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CPU Waterblocks

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dabomb666

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So I have an old D-Tek Fuzion that I never used, because I never used my whole wc system for 775 socket cpu but currently have it and I'm now upgrading to an i5 system.

Anyone have experience with them? Back when I bought it, I heard they were great. And you can't beat the price!

This is the new v2 that supports socket 1155/1156.

Should I be picking this up or looking elseware?

http://www.dtekcustoms.com/d-tekfuzionv2cpublock-1156.aspx#.URKdifKVoXU
 
I had a Fuzion V2, and I went to an XSPC Rasa. There was a test on waterblocks, and the Fuzion did ~5 C worse than the Rasa. The only thing the Fuzion has going for it is that it is extremely unrestrictive, which is only helpful if you have a lot of blocks in your loop.
 
Also, I think I'm going to pick up one of these bad boys as the Tripple swiftech i have is too large to mount to the back of my antec 1200. Anyone know where I can get rid of this tripple swiftech for cheap? I'm not throwing it out, it's never been used but it's got some nicks and paint chips as I used it for a school project where I made a tower dedicated to the rad lol... Don't ask it was just to do something fun back in the day. This was 5 years ago. I've never even ran it. Who wants it?

Here's the one I want, coincidence that it's also a XSPC
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=69920&vpn=5060175580788&manufacture=XSPC Asia Co. Ltd.
 
The raystorm is their latest block, the successor to the rasa. It's a very good block. I'm sure you can get rid of the unused radiator on the FS forum in no time if the price is right.

Personally I'd use the fusion and see how it performs before you ditch it and buy something else. But I try to keep things fairly cheap when i do my WC.

Also, that last link doesn't work properly for me in chrome.
 
For the same price range the Alphacool NexXxoS XP³ looks like a great performer.

EK-Supreme LTX looks like a decent block for the money as well.
 
Raystorm is a very good block for the money, as are the DTWaterblocks... Out of principle, I'd avoid EK like the plague.
 
Skripka said:
Raystorm is a very good block for the money, as are the DTWaterblocks... Out of principle, I'd avoid EK like the plague.
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If you go with acetyl and copper or acrylic top you can get this block for $46-$50.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...t_info&cPath=59_971_498_490&products_id=36003


Problems from EK blocks have been reported with quality control issues with their nickel plated blocks. If you eliminate the nickel plating you will avoid those problems.


$46-$50 seems like a decent deal for the quality and design of the EK Supreme LTX.


With the clear acrylic top you can even keep a close eye on the cleanliness of the block.
 
There are other reasons to avoid EK, like the crap way they treated their customers during the nickel plating debacle.
 
Tsumi said:
There are other reasons to avoid EK, like the crap way they treated their customers during the nickel plating debacle.
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Not to mention the threat of suing Sidewinder for $10,000 they made for reasonably cautioning customers during said plating debacle.
 
Ok avoid EK, check.

I can't use my D-tek fuzion, it's for a 775 socket and I'm not buying the v2, i'd just go with the raystorm. It's ~50$ on ncix. This forum doesn't treat url's nicely.
 
ncix is blocked for some reason, not exactly sure why.

The Raystorm is a very good choice, it is currently one of the top 5 performing blocks. The top performing block (Koolance CPU-380) is within 1-1.5 C of the Raystorm, so competition at the top end is extremely close.
 
Ok appreciate it guys, case closed!

Raystorm + a new nice beefy dual fan rad and I'm set for i5 upgrades. Keeps me within budget perfectly too.
 
I would first give the block a try if you atleast have everything to build a system. I am running a D-Tek Fuzion V1 on my main system. I own and have tried a Heatkiller 3.0, Apogee gtz, Rasa, Raystorm, and a Koolance 370. On a phenom II x6 there is only a couple degrees difference on temp and that can even be in a margin of error. But fully loaded and folding 24/7, the processor cores show 12 deg C over ambient and the socket temp 14 degrees over ambient. I also have a D-Tek Fuzion V1 gpu block, Koolance MVR-40 and Koolance CHC 125 NB block in the loop.
 
dcds1 said:
I would first give the block a try if you atleast have everything to build a system. I am running a D-Tek Fuzion V1 on my main system. I own and have tried a Heatkiller 3.0, Apogee gtz, Rasa, Raystorm, and a Koolance 370. On a phenom II x6 there is only a couple degrees difference on temp and that can even be in a margin of error. But fully loaded and folding 24/7, the processor cores show 12 deg C over ambient and the socket temp 14 degrees over ambient. I also have a D-Tek Fuzion V1 gpu block, Koolance MVR-40 and Koolance CHC 125 NB block in the loop.
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Problem is I bought it 4 years ago and I haven't looked into it but i'm assuming it will not mount up to the 1155 socket as it's meant for a 775 socket. What do you know about this? I'd love to not spend any extra money, i'm not going hardcore with overclocking so It wouldn't be necessary, I'd only do it because I'd have too.
 
Well it is starting to look like you will have to spend some money on a different block. To install it on a 1155 socket motherboard, you need the 1155/1156 pro mount kit. I was unsuccessful in finding one when I googled it.
 
dcds1 said:
I would first give the block a try if you atleast have everything to build a system. I am running a D-Tek Fuzion V1 on my main system. I own and have tried a Heatkiller 3.0, Apogee gtz, Rasa, Raystorm, and a Koolance 370. On a phenom II x6 there is only a couple degrees difference on temp and that can even be in a margin of error. But fully loaded and folding 24/7, the processor cores show 12 deg C over ambient and the socket temp 14 degrees over ambient. I also have a D-Tek Fuzion V1 gpu block, Koolance MVR-40 and Koolance CHC 125 NB block in the loop.
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As I noted above, and as you can see in Stren's CPU waterblock roundup, the best blocks are all within 3 C of each other.
 
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