[Review] Round 2: EK Supreme HF

[Waterlogged]

Another interesting thing to note (which does not pertain to Vapor specifically), is that with each new generation (if you want to call it that), the 'best of the best' seems to supersede the previous best by about ~ 0.6 to 3 deg C on average. Which means in the roughly 7 'generations' of the best, the ole Danger Den and Cathar blocks should be behind the Apogee XT by perhaps 11 to 15 deg C. Interestingly, when I put my 9 year old Danger Den MX block (the one with the little 'fins' to cause turbulence) on the i7 920 at about 170 Newtons, the difference was 4.3 deg C. So something is a bit off with the 'best of the best'. It is much more of an e-peen thing than it is a true increase in heat flow transference.

In that regard, we are on a merry go around of five or so larger manufacturers (Swiftech, EK, Koolance, Heatkiller, Alphacool, etc...) who keep trying to one up each other with their latest waterblock penis. As many of you well know, the ability of ~ 200 to 500 grams of copper to dissipate ~ 150 watts can only go so far.

This is exactly why the last blocks I bought for all my rigs were D-Tek V1 and V2 FuZioN's. Unless I see something I know is a radical departure from what we currently have, I'm not spending another dime on a CPU block.

[skinnee]

This is exactly why the last blocks I bought for all my rigs were D-Tek V1 and V2 FuZioN's. Unless I see something I know is a radical departure from what we currently have, I'm not spending another dime on a CPU block.

Thats also because you're as stubborn as a rented mule.

[Waterlogged]

Thats also because you're as stubborn as a rented mule.

This is true.

Still, you can't deny the genius of Danny's blocks, it's just so tweakable that it'll probably still be a very good block another 10 years from now.

[avddreamr]

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I wonder if this and the HF are the same block, Although I can't rationalize spending that much money when my fuzion v2 still does the job. Your washer trick provides some improvement on LGA 775, especially for those of us who lapped their cpus.

I'm looking forward to seeing round 3, I really am glad that you address low flow situations in your reviews. There are some of us, that value silence over the last few C, or over-clock.

Great review, you're an asset to the community.