Quote Originally Posted by gillbot View Post
SOME here may be die hard over 3C, I personally am not. If I see a block (such as the great Dtek v2/GTZ debate) that performs a mere 2-3C better than another, I'm not going to dismount and sell my current block then shell out $$ for a mere 2-3C gain. To me, anything within a C or two difference is well within the margin of error in testing and/or mounting.

Sure, we have a hardcore group that has methods in place to reduce these errors in their measurements but this isn't rocket science and i'm sure they are not using NASA grade measuring hardware because it just isn't THAT important.

My only thought is, why try and force a GTZ upgrade onto a new watercooler when he may not mount it properly to begin with. His temps may come out to be the same after changing over. To me, this is a disservice to him as he wasted his time and money over such a small potential gain, only for that gain not to be realized.
Said it before, say it again (and Marci jumped me for stating this but I still stand by it): If you care THAT much about a 3c delta . . .take the next step and head over to the Pelt or phase change forums. The best you will get here is ambient.