Hall of Blocks: CPU

amoeba1126 · Oct 4, 2008

Surlyjoe Beehive

Little River Cascade

Little River Storm G4

D-Tek Whitewater

Danger Den RBX

Swiftech Apogee

Little River Storm G5 Silver Edition

Swiftech Storm

Swiftech Apogee 1U /B]

Danger Den TDX

FstFrddy Stinger V4

FstFrddy Stinger V6

FstFrddy Stinger V6 D/O

Aquaxtreme/D-Tek MP-05

EK Wave

Alphacool NexXxos

D-Tek Fuzion

Enzotech Sapphire

Swiftech Apogee GT

Swiftech Apogee GTX

FstFrddy Stinger V8

FstFrddy Stinger V6i

FstFrddy Stinger Diamond Max

EK Supreme

Danger Den MC-TDX

Aqua Computer Double Impact

XSPC X2O Delta 2

D-Tek Fuzion V2

XSPC Edge

Swiftech Apogee GTZ

XSPC X2O Delta 3

OCZ Hydroflow

edinator · Oct 4, 2008

Nice post. I have the Swiftech Apogee GT. Keeping my X2 6000+ at 33 idle, it's also in a loop with a 4870X2 so it's not that bad.

yang88she · Oct 4, 2008

nice!

but you forgot the 99.9% silver little rivers G5

I <3ed mine

amoeba1126 · Oct 4, 2008

Surlyjoe Beehive

Little River Cascade

Little River Storm G4

D-Tek Whitewater

Danger Den RBX

Swiftech Apogee

Little River Storm G5 Silver Edition

Swiftech Storm

Swiftech Apogee 1U

Danger Den TDX

FstFrddy Stinger V4

FstFrddy Stinger V6

FstFrddy Stinger V6 D/O

Aquaxtreme/D-Tek MP-05

EK Wave

Alphacool NexXxos

D-Tek Fuzion

Enzotech Sapphire

Swiftech Apogee GT

Swiftech Apogee GTX

FstFrddy Stinger V8

FstFrddy Stinger V6i

FstFrddy Stinger Diamond Max

EK Supreme

Danger Den MC-TDX

Aqua Computer Double Impact

XSPC X2O Delta 2

D-Tek Fuzion V2

XSPC Edge

Swiftech Apogee GTZ

XSPC X2O Delta 3

OCZ Hydroflow

yang88she · Oct 4, 2008

amoeba1126 said:
wasnt that just the silver version of g4 or did cathar change the internal?

Expanded explanation:

For starters, it's a G7, rather than a G4/G5.

G1 = 1 jet
G2 = 7 jets
G3 = 19 jets
G4 = 35-37 jets (implemented G4 has 35 jets)
G5 = 55-61 jets (implemented G5 has 59 jets)
G6 = 85-91 jets
G7 = 117-127 jets (implemented G7 has 117 jets)
G8 = 155-169 jets (could only machine on aerospace quality equipment)

per an old thread @ ocforums

amoeba1126 · Oct 4, 2008

ah thanks!

amoeba1126 · Oct 4, 2008

internal shots posted!

BillParrish · Oct 4, 2008

Aint they all pretty and shiney. Oh lookie, a lot of them are even wearing pretty skirts.

Here is a manly block for manly men. ( you must chug three 12oz beers in less that 2 minutes before clicking link and none of that 3.2% horse piss either. Yes you also have to crush the cans on your forehead, scheese. GO! ) .

http://www.overclockers.com/index.p...=article&id=4144&catid=52:cooling&Itemid=4257

edinator · Oct 4, 2008

Wow where are you getting all these shots? Just google? Great compilation!

amoeba1126 · Oct 4, 2008

edinator said:
Wow where are you getting all these shots? Just google? Great compilation!

lol had to journey over mountains and oceans

yang88she · Oct 5, 2008

Pictures Storm Silver G5 ½ barbs

RedRaider · Oct 5, 2008

Pics of my G5 Silver Storm & EK Supreme...

G5 STORM

EK SUPREME

DarthBeavis · Oct 5, 2008

Blocks I have (other than a ton of DD TDX and MC-TDXs of course):
Swiftech MCW6500-T-775 Thermoelectric:

DD Maze 3 cooling a HDD:

Custom-etched Maze 5:

And three Koolance C330s.

