Quote Originally Posted by Nuckin_Futs View Post
Forgive me if it got answered weeks or months ago, but I am doing my best on bad eyes to read the entire post as much as I can.

Picking new Waterblock! I had my heart set on the Swiftech Apogee™ GTX CPU Waterblock/Copper Top Combo (dont have to have the copper top up front), but it has gone up in price since I last put together my build list. So if I do choose another I had in mind the D-TEK FuZion Universal CPU Waterblock EnzoTech SCW-1 Sapphire Extreme Performance CPU Water Block.

Can anybody share their experiences with these or some test review on my 2nd choices.

Also, I'm willing to stay single loop for the most part, but I am incorperating 1/4" RAM & HDD cooling next and figure I must go 2nd loop and maybe 2nd smaller rad to help out.

Building with DangerDan Water Box w/ Black Ice GTX240 (2x 120mm Syth S-Flex) & DD12V-D5 Pump Variable Speed, all on 1/2" with compression fittings. Using ASUS Fusion Block for today but aquiring Swiftech MCW30 Chipset Cooler for AMD and Intel (3/8" and 1/2")


I also plan to add meters and some other parts that may be limited to 3/8". Wich is the best method to step these up without looking too sloppy?

Thanz in advance!!!
Can't answer most of this but can tell you that if you go with D-Tek Fuzion block you find that the fittings are so close together that not only will compression fittings be unlikely to fit but if you use thick-wall tubing you have a time even getting hose clamps on both fittings. Yes, it can be done but its tight. I would think compression fittings won't fit. Everything I hear says its a great block, I chose it myself, but it is tight with 3/4 OD tubing. My EK NS-S-Max northbridge block presented the same challenge. Using Herbie clips or anything thicker than a hose clamp is not possible on either of these blocks.

I would skip RAM and drive water-cooling were it me; probably the meters too. The main thing I've learned is to keep the loop as uncluttered and simple as possible.

Hope this helped you.