in Call of Duty World at War at stock clocks. I didn't feel like overclocking the card until I got the water, as this card is already hot as it is. I collected the data using GPU-Z, exporting the temp diode data to a .csv file.
Please note that the ambient temp may vary +-3-5C, as I foolishly forgot to record ambient temps.
Here are the results:
As you can see this thing is HOT on the stock cooler....mind you this is in a case with excellent airflow.
Here are the water results. This is in COD: WaW running an OC of 862/950.
I have achieved a Vantage stable OC of 862/1000 MHz and climbing.....we'lll see where I max out. At 900 MHz I locked up almost immediately.
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