New CPU Waterblock from Aquacomputer

[NKrader]

would buy a full nickelplated one if i could get it with no bent pins.. bah. "acceptable defects" shame on everyone saying this.. i do know it is kinda unreasonable but.. i got HK instead of xt because of this reason..

[NaeKuh]

would buy a full nickelplated one if i could get it with no bent pins.. bah. "acceptable defects" shame on everyone saying this.. i do know it is kinda unreasonable but.. i got HK instead of xt because of this reason..

its not that noticable.

as eric said the defects arent really noticable until you get a zoom in.

You might have some oxidation staining.. but thats normal.

My pins were slightly pushed back when i was using a brush to clean the pins.

[dejanh]

would buy a full nickelplated one if i could get it with no bent pins.. bah. "acceptable defects" shame on everyone saying this.. i do know it is kinda unreasonable but.. i got HK instead of xt because of this reason..

Actually that's the issue as well...there is no full nickel-plated version. They all have exposed copper base, unless you go .925 silver, which is incredibly overpriced. I can get .9999 silver 1oz ingots for ~$20 CAD here and I cannot see machining and all costing approx. €100 (~$150 CAD) extra.

[NaeKuh]

Actually that's the issue as well...there is no full nickel-plated version. They all have exposed copper base, unless you go .925 silver, which is incredibly overpriced. I can get .9999 silver 1oz ingots for ~$20 CAD here and I cannot see machining and all costing approx. €100 (~$150 CAD) extra.

if you think a base is that easy then make one with a silver ingot.

The machine time required is a lot.

The pins are micro pins.. there machined really nice.

The only downside i see with the block is its not compression fitting friendly.

[Elpy]

The only downside i see with the block is its not compression fitting friendly.

This is still the thing bugging me. Im especially curious how a company ends up in a design which doesnt allow compressions to be used. My random guess would be that close to half (maybe 30-40%?) of people do have compression fittings so you are leaving out a lot of possible customers just because their expensive compressions wouldnt fit the block. And that's on a market which is relatively small to begin with (although watercooling is getting popular, I dont know if you can call it a big market yet?) and has a lot of competitors.

It's just really bugging me because it feels dumb as it basicly costs the company money just because one "small" thing is missing. And I would definitely buy this block over all the other cpu blocks out there because it looks really good and performs just as well as the others.

[dejanh]

if you think a base is that easy then make one with a silver ingot.

The machine time required is a lot.

The pins are micro pins.. there machined really nice.

The only downside i see with the block is its not compression fitting friendly.

Don't be a smart a$$. I am saying that I can supply a sufficient quantity of silver to make the base for about $30-$40 CAD, so unless the machine cost is $50 per hour and it takes two hours to make one base it is freaking expensive.

I'm pretty sure it takes a few minutes per base with the right equipment, not a few hours.

Besides, what I want is a fully nickel-plated version, base and all. Then I'd be looking at this thing Only reason why I'm even considering silver is because of the look (really the block in general), but the premium is crazy.

[NaeKuh]

Don't be a smart a$$. I am saying that I can supply a sufficient quantity of silver to make the base for about $30-$40 CAD, so unless the machine cost is $50 per hour and it takes two hours to make one base it is freaking expensive.

*sigh*

Then make one yourself.

And i do consider myself a smart ass... ive brought out 3 innovations to our hobby.
So i think i deserved the title of being a smart ass in this section.

Maybe the block was designed with their own compression fittings in mind? I think most of those will fit just fine. Still, quite narrow minded if that's the case.

Great design nonetheless.

Actually those will work.
Normal barbs will also work with koolance clamps fine.

i could not get fesser 3/8 compressions on... in fact i cant get any compressions on, so its a no go unless ur going 1/4 ID tubing.

90's will work, so will 45's.

Any bitspower rotary will work, as long as there is no compression.