What are the currently best performing WC parts?

[WaterFlex]

1. Best thermal compound : Arctic Cooling MX-3
2. Best radiators: Termochill PA`s or TFC Monsta
3. Best CPU waterblock: Swiftech XT
4. One of the best 120mm fans: Scythe S-Flex "G"
One of the best 140mm fans: Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentPRO PK3

[H2O]

1. Best thermal compound : Arctic Cooling MX-3
2. Best radiators: Termochill PA`s or TFC Monsta

This stuff works much better than MX3 (albeit it is more expensive and harder to apply).
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26226

As far as rads go:

http://www.skinneelabs.com/Radiators...riples-V2.html

[washu9]

This stuff works much better than MX3 (albeit it is more expensive and harder to apply).
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26226

As far as rads go:

http://www.skinneelabs.com/Radiators...riples-V2.html

One note if you want to use Indigo Xtreme. Do not put your NB and/or Gfx card in the same loop when you're doing the reflow for the Indigo Xtreme. Since you need to let the proc heat up a lot by turning off water flow to the proc block during reflow procedure, you'll most likely wreck your Gfx card.

[H2O]

One note if you want to use Indigo Xtreme. Do not put your NB and/or Gfx card in the same loop when you're doing the reflow for the Indigo Xtreme. Since you need to let the proc heat up a lot by turning off water flow to the proc block during reflow procedure, you'll most likely wreck your Gfx card.

Yeah I can see some rich noobs coming here crying because they ruined their GTX295 SLI setup that way.

[JVS]

Indigo Xtreme seems like a very interesting product indeed. I would definitely go for that one, but it doesn’t seem to be available for LGA1156? Any news on a release for Indigo Xtreme for this socket?

I can’t make up my mind about full cover GPU block vs. Swiftech MCW60. What are the best performing FC blocks out there, in terms of temperature and water restriction?

These ones seem interesting based on their price:
- Danger Den DD-5870 (which seems to fit 5850 aswell)
- Watercool HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ 5870 (which seems to fit 5850 aswell)
- XSPC Razor 5870 (this one is the cheapest, but it doesn’t specify 5850 as compatible)

Also, is my Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 a reference board or is it possible that I might get compatibility problems with full cover blocks?

[warriorpoet]

Indigo Xtreme seems like a very interesting product indeed. I would definitely go for that one, but it doesn’t seem to be available for LGA1156? Any news on a release for Indigo Xtreme for this socket?

I can’t make up my mind about full cover GPU block vs. Swiftech MCW60. What are the best performing FC blocks out there, in terms of temperature and water restriction?

These ones seem interesting based on their price:
- Danger Den DD-5870 (which seems to fit 5850 aswell)
- Watercool HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ 5870 (which seems to fit 5850 aswell)
- XSPC Razor 5870 (this one is the cheapest, but it doesn’t specify 5850 as compatible)

Also, is my Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 a reference board or is it possible that I might get compatibility problems with full cover blocks?

AFAIK, the 58x0 series is all reference right now.

My general recommendation with FC blocks is EK. They tend to have the best or around the best performance in every comparison, and are built like brick houses, but personal preference varies wildly, so go with what appeals to you.

TBH, though, when it comes to FC blocks, and GPU blocks in general, differences tend to be a degree or two (or less), and restriction numbers are pretty close as well. The only FCs that give me questions are Swiftech (looks restrictive, but I haven't seen numbers), Bitspower (I've seen some very bad performance figures), and XSPC (because of top cracking issues that appear to have been sorted- I'm just paranoid).

Keep in mind a 5c increase in GPU temps, is TOTALLY worth a 20c+ vReg drop over air cooled (or 50c+ in the case of my GTX280 with Swifty unisink). These modern GPUs are designed to run extremely hot, and the minor differences we see in temps between blocks don't tend to translate well into MHz.