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 Post subject: Best Water Cooling Blocks
PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:24 pm 
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OK, tomorrow I will order the water cooling blocks for my rig... any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks in advance...

I am cooling an I-7 2600K and a 580 Gcard each with its own 3 x 120 radiator and a D-5 pump...
I have two swiftech 3 x 120 rads with medium speed fans...

I am looking for the best water bocks for the cpu and gcard..

CPU known options:
Swiftech APOGEE-XT Extreme Performance CPU Waterblock
Danger Den MC-TDX Block for LGA 1155, 1156 i3, i5, i7
Koolance CPU-370

I have heard great things about the Apogee-XT but was not wild about the mounting hardware, the Koolance had great mounting hardware it looks like but I have no idea how the Cooling is. IF you can recommend a better one let me know.

Gcard:
Danger Den DD-GTX580/570 Black Chrome Top and Copper Base GTX-570 GTX-580 they have several different color options, I was going to go basic unless there is a reason for the black chrome or nickle plate
Koolance VID-NX580 there again I have not seen any reviews for this


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 Post subject: Re: Best Water Cooling Blocks
PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:24 pm 
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For those that read this later I did even more research and people seem to really like the:

EK Supreme HF Universal CPU Liquid Cooling Block w/ Easy Mount Kit - Rev 2 - Full Copper - Nickel Plated

Great reviews and I believe the 1156 socket will also fit the 1155 so, this is what I am getting....

If there is a reason I shouldnt, please let me know!!!


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 Post subject: Re: Best Water Cooling Blocks
PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:53 pm 
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I have the apogee it works well. Mounting was not hard or anything.


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 Post subject: Re: Best Water Cooling Blocks
PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:27 pm 
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Thanks for the reply, I ordered the EK, it just seem to cool a little better in review... Guess I will find out...

I really appreciate your input, was begining to this this was a ghost town


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 Post subject: Re: Best Water Cooling Blocks
PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:54 am 
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Hope it works good for you. I think most of the modern water blocks only differ by a few degrees.


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 Post subject: Re: Best Water Cooling Blocks
PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:22 am 
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The EK has been king of the hill for a while now .. you won't be disappointed. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Best Water Cooling Blocks
PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 11:43 am 
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EK also has the highest flowing CPU and GPU blocks on the market.


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