Waterblocks on i7 - Part 5

[gabe]

Woah, that's some excellent work.

Wonder why you and gabe get such different results on the GTZ/HK/350.

The difference is due to the fact that Shane uses a lapped processor.

1/ The GTZ was designed to perform best with off-the-shelf (unlapped) processors
2/ More importantly: The GTZ mounting system simply does not work well with lapped processors because if has a fixed travel distance, so as one laps the processor down, the block loses perfect matting with the IHS.

I have demonstrated the above in recent tests I performed. Please note: I will not discuss this matter any further here because I do not want to stirr controversy. I will let other reviewers verify this for themselves, draw their own conclusions, and decide for themselves the relevance of their test results to the public.