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Silver Edition WB

  • 12-08-2013 10:28am
    #1
    bladesofglory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭


    HI Lads

    Does anyone have any experience with the Silver edition water-blocks, are they worth investing in and do they reduce temps by as much as they claim?


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  • #2
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    These kind of threads (short, easy enough question, not much info) are better suited to the off topic thread. Your more likely to get an answer here anyway.


  • #3
    bladesofglory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭bladesofglory


    Gumbi wrote: »
    These kind of threads (short, easy enough question, not much info) are better suited to the off topic thread. Your more likely to get an answer here anyway.

    OK I get you, do you have any experience with them?


  • #4
    NTMK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭NTMK


    bladesofglory wrote: »
    HI Lads

    Does anyone have any experience with the Silver edition water-blocks, are they worth investing in and do they reduce temps by as much as they claim?

    Nope as silver is only 7% better at conducting heat than copper esp. when nickel plating is involed which conducts heat at a quarter of the ablity of both

    when you consider the difference between Copper and Nickel in waterblocks is minimal, nickel plated or even bare silver isnt going to do anything


  • #5
    bladesofglory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭bladesofglory


    NTMK wrote: »
    Nope as silver is only 7% better at conducting heat than copper esp. when nickel plating is involed which conducts heat at a quarter of the ablity of both

    when you consider the difference between Copper and Nickel in waterblocks is minimal, nickel plated or even bare silver isnt going to do anything

    Thanks for the informative answer, very helpful. My current Water-block is the ek-supremacy nickel would it be worth upgrading to a Silver Edition>?


  • #6
    NTMK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,575 ✭✭✭NTMK


    bladesofglory wrote: »
    Thanks for the informative answer, very helpful. My current Water-block is the ek-supremacy nickel would it be worth upgrading to a Silver Edition>?

    no you wont see a temp difference of more than a degree or 2. nickel vs silver in cooling terms means nothing between -200 and +250 and isnt worth the cost even outside of that range


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  • #7
    bladesofglory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭bladesofglory


    NTMK wrote: »
    no you wont see a temp difference of more than a degree or 2. nickel vs silver in cooling terms means nothing between -200 and +250 and isnt worth the cost even outside of that range

    OK THANKS FOR THE HELP, APPRECIATED. What would you advise for best cooling of a cpu, baring in mind its currently cooling already 2 GpUs
    using 1 x 480 Rad


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