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Is this still "THE" kit to get
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yes and no. the no becuase youll hafta open up the block and de-burr it, and yes because it still comes with awesome high quality parts.
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well, on the apogee, cause swiftech was hasty with making this block, they left some like metal shavings that are still attached to the block that need to be like picked out. look here for further details see here http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=427575&page=1
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id say go for the apogee kit, just because its a really good waterblock for the price, but to get optimal performance you need to keep your IHS on, if you take it off, then boom, lots of the performance goes right ou the window.
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then the apogee is not the block for you. try to find a kit that still uses the storm.
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IHS ? wtf is that 
haha
<- noooob
haha<- noooob
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its cause of the DTR. chips with small dies dont work very well with the Apogee. it even says that chips like AXP's wont do well with it
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RDWest2005 said:IHS ? wtf is that
^ noooob
IHS means integrated heat spreader. its the metal thing on your processor. only on a64s is it removable, with P4's it is too, but its WICKED risky, the processor hasta be at 75ºC for the solder to be melted, and its just a big mess.
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treepop said:
i found it! http://www.voyeurmods.com/index.php?action=item&id=1826&prevaction=category&previd=2&prevstart=0
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There are two performance components when considering a block:
1) Heat Transfer
2) Pressure drop
Ignoring the second part isn't a good idea, the more water moving through the system per minute the better cooling you'll observe. If you plan on adding Chipset or VGA blocks to your circuit you'll be very glad you didn't choose the Storm block. The Storm gets 1C-2C better results but incurs a very large pressure drop to do so.
AFAIK the 1C-2C improvment isn't worth the loss of flow (GPM).
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