Intimidator CPU-GPU-Chipset Water Blocks Review

jmke · 16th April 2004, 15:18

Piotke scores a hatt-trick!

Quote:

Now that water cooling systems are becoming more popular, you'll find a lot of retail solutions. Most of them are high priced and offer only average performance. Building the setup yourself is an option, but getting the blocks is the most difficult part I think. Good performance for a decent price...
This week I've been testing a new revision of a set of warter blocks from Frigus Engineerings. Blue powah!

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=163

16th April 2004, 15:29

Nice review

Btw, did you realy count all the isomo cubes ? :grin:

Sidney · 16th April 2004, 17:37

Do U.S. customers get the discount??

And, what is the price in U.S. dollar?

piotke · 16th April 2004, 18:12

well,

for that I would advise you to mail him. Discount should be no problem. but the price & shipping cost...

info@frigus.nl

16th April 2004, 19:32

You showed a rendered pic of the inside, is that the inside of the cpu block? of also of the nforce2 block?
And how does the inside of the vga block look like?

Maybe just open all three of 'em and show us

Furthermore, how does it (the cpu block) compare to a block that has the water pressed vertically onto the core (like the cascade, or the rbx)

16th April 2004, 19:34

Oh yes, does the water ever gets into contact with anything else then copper? (apart from the brass fittings).
Because I dont know if I could trust the "anodized copper-alloy" for example.

piotke · 16th April 2004, 19:46

idonno, I'll try to open one block this evening

21st April 2004, 16:57

piotke is a busy man, or maybe he has problems with his memory

piotke · 21st April 2004, 17:15

Couldn't find the right tools.

The one "imbus sleutel" I have, that fits, has become round.

But, I can say:

BGA block has the same pattern inside, and only the base seems to pure copper. The top (on the inside), is also copper, but anodized.

21st April 2004, 18:04

does that affect the water in the loop, just like a combination of copper and alu give a battery effect?

16th April 2004, 17:37	#3
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Do U.S. customers get the discount?? And, what is the price in U.S. dollar? __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

16th April 2004, 18:12	#4
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	well, for that I would advise you to mail him. Discount should be no problem. but the price & shipping cost... info@frigus.nl __________________ .

16th April 2004, 19:46	#7
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	idonno, I'll try to open one block this evening __________________ .

21st April 2004, 17:15	#9
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	Couldn't find the right tools. The one "imbus sleutel" I have, that fits, has become round. But, I can say: BGA block has the same pattern inside, and only the base seems to pure copper. The top (on the inside), is also copper, but anodized. __________________ .

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16th April 2004, 15:29	#2
wutske Posts: n/a	Nice review Btw, did you realy count all the isomo cubes ? :grin:

16th April 2004, 19:32	#5
Dieter@be Posts: n/a	You showed a rendered pic of the inside, is that the inside of the cpu block? of also of the nforce2 block? And how does the inside of the vga block look like? Maybe just open all three of 'em and show us Furthermore, how does it (the cpu block) compare to a block that has the water pressed vertically onto the core (like the cascade, or the rbx)

16th April 2004, 19:34	#6
Dieter@be Posts: n/a	Oh yes, does the water ever gets into contact with anything else then copper? (apart from the brass fittings). Because I dont know if I could trust the "anodized copper-alloy" for example.

21st April 2004, 16:57	#8
Dieter@be Posts: n/a	piotke is a busy man, or maybe he has problems with his memory

21st April 2004, 18:04	#10
TeuS Posts: n/a	does that affect the water in the loop, just like a combination of copper and alu give a battery effect?