Excelsior, I'm probably gonna sound a little harsh here, but these comments are meant to help you. I apologize in advance.
1. In order to be taken seriously, you must present yourself well. Sen tenc es ty ped likethis arev ery h ard to re adand donotlookprofessionall.
2. Learn the differences between "heat" and "temperature" and be clear in their uses. For example, if a CPU is generating 50W of heat, all waterblocks will dissipate 50W of heat (ignoring secondary heat paths.) The equilibrium temperatures will be different, but they will all dissipate the same amount of heat in steady state.
3. Understand the necessity of repeatable results. Unless you spend the money to have all of your equipment calibrated regularly, and do a shunt cal before each test, your results will not be accurate. However, accuracy isn't as important as repeatability in this particular field of testing. (You're not going to publish these results in any journals, are you?
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4. Understand that many people here will try to help you, but most people here have a very weak understanding of heat transfer and thermodynamics. Many will inadvertantly mislead you. You must be able to tell when someone posts false information.
5. Finally, realize that testing is some of the most boring work known to man. It's even more monotonous than assembly line work. If you are independently wealthy and have nothing better to do with your time, go ahead with your plan. Let's estimate your cost of testing a waterblock to be about $5, and it will take you about 10 hours per block once you are comfortable with your test setup. (Both are very conservative numbers...) Are you prepared to be paid $2.50/hr for your troubles? Trust me, after spending 1 month testing, you'll realize that a job at Wal-Mart is much more fun and rewarding.
Sorry to chastise you, but reality is usually harsh. Just realize what you're getting into before you spend too much money.