The favorite of all my blocks (won't say which vendor tho it is not any of the above):

leSLIe · Oct 5, 2008

hmm!!! nice water cooling pr0n !!

Markistehnamezor · Oct 5, 2008

Why do some of them have 3 barbs?

DarthBeavis · Oct 5, 2008

Markistehnamezor said:
Why do some of them have 3 barbs?

The makers took thalidomide so the blocks came out deformed.

Zero82z · Oct 5, 2008

Markistehnamezor said:
Why do some of them have 3 barbs?

Because they have two inlets or outlets depending on the design.

MrBloodshoe · Oct 5, 2008

What a joy to look through! Thanks guys!

leSLIe · Oct 5, 2008

DarthBeavis said:
The makers took thalidomide so the blocks came out deformed.

LOL

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

Markistehnamezor said:
Why do some of them have 3 barbs?

a lot of the old designs use dual outlets in order to cool the die evenly. unfortunately, this increases restriction and requires the use of a y-fitting or a dual inlet reservoir.

Arcygenical · Oct 6, 2008

DarthBeavis said:
The makers took thalidomide so the blocks came out deformed.

Dude... lol... bad...

Erasmus354 · Oct 6, 2008

amoeba1126 said:
a lot of the old designs use dual outlets in order to cool the die evenly. unfortunately, this increases restriction and requires the use of a y-fitting or a dual inlet reservoir.

Actually it decreases restriction (larger area for water to leave the block = less restriction)

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

Erasmus354 said:
Actually it decreases restriction (larger area for water to leave the block = less restriction)

OK let me rephrase, it decreases flow, since now the water has to separate into 2 directions. After it leaves the waterblock, it has to either go to a Y-fitting or a reservoir with dual inlets, which will cause increased restriction.

Erasmus354 · Oct 6, 2008

amoeba1126 said:
OK let me rephrase, it decreases flow, since now the water has to separate into 2 directions. After it leaves the waterblock, it has to either go to a Y-fitting or a reservoir with dual inlets, which will cause increased restriction.

Once again, flow is a constant (it's a volume thing), it doesn't change no matter how many times you split it, your referring to the speed of the water. Water in always equals water out. However, decreasing restriction (which two outlets does) will actually increase the overall flow because the pump works better against less restriction. You are correct that the resulting Y-fitting will result in added restriction. The question is whether it is more than what you save in the waterblock. All in all it is probably a wash and in terms of simple cooling it doesn't matter, all you lose is a slightly more cluttered setup.

By the way, where are the Koolance/Innovatek/Alphacool/AquaComputer waterblocks?

DarthBeavis · Oct 6, 2008

Erasmus354 said:
Once again, flow is a constant (it's a volume thing), it doesn't change no matter how many times you split it, your referring to the speed of the water. Water in always equals water out. However, decreasing restriction (which two outlets does) will actually increase the overall flow because the pump works better against less restriction. You are correct that the resulting Y-fitting will result in added restriction. The question is whether it is more than what you save in the waterblock. All in all it is probably a wash and in terms of simple cooling it doesn't matter, all you lose is a slightly more cluttered setup.

By the way, where are the Koolance/Innovatek/Alphacool/AquaComputer waterblocks?

I listed Koolance but I do not have a pic to post.
I would love to use a good manifold in my builds but my first attempt did not go so well.

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

Erasmus354 said:
By the way, where are the Koolance/Innovatek/Alphacool/AquaComputer waterblocks?

I don't really consider Koolance quality parts and therefore not worth mentioning. The other brands I don't know much apart, only that Innovatek uses aluminum parts alot, aquacomputers make crappy bullseye reservoirs, and aquacomputer has the double impact which i will soon update.

DarthBeavis · Oct 6, 2008

amoeba1126 said:
I don't really consider Koolance quality parts and therefore not worth mentioning. The other brands I don't know much apart, only that Innovatek uses aluminum parts alot, aquacomputers make crappy bullseye reservoirs, and aquacomputer has the double impact which i will soon update.

Koolance makes great stuff . . .tell me which of their current lineup you personally have or have tried . . .

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

exo2 way back when. it was something that came with a lian li v2000 case. i believe i purchased it from frozencpu. back then i thought it was the coolest thing ever, until i bought a whitewater, dual heater core, and via 1300. totally destroyed the koolance in temps.

