Quote Originally Posted by Biffa View Post
Temps, looks, mounting, flow for me. Unless the mounting is so terribad that it breaks something on the card, although I've seen more popped/cracked/chipped capacitors from removing the original cooler than anything else. For me 7°C (upper end of your example) is pretty substantial a difference, enough to make me not buy a block no matter how pretty or easy to fit it was.
I'll agree with you on all of the above, 7C on water cooling is a big deal at least to me. You add another graphics card and now you have a 14C increase in temps, go for TRI SLI and you are now 21C difference! I have the money to buy but I'm going to wait patiently. I expect the EK block to perform close to Danger Den block, but not in price though!

- Systemlord