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Cathar released pics of the new Storm G5
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up late eh nigely?
Anyway, basically everyone puts a different price on different things.
If you're hardcore and you want to put everything you can into cooling your CPU, short of going sub zero or extreme cooling, then the storm G5 is for you, but if you're looking for 'bang for the buck' watercooling, you're in it for the silence, not the MHz, then the G5 isnt anything, but a license to brag.
Anyway, basically everyone puts a different price on different things.
If you're hardcore and you want to put everything you can into cooling your CPU, short of going sub zero or extreme cooling, then the storm G5 is for you, but if you're looking for 'bang for the buck' watercooling, you're in it for the silence, not the MHz, then the G5 isnt anything, but a license to brag.
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It's all about relativity. If you can get the best heatercore for watercooling for less than $50, then that's all fine and good, but the high end in watercooling ramps all the way up to $150.
But if that guy does it the other way round and buys a cheapo rad that sux at cooling, then buys a $150 waterblock, he's a total dumfuk
But if that guy does it the other way round and buys a cheapo rad that sux at cooling, then buys a $150 waterblock, he's a total dumfuk
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Then you won't get it. Cathar will sell as many of these as he can make, that is my prediction.nigely said:
Guys, relax. He's just voicing his opinion. It is true that its all about relativity. I ordered a G4 and for me ordering the G5 wouldn't do much for me except for the bling factor. But for someone that has maybe a subpar waterblock, and want to go straight for the high end, the G5 is more than worth it. Is it worth it? Of course! It is made of silver. Performance wise over the G4 then I can say its not worth it for someone that already has a G4 except for the bling factor, and I am a sucker for bling factors. But I already have a G4 coming so im satisfied for now.
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Is that anondized aluminum I see?
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I'm not twisting anyone's arm over these things. I make the silver blocks because I keep getting people asking me to do so. Since I'm not a commercial waterblock manufacturer I am somewhat more open to do things in a customised fashion. People want silver? Fine - I can do that for them. At the end of the day I'm making next to nothing on the stuff I get made up. The blocks cost what they cost, and I'm not holding a gun to anyone's head and saying "Pay up bucko!", so I really don't understand what there is to complain about.
What is interesting to me though is the physchology behind people who do complain about how others decide to spend their money.
What is interesting to me though is the physchology behind people who do complain about how others decide to spend their money.
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No, it is Delrin, a composite plastic.It_The_Cow said:
Oh boy, I can't wait to get my hands on one of these blocks 
If I can remember correctley, isn't there a 1*c drop in temps from the g4 to the g5? Also, I am a sucker for the bling bling effect, compound that by the best waterblock on the market today, I'll be more than happy to pay the $150.
If I can remember correctley, isn't there a 1*c drop in temps from the g4 to the g5? Also, I am a sucker for the bling bling effect, compound that by the best waterblock on the market today, I'll be more than happy to pay the $150.
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Very nice work. Very purty.
I need to read up on Cathar's previous blocks now.......
I need to read up on Cathar's previous blocks now.......
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Very nice work Cathar. I appreciate you using a single barb outlet, even though there's a tiny improvement in a two barb design. As you said, the gain isn't worth the hassle, and after using this WW for about 6 months...two outlets really CAN be a hassle.
Once you've got enough heatercoreage the water can't get any cooler than ambient temp. The parts of the system that can be improved after that point are the pump and the block. The people you see buying blocks like Cathar's are the same who are willing to spend the extra $$$ to get an Iwaki or some other sweet pump. The correlation there is obvious. If you really want the best of the best...this is where you go to get it.
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nigely said:
Answered earlier right here in this very thread:
http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=3132232&postcount=17
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