[antesignani]

has anyone had any experience with the fluid XP vortex? i bought it to replace my koolance cpu 330. i needed a solid copper block, so i bought this one. check it out!

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=21189

 

[ira-k]

I think its just a re-branded Fuzion...If it is its a really good block...

EDIT: I looked at it again it is a Fuzion...

 

[antesignani]

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Originally Posted by ira-k I think its just a re-branded Fuzion...If it is its a really good block... EDIT: I looked at it again it is a Fuzion...

ya know, i thought the same thing when i saw it lol

i think im gonna look at the fuzion again

 

[ira-k]

Hey their good blocks...if I didn't use Stingers I would be using a Fuzion...

...D-Tek

 

[antesignani]

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Originally Posted by ira-k Hey their good blocks...if I didn't use Stingers I would be using a Fuzion... ...D-Tek

yeah its the exact same thing except 10 dollars more hahaha. and how do you like your stingers, btw?

 

[ira-k]

I really like them...I like all metal blocks and the Stingers cool great...

Here's his web-site if you want to look at them..

....Stinger Water Blocks

 

[Dryadsoul]

Yep, it's a Fuzion right down to the round born on sticker.

 

[CyberDruid]

Having had the pleasure of handling a Stinger V8 I will say it is a piece of metal art as well as a high performance WB. It simply radiates oldr world craftsmanship...right down to the perfectly flat mirror polish.

Although I am perfectly happy with the FuZion if I could only own one WB it would be ahandcrafted one from fstfrddy

 

[Villainstone]

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Originally Posted by CyberDruid Having had the pleasure of handling a Stinger V8 I will say it is a piece of metal art as well as a high performance WB. It simply radiates oldr world craftsmanship...right down to the perfectly flat mirror polish. Although I am perfectly happy with the FuZion if I could only own one WB it would be ahandcrafted one from fstfrddy

I couldn't agree more CD. I live pretty close to him and I plan on getting a V8 Economy WB. I was told that the Fuzion cooler about 2C lower but there is love in those blocks. I still need to send payments but I'm not buying anyWC parts till the end of August so no big deal.

 

[ira-k]

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Originally Posted by CyberDruid Having had the pleasure of handling a Stinger V8 I will say it is a piece of metal art as well as a high performance WB. It simply radiates oldr world craftsmanship...right down to the perfectly flat mirror polish. Although I am perfectly happy with the FuZion if I could only own one WB it would be ahandcrafted one from fstfrddy

HaHa...CD you've been Stingerized..

..Pic's don't do them justice at all, it's a whole different story when you get them in your hands and try them....

 

[antesignani]

the d-tek 8800 gtx WB is pretty clean, but i like the way EK has his water channel over the memory too, actively cooling it.

that d-tek WB would be so much more nice if it had channels over the memory too.

 

[Martinm210]

It's a fuzion, but I here they also come with a nozzle which is cool

And I just noticed this but it also seems to come with the standard fuzion gasket injected slag-----VVVVV

 

[antesignani]

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Originally Posted by Martinm210 It's a fuzion, but I here they also come with a nozzle which is cool And I just noticed this but it also seems to come with the standard fuzion gasket injected slag-----VVVVV

yeah i was taking a closer look at it last night and im not too crazy about that inlet gasket. it seems it might impede flow too much.

 

[RonindeBeatrice]

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Originally Posted by antesignani yeah i was taking a closer look at it last night and im not too crazy about that inlet gasket. it seems it might impede flow too much.

That's the idea. Creates much pressure "jetting" the water onto the pins below... I was thinking I'd likely want one for my fuzion somewhere down the road.

 

[antesignani]

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Originally Posted by RonindeBeatrice That's the idea. Creates much pressure "jetting" the water onto the pins below... I was thinking I'd likely want one for my fuzion somewhere down the road.

well, i kinda figured thats what they were going for, but wouldnt that make components further down my loop suffer due to decreased flow?

 

[ira-k]

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Originally Posted by antesignani yeah i was taking a closer look at it last night and im not too crazy about that inlet gasket. it seems it might impede flow too much.

Take a look here you just need to open it up and clean the excess slag off the O-Ring..I do that with my blocks anyway, some have hanging metal shavings or bent pins or just crud in them..I would guess you could take the jet out to but I don't know for sure..

....D-Tek Fuzion install tip! (Or Why You Should Clean New Blocks)

 

[Dryadsoul]

Those impingement plates pop right out, just push on it from the bottom with a Sharpie.

Martin and I have both tested DIY jet plates, with varying degrees of success.
Although we install ours in the blocks mid plate inlet rather than in the top plate like Vortex.

 

[antesignani]

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Originally Posted by Dryadsoul Those impingement plates pop right out, just push on it from the bottom with a Sharpie. Martin and I have both tested DIY jet plates, with varying degrees of success. Although we install ours in the blocks mid plate inlet rather than in the top plate like Vortex.

and the jets actually make it run cooler? ira-k was telling me a little about the jets, but the only thing im worried about is my GTXs getting choked off by it.

 

[Dryadsoul]

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Originally Posted by antesignani and the jets actually make it run cooler?

Yes, by 1-2ºC. Can't comment on GPU restriction as I run CPU only loop.