I7 Waterblocks Version3

[Nickel020]

Nice pics...thanks!

What about the base of the HK3,

Someone was saying the finish is only machined finished (IE...no lapping). Is that right? What about bowing, any bow to that one?
Thanks!
Martin

I checked my HK 3.0 CU as well and the base is very flat, it's "better" than my EK Supreme LT and no comparison to a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme. My "old" EK Supreme also has a slight bow (less than the TRUE but a little more than the LT), so it is "worse" than the HK if you consider bowed to be a bad thing. The HK is also better than my Fuzion V1, which has a slight bow similar to the EK Supreme.
I used a proper straight edge to check this btw.

Whatever process they use to finish the base seems to be good, at least it's better than my other blocks. It's not a mirror finish, but it's definitely flatter than the other blocks that I have.


Edit:

I'm lagging behind on the conversation here a little...

About the non-lapped HK base: Do you think it would improve performance if the base were lapped and polished? What if it were done by hand?
I'm thinking I could lap the base of my HK and test before and after.

I compared it to my old lapped E6300 and I don't think you can do a better job than what the HK 3.0 already has. You can give it a mirror finish, but flatness (or the geometry of a bow) is much more important than that I think, so the difference should be marginal.

Edit2: I'll reply to your PM at the LUXX later Shane, I was thinking about it yesterday but then I got distracted and forgot about it...