DarthBeavis · Oct 6, 2008

amoeba1126 said:
exo2 way back when. it was something that came with a lian li v2000 case. i believe i purchased it from frozencpu. back then i thought it was the coolest thing ever, until i bought a whitewater, dual heater core, and via 1300. totally destroyed the koolance in temps.

I had an Exos in my Alienware ALX back in 2004 as well and did not care for it . . .they have really changed many of their products . . .gone away from Aluminum, etc.

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

Ah ok...its just been a bad memory and havent really read up on koolance since. I will look into some of their blocks as well as post your pics. I trust your judgement more than my age old bias

Erasmus354 · Oct 6, 2008

So what is this then, a listing of all the waterblocks that you personally like?

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

I posted most of the blocks I have heard about and the ones I didn't like i naturally did not waste my time looking for. if someone provides me pictures and request that i update with it, i will when i have time. did i offend you in some way, since you seem kind of snappy and i don't recall ever being rude to you.

magoo · Oct 6, 2008

All argument aside...............whether it be DD,EK or Swiftech...........is there a real advantage in one CPU block versus the other.( of those three, all else equal)

I currently use a Swiftech Apogee GTX, it's fine.
I've had DD and they're fine as well.
Never had an EK, but they look slick.

Nice pictures. Didn't think there were so many blocks.

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

Lower restriction, smaller delta T from idle to load, price, materials, ect

DarthBeavis · Oct 6, 2008

magoo said:
All argument aside...............whether it be DD,EK or Swiftech...........is there a real advantage in one CPU block versus the other.( of those three, all else equal)

I currently use a Swiftech Apogee GTX, it's fine.
I've had DD and they're fine as well.
Never had an EK, but they look slick.

Nice pictures. Didn't think there were so many blocks.

Probably not more than a 2c delta from one top tier block to another. Just choose what pleases you. They are all great quality.

scihon · Oct 6, 2008

I have 2 large chunks of copper with ridiculous hold downs from my first water cooling kit on an Abit BP6. I think the blocks were from Overclockers Hideout? (Circa 1999/2000). Will take pictures when I get home.

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

also take shots of inside

magoo · Oct 6, 2008

DarthBeavis said:
Probably not more than a 2c delta from one top tier block to another. Just choose what pleases you. They are all great quality.

10-4. Swiftech has always taken very good care of me.

BTW,Did you finish the giant red lady yet????

amoeba1126 · Oct 6, 2008

Added pictures for:

Surlyjoe Beehive
FstFrddy Stinger V4
FstFrddy Stinger V6 (internal)
FstFrddy Stinger V6 D/O
Aqua Computer Double Impact

Enjoy guys!

Erasmus354 · Oct 6, 2008

amoeba1126 said:
I posted most of the blocks I have heard about and the ones I didn't like i naturally did not waste my time looking for. if someone provides me pictures and request that i update with it, i will when i have time. did i offend you in some way, since you seem kind of snappy and i don't recall ever being rude to you.

Not snappy, I'm just trying to figure out where you are going with this exactly. What is the purpose of this meant to be? Are your recommending blocks to people, showing a history, or just listing random things. Say what you want about them (and no I don't necessarily like them either) but Koolance, Innovatek, and Aquacomputer are some of the older players in the watercooling field. If you are posting a history of all waterblocks they should certainly be included. Also, I don't think you should include every single iteration of design from FstFrddy, Little River etc.. it just serves to clutter up the design. Why show all of those and not the Maze, Maze 2, Maze 3, Maze 4?

It just seems like this is a hap-hazzard collection of pictures. I like the idea and appreciate the effort, but it just doesn't seem to have direction.

Hall of Blocks: CPU

Gawd

Limp Gawd

2[H]4U

Gawd

2[H]4U

Gawd

Gawd

Supreme [H]ardness

Limp Gawd

Gawd

2[H]4U

Limp Gawd

2[H]4U

Fisting is Too Mainstream for Me

Gawd

2[H]4U

Fully [H]

Weaksauce

Fisting is Too Mainstream for Me

Gawd

Fully [H]

[H]F Junkie

Gawd

[H]F Junkie

2[H]4U

Gawd

2[H]4U

Gawd

2[H]4U

Gawd

[H]F Junkie

Gawd

[H]F Junkie

Gawd

2[H]4U

Limp Gawd

Gawd

[H]F Junkie

Gawd

[H]F Junkie