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DarkDraco
03-06-05, 08:03 AM
how does koolance perform compared to danger den

koolance- $80 http://www.svc.com/vid-nv2-l06-18.html
dangerden- $125 http://www.dangerdenstore.com/product.php?productid=64&cat=48&page=1

mat1314
03-06-05, 08:39 AM
I dunno how well they work, but the koolance is cheaper albeit butt ugly IMO

thorilan
03-06-05, 10:02 AM
im betting the design of the DD one will have much more cooling potential but will be much more limited to the amount of cards it can be attached to . just my guess

Sentential
03-06-05, 10:05 AM
im betting the design of the DD one will have much more cooling potential but will be much more limited to the amount of cards it can be attached to . just my guess
You'd be surpised. Id go for the koolance. I know 100% for a fact that the DD block blows and has recieved considerable scrutiny from the pro-cooling guys.

Basically it cant be worse that the DD and its cheaper

thorilan
03-06-05, 10:21 AM
my coment was based purely on design not on thier manufacture quality which does have a considerable impact so ill leave it up to those that have actual experiance with those 2 blocks

Sneaky
03-06-05, 01:11 PM
#1, the koolance block is aluminum, al + cu = bad

#2, cooling the RAM with a VGA block really isnt necessary IMO - just get 2 DD Maze4 blocks w/ the new acetal top, and some BGA ramsinks, and you'll save alot of cash, plus get better results in the end

marscay
03-07-05, 05:18 PM
yep what ^^^ said is spot on

cooling memory means less flow ....when it's not really needed ....just like chipset blocks.

smokenjoe
03-07-05, 06:21 PM
For SLI the DangerDen Maze4 GPU Acetal top would be tops on my list. Low resistance good mounting of barbs making tube routing much easer and good performance.

MVC
03-08-05, 05:28 PM
Also, the Koolance uses 1/4" tubing. Could it even be upgraded to 1/2" to match the rest of a system?

man_utd
03-08-05, 05:29 PM
Nope. It would be almost pointless.

MVC
03-08-05, 05:32 PM
For SLI the DangerDen Maze4 GPU Acetal top would be tops on my list. Low resistance good mounting of barbs making tube routing much easer and good performance.

For SLI, take a look at the new low profile Acetal Maze4 GPU blocks. They'll give you a little more room to play with and they're the same price as the regular ones.

thegreek
03-08-05, 05:33 PM
For SLI the DangerDen Maze4 GPU Acetal top would be tops on my list. Low resistance good mounting of barbs making tube routing much easer and good performance.

I agree, go with the DangerDen Maze4 GPU Acetal top