Swiftech Releases Komodo HD5800 F/C Waterblock For ATI

[dejanh]

Phil, listen, I do not know how to put it to you more simply...

I found that paste/grease/whatever-you-want-to-call-it method does not work "as advertised". With some blocks/cards/combination there of it does not work period. I do not know how else to put this to you so that you will understand what I am trying to show Gabe.

If you still feel like pushing whatever indeterminate point you are pushing then please stop, I am not interested in hearing your opinion any more. At this point unless you want to do the same tests as me and show that the paste method works perfectly for you with stress test screenshots and block pics and all, or not, please refrain from posting back. Why did you bother commenting on the shorting issue then? Or are you suggesting we should just keep quiet when a problem is found. The problem with the paste method is crystal clear, from pictures, from measurements, from explanation.

I'll leave it up to Gabe now to comment.

As far as my card goes, remounting was done about 5 times total. Did it have something to do with the card dying, probably. Am I blaming the block for "killing" the card directly, no. At no point in time did I come into this thread whining how "omfg, my Komodo killed my card". I would almost 100% certainly say it is a combination of the stress the card underwent while diagnosing this problem and mounting and remounting. Either way at the end of the day I found a problem with the Komodo block (possibly in combination with at least some cards) and if I can help one person think twice about using the paste or understand that using paste may not get them the desired effect then I have done my part for the community. After all, you yourself said instructions are not foolproof.