Can the type of water block you have really change ur CPU temp?

ryanthesav

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Can the type of water block you have really change ur CPU temp? I have the thermaltake cpu block that came with my water coolign kit. I have been told that it sucks but it has served me fine. I added another radiator to the cycle which seems to be working. I was wondering if anyone could tell me a better water block that I could use and tell me what kinds of temp changes i will see from this improvment.

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dragonsprayer

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not much but yes

if you have a really bad water block the water flow is poor and the heat removal is poor

if you have a really good water block - the heat flow fast from the cpu to the water interface. the water is dispersed in a good manner to allow fast heat removal to the water.

poor heat flow from the block

or poor water flow

can change the heat removal - the hotter the cpu the bigger the difference between a good one and a bad one

all water blocks are close by the main suppliers