Apogee GTX

**snowwie** · 03-10-2007, 12:09 AM

i wonder why they abandoned delrin for the top...it's so popular among all wcers, and alu is most definitely not

is the alu, after all the plating, still cheaper?

**Nicksterr** · 03-10-2007, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by ramenchef

No it wasn't. That was the GT that was tested. The GTX is brand spanking new.

I don't remember who posted it, but someone from these forums posted all the results and some pictures from the event. Embedded deep in the article was a statement that another new block "like" the Apogee from Swiftech was tested but he couldn't share the test results.

No need to argue over any of this, I was just stating.

**jerrydog** · 03-10-2007, 09:27 AM

EDIT: Please PM me and let me know who you are and if I met you on the night of the Swiftech Challenge. I do not remember you at all and I met everyone there. If I do not hear from you, then I will delete any post that references your presence at that event and recommend you be temporarily banned for spreading flase rumors. ~Philly_boy~

**ramenchef** · 03-10-2007, 09:47 AM

EDIT: Hmm, sorry about that. Never heard about the GTX from all the threads about the GT challenge.

**nikhsub1** · 03-10-2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by ramenchef

Seriously, don't spread false information Jerrydog. That is absolutely untrue. the GTX is completely brand new. It was not unveiled at CES.

I assure you the GTX was at CES.

**SiGfever** · 03-10-2007, 11:19 AM

It looks interesting but I will stay with my FuZion.

**nealh** · 03-10-2007, 11:26 AM

Hmm..looked here
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=136333&page=2

no way I will use anything with Aluminum....the components are ruined....
Swiftech IMHO blew with Al. coated material

**Budwise** · 03-10-2007, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by SiGfever

It looks interesting but I will stay with my FuZion.

indeed.

**Thomas FJ** · 03-10-2007, 11:59 AM

Looks nice indeed.

I'm very happy to see it has 1/4 BSPP threads and not NPSM.
Also that the thread is not a mile long :P

Does anyone know if BSPP will become the new standard for Swiftech products?
/Thomas

**ferrari_freak** · 03-10-2007, 07:05 PM

So this thing is no different from the GT other than it looks cooler and has a higher chance of killing your parts?

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

**ziddey** · 03-10-2007, 07:07 PM

water flows diagonally. more coverage more cooling

**nealh** · 03-10-2007, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by mcoffey

YUP,

Same thing I posted earlier. Gets your attention doesn't it. At least anytime AL and copper are mentioned in the same sentence regarding block materials.
Definitley a miss step IMO using those materials when trying to compete with the FuZion. Wouldn't take 100 bucks for mine as well as it's working for me.

andyc

sorry..I should have given you the credit better..I was reading the link you posted and I agree 100%

very bad idea

**ramenchef** · 03-10-2007, 10:58 PM

According to the big Fuzion vs GT vs Storm thread, it all really depends on the mounting. It's pretty even between the two blocks in performance.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=131297

Originally Posted by virtualrain

Given the fact that all tests by the same testers varied by up to 2-4 degrees just by remounting or doing another run and the fact that all blocks are typically within a few degrees of each other (and often much less) I would say it's impossible to declare any block definitively superior to another so far.

**ramenchef** · 03-10-2007, 11:29 PM

Umm, there are about 10 different independent tests done there.

**Budwise** · 03-10-2007, 11:35 PM

i eagerly await for someone to get their hands on the GTX and compare to the Fuzion. Either way i'll be keeping my Fuzion though. Anyone wanna buy a Storm? lol

**WildEye** · 03-11-2007, 06:32 AM

IanY:

Doesn't the fact that the top is aluminium - anodized, concern you at all? I went ahead and ordered the D-Tek for my new setup. Had a Storm G4 before, and the increase in flow is enough for me I think, that and peace of mind that i dont have any alu in or anywhere near my loop.

**~~Pete~~** · 03-11-2007, 07:01 AM

Delrin top with aluminum glued into slots now that be cool and have the derlin polished!! Yeah dude!

**calvin** · 03-11-2007, 09:08 AM

The "flow" reason is the basis for the most hypocritical argument I have ever heard. The masses bowing down to the FuZion now are the very same people who were do darn adamant about the Storm block, poo pooing water flow about a few months ago. Saying that the unrestrictive Apogee design is garbage. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, it becomes so convenient to criticize the Apogee platform as not having the same amount of flow.

I think the trend towards lower restriction designs is a good one. Seems each time I open my Storm up some jets are clogged. So just might have to invest in one of these purdy GTX blocks. In any event already an outcast, my rad is by BI and to add insult to injury, its an XFLOW

**JoeBar** · 03-11-2007, 01:14 PM

A sexy looking block, better performing probably, but alu is a bit scary.

**sc00p** · 03-11-2007, 01:49 PM

@IanY: just let your GT be in the loop and ad there some MCW60s... and let's hope for the G8-f@h client

**nikhsub1** · 03-11-2007, 02:28 PM

My testing should hopefully begin this coming week... fun times ahead!

**flou** · 03-11-2007, 02:30 PM

So ,where can we find the apogee gtx? At least for international shippings, not only for domestic...

**JoeBar** · 03-11-2007, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by nikhsub1

My testing should hopefully begin this coming week... fun times ahead!

Fun times for u, useful info for us! Mmm, tests good...

**ramenchef** · 03-11-2007, 02:53 PM

Even with thorough testing, the results will more likely be inconclusive than not as all these blocks perform so close to each other.

**LORD-eX-Bu** · 03-12-2007, 07:27 AM

I just got some nasty fingerprints on my GT so maybe I'll buy one of these

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