Best of the old d-tek blocks?

zeroKlvn · Feb 12, 2004

Which block ended up being the better performer? The TC-4 or the Spir@l? I'm lookin to get a better block than the pos im sportin right now (ancient Blackedge) and both of these are going for $25 at dtekcustoms and I'm thinkin of pickin one up. I just wish my metal shop teacher would let us use copper, grrr!!
-zero

pauldenton · Feb 12, 2004

zeroKlvn said:
Which block ended up being the better performer? The TC-4 or the Spir@l? I'm lookin to get a better block than the pos im sportin right now (ancient Blackedge) and both of these are going for $25 at dtekcustoms and I'm thinkin of pickin one up. I just wish my metal shop teacher would let us use copper, grrr!!
-zero

atm they have a "s&d" tc-4 at $15+3.50 for barbs....
http://www.dtekcustoms.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=99

answer may depend on the rest of your setup i think... spiral is less restrictive than the tc-4 (and just about any other block iirc.....)

AngryAlpaca · Feb 12, 2004

It doesn't look less restrictive... And, the TC-4 is sold out, I think.

pauldenton · Feb 12, 2004

AngryAlpaca said:
It doesn't look less restrictive... And, the TC-4 is sold out, I think.

shows in stock for me...
spiral:

looks a lot less restrictive to me than
TC-4:

which has a more convoluted run, and spiral spring like objects ostructing the flow...

FIZZ3 · Feb 12, 2004

Flow restriction isn't the only variable to consider- if it were, a block like the WW or Cascade would not perform so well.

Back when these blocks were all DTEK offered, it was commonly said that the TC-4 was better, even though it used to be cheaper than the spir@l.

pauldenton · Feb 12, 2004

FIZZ3 said:
Flow restriction isn't the only variable to consider- if it were, a block like the WW or Cascade would not perform so well.

Back when these blocks were all DTEK offered, it was commonly said that the TC-4 was better, even though it used to be cheaper than the spir@l.

TC-4 is the more recent design, so it should be better...

UberBlue · Feb 12, 2004

TC-4. At $25 it's a steal.

JML · Feb 12, 2004

$25 is great for a tc-4. I would make sure to lap it though

zeroKlvn · Feb 13, 2004

Thanks for the input, I hope I'll be able to purchase one in the very near future. I just need to convince a cautious friend to hotflash my damn bios chip so my NF7-S will be back in operation.
-zero

SemiCycle · Feb 13, 2004

I used a Spiral for over a year and loved it. Most of the reports I've seen suggest the TC-4 will perform better by a couple degrees.

BTW, for you bios issue, have you seen these:
http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_info.php?cPath=156_157&products_id=1818
http://www.excaliberpc.com/default.php?cPath=156_157&sort=1a&&page=5

Raider84 · Feb 13, 2004

Ive noticed that they are relatively the same. for example, for spir@l http://www.ipkonfig.com/Reviews/LiquidCooling/Dtek-Spiral/Page4/
and for tc-4 http://www.ipkonfig.com/Reviews/LiquidCooling/Dtek-TC-4Rev2/Page3/

zeroKlvn · Feb 13, 2004

Thanks for those links, SemiCircle, I might buy one of those just for the insurance it would give me. I have a bios extractor but its for the older, large rectangular chips, not the new ones, damn. I just ghetto rigged one, but he doesnt trust it, so...
-zero

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