Test Report: EK D5 X-Top Rev.2

[AndreaBZ]

Excellent review!
The accuracy of data is very high.

I have included the data of your test in the Spreadsheet.

SKL is your symbol in the Spreadsheet

[DetroitAC]

Hey Sherlock, before you start accusing everybody I want you to know, that I am Peter Štampfel and I bought your top for my personal use (and sent you back the item, for which I am still waiting to be refunded). Ljubljana is a city with more than 200k residents and I don't know everybody in person and as I stated in your inquiery prior to sending me the item, I am not affiliated with EK waterblocks.

I see, it's just an extraordinary coincidence

Peter, you have to ship the part to me. You can't keep the part and expect your money back.

Just so you know, you're living in perhaps the pc watercooling capital of the whole world. EK Waterblocks makes great stuff and almost everything you might need for your system, and they are located right in your town, you should really check them out.

[Eddy_EK]

Innovatek was there before everyone else AFAIK.

Also Dangerden was I think before me... No problem Tiborr, I don't want this thread to go off topic.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

All manufacturers should apologize to Eddy for copying his full cover gpu block idea. He was the first to come out with it right? If not slap me silly.

Dangerden made the first FC blocks way before anyone else IIRC

EDIT: lol serves me right for not reading the last page before I post

[gillbot]

excellent!

[Power_VANO]

Excellent review Skinnee, thanks a lot!

[downforce]

Sorry to bump a old-ish thread but I have a question on this exact topic (not the accused copying BS!)

Being a W/C n00b, the different tops affect Head Pressure and Flow Rates, but what sort of impact does that have on the temperature in the loop?

I'm very tempted to get one of these, mainly for the ability to use barbs (I CBF hacking up the stock one) and an easier mounting method, but if it's going to make a difference of 1° then the cost might not be worth it. Ta.

[Sadasius]

Being a W/C n00b, the different tops affect Head Pressure and Flow Rates, but what sort of impact does that have on the temperature in the loop?

I'm very tempted to get one of these, mainly for the ability to use barbs (I CBF hacking up the stock one) and an easier mounting method, but if it's going to make a difference of 1° then the cost might not be worth it. Ta.

Like most things it depends on the loop. But these tops do help performance in the head pressure and flow rate which are both good to help lower temps. To what degree? Well like I said, it depends on your loop. Being able to easily put barbs in was almost worth it in itself.

[Sparda]

Sorry to bump a old-ish thread but I have a question on this exact topic (not the accused copying BS!)

Being a W/C n00b, the different tops affect Head Pressure and Flow Rates, but what sort of impact does that have on the temperature in the loop?

I'm very tempted to get one of these, mainly for the ability to use barbs (I CBF hacking up the stock one) and an easier mounting method, but if it's going to make a difference of 1° then the cost might not be worth it. Ta.

>1° to none and probably depend on block too. I change a weak sauce eheim hpps pump to ddc2 on zern pq+ before and didnt see any jack of difference on temp. Now using xspc res/top just because of it compact size.

There some buried zombie thread somewhere where people mod the stock top. It pretty good. Go dig it.

[Martinm210]

Sorry to bump a old-ish thread but I have a question on this exact topic (not the accused copying BS!)

Being a W/C n00b, the different tops affect Head Pressure and Flow Rates, but what sort of impact does that have on the temperature in the loop?

I'm very tempted to get one of these, mainly for the ability to use barbs (I CBF hacking up the stock one) and an easier mounting method, but if it's going to make a difference of 1° then the cost might not be worth it. Ta.

Take a look at Vapor's recent test on the GTZ to get a feeling for how much flow rate impacts performance. It's probably one of the more flow sensetive blocks too.



The difference between 1GPM and 2GPM is roughly 1 degree. So the differences we're looking at here for pump tops is really small when speaking degrees.

.2GPM will probably only amount to about .2C...etc.

[downforce]

@Sparda: Yeah I've seen it. There are two factors .. 1) tools; 2) effort + time.

@Martinm210: Thanks, that's pretty much what I was after, but doesn't make the decision easier! Now to work out if it's REALLY worth the ~$40US!