Pooky said:And? I didn't say it was quiet nor did I say it looked better, I merely said we both use it and it works. I didn't say it will beat every thing out there either. Looks are subjective. I have a 1/2" system as well, and I happen to like all sorts of waterblocks (I have an original Whitewater) and am looking into buying a Maze2 for an older system. I don't care to berate others for not seeing eye to eye, so I don't bother with most of you Pro Cooling folks.
you said " it's engineering versus brute force" like german blocks are finely crafted by teams of thermodynamic engineers while american blocks are just slabs of copper that have gallons of water dumped on them. im not berating you for "not seeing eye to eye" im telling you that you are wrong.