Please Help pick waterblocks 4 CPU AM3+, GPU - Titan and Radiator.

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moulderhere

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I'm not new to fixing a radiator on a car once or twice lol.

I've decided to get back into watercooling (I used to do peltier/watercooling on 486 back in the day).

What's a great AM3+ Waterblock.
GFX Titan waterblock

and 3 120 MM Fan Radiator.

I'm using 3/8' inside diameter, 1/2 outside tubing.

ALL parts need to be from
www.frozencpu.com

Thank you to everyone, and hope you have a sunny weekend!
 
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manofchalk
When it comes to EK, the word is "Nickel".

A while ago a batch of their Nickel products received a bad plating job and started to corrode like crazy, on such a wide scale that it was obvious it was a manufacturing fault. Early on, members of EK support admitted it was a manufacturing issue. Then EK made the statement that it was the enthusiasts use of Distilled water instead of their branded coolants causing the issue, and wouldn't replace any blocks if they could prove it.
This was back in 2010-2011ish

EK Nickel blocks are fine now, though they will always have a bad reputation from this.
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manofchalk

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Combination of what the above have said, no point asking here as all water-blocks perform so similarly you could take a lottery and not make a bad choice, and if you do want to know which is the best then Skinnee Labs and Martins Liquid Labs have reviews on them.

Titan blocks, again similar story. Suspect you wont be able to find reviews on them though, GPU blocks arent as heavily covered as CPU blocks and they are relatively new blocks as well.

Radiator depends on your situation and fan setup. I personally like to go overkill with slim radiators since their cheap (and so are the fans) but there are others who settle for nothing less than thick rads and beastly fans.
 
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manofchalk

manofchalk

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When it comes to EK, the word is "Nickel".

A while ago a batch of their Nickel products received a bad plating job and started to corrode like crazy, on such a wide scale that it was obvious it was a manufacturing fault. Early on, members of EK support admitted it was a manufacturing issue. Then EK made the statement that it was the enthusiasts use of Distilled water instead of their branded coolants causing the issue, and wouldn't replace any blocks if they could prove it.
This was back in 2010-2011ish

EK Nickel blocks are fine now, though they will always have a bad reputation from this.
 
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