Think Cather's Original WW can do current processors?

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Weaksauce
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Well I think the title says it all, but needless to say can it do it?

I have the block, and its never been used. I bought it a few years ago thinking I was going to do the system but then life hit me. So I have everything that I bought at the time, but seeing how the rig it was going to be used for is down for the count its a no go.

Can I use it on the newer processors, and if so how much of a difference will proper block made for the new processors out perform it.

Nice block, but I don’t want $80 of genius going in the local landfill.
 
Can I use it on the newer processors, and if so how much of a difference will proper block made for the new processors out perform it.
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Of course you can as long as you can mount it. The basic design criteria has remained the same for some time. I know of no high performance block "specifically" designed for "new" processors (and if someone claims that I would get my marketing BS meter out) and the design criteria used a few years ago remains valid (direct impingement blocks excepted.) Integrated heat spreaders have been around for a while. I seem to remember that the only concern is you need a decent pump and I am sure the testing articles and comments are still on overclockers.com. With a strong pump on it, it should do fine. WTH mount that puppy up and see for yourself, your cpu is not gonna melt.


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The horses mouth ( Cather ) will wander by and correct me. :eek:
 
You can't mount the WhiteWater blocks on Intel Socket 775 boards because of the capacitors in the way around the socket. On the AMD boards it's not an issue.

You cannot modify the WW block to fit on S775 boards either - you will cause it to leak.
 
You could still mount the WW on a S775, if you placed a 1.25" x 1.25" x 1/8" thick copper shim between the CPU and the waterblock base. This would raise the block up high enough to clear the capacitors around the socket. Performance wouldn't be fantastic, but it'd work.
 
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