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Old 09-26-04, 07:20 AM Thread Starter   #1
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WW Poly or AL tops?


AL tops for the D-TEK White Water are $10 dollars more than the poly tops. I was wondering if they're necessary, if so why?

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Old 09-26-04, 07:35 AM   #2
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Not sure, but I was told not to bother with the poly tops.
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Old 09-26-04, 12:41 PM   #3
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Some people that have owned poly topped blocks have had it crack on them. I'm no machinist, but I imagine machining Al is a bit more difficult than machining the polycarbonate.
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Old 09-26-04, 01:11 PM   #4
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AL tops for the D-TEK White Water are $10 dollars more than the poly tops. I was wondering if they're necessary, if so why?
poly tops, can crack with time.
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Old 09-26-04, 01:33 PM   #5
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Mine cracked after a month, bought a copper top from logicooling and no more problems and almost looks as nice, very good quality from Neomosis

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Old 09-26-04, 01:35 PM   #6
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Milkman, that sucks

Did anything get wet/ruined???
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Old 09-26-04, 01:52 PM   #7
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Nope, I had Uv dye and lights and noticed it dripping onto my 9500pro
so I looked really close and found a small spyder crack, down she went and I ordered the copper top and all has been well for 7+ months now, only topped the coolant once with maybe 1/2 an ounce

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Old 09-26-04, 02:08 PM   #8
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Thats good. You got kind of lucky there, I notice your 9500Pro is still in your sig

If it got destroyed and I were you I would have made them replace it for me!
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Old 09-26-04, 02:12 PM   #9
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yeaaa but they wouldn't have done it, they probabbly would have just laughed at you for thinking about that.

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Yes, I know there would be a slim chance of that happening... but still, at least call and give them a hard time about it!

I work at a call center... ppl do that to me all day long 5 days a week - any chance I get and I'm doing it back!! lol - I know, I'm like a little kid
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Old 09-26-04, 02:17 PM   #11
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Why pay $60 for a whitewater with an aluminum top (or even $50 for a poly top that may crack) when a $40 MCW6000 (or 6002) will do as well as the whitewater and better at lower flow rates? You also don't have to deal with using a Y to rejoin the 2 outlets. Unless you can realistically get a 2+ gallon-per-minute flow rate (and it's not easy to achieve), what's the attraction to the whitewater? It's not the top block anymore especially considering cost vs. performance.

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Don't wanna kill it, it's my sons next upgrade and from there his stuff goes down to the next and the next and the next etc... when you have 5 kids all with built from my past upgrades every piece of hardware helps

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Why pay $60 for a whitewater with an aluminum top (or even $50 for a poly top that may crack) when a $40 MCW6000 (or 6002) will do as well as the whitewater and better at lower flow rates?
YAY, thats the one I decided on! the 6002-A
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Old 09-26-04, 06:21 PM   #14
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the swiftech mcw 6002 is a very well built block that has excellent performance - at approx. $40 it is a helluva deal. It comes with very good instructions, the base is supa-flat, all of the hardware is well-built, solid copper construction (so no worries about cracks or anodizing that might wear off and lead to galvanic corrosion) and it even comes with metal tube clamps.

the solder line around the outer edge of the block's base is so thin (due to amazingly tight tolerances on the machining) that you can hardly even see it.

swiftech gets a huge for this one.

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Old 09-26-04, 07:17 PM   #15
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^^^ What he said. Got a 6002-A in the mail a week ago... it is beautiful. I keep wanting to baby it and treat it delicately, but really its just built like a tank.

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Old 09-27-04, 07:04 AM   #17
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With ur 6002-A blocks... I got finger prints stuck on the bottom of mine - I couldnt get them to come out! Anyone else? Oh well.
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