D-Tek FuZion owners

Logic Zero · 21 Jun 2007 at 00:27

I am planning on getting one of these blocks for my E6600, but have a few questions. The first is have any of you mounted this block upside down? The barb placement is very funky and im not too keen on the way i'll have to route my tubing in a twist. I understand the outlet barb is at the top (right) for a reason; otherwise mavity would allow the water to move straight down if there was a barb on the bottom. The barb at the top allows the whole block to 'fill' up before the water leaves. Considering the placement of the cores on C2D's (they lie horizontally when in my mobo), would turning the block upside down make much of a difference anyway?

Last Q; can you turn the block a 90° in its bracket? Say if turning the whole thing upside-down would drastically hit my temps, could I rotate the block to allow the outlet to be on the top left instead of top right? In other words, is the block the same size/shape on each and every side?

Mekrel · 21 Jun 2007 at 00:30

the only reason they recommend the outlet to be above the inlet is for ease of bleeding.

chaparral · 21 Jun 2007 at 02:02

There a risk of getting an airlock in it..if you use it upsize down....

w3bbo · 21 Jun 2007 at 07:55

Once its been bled correctly you can have it anyway you like. It is however much easier to bleed it in the correct mounting position.

Street · 21 Jun 2007 at 08:09

Hmm, my outlet is below my inlet.. Didn't want to have my tubes in some awkward position and that was the best way for it!

Haven't had any problems so far!

Logic Zero · 21 Jun 2007 at 12:07

Awesome, thanks guys, I will set it up, bleed it and then attach it to the CPU.

Sinny · 21 Jun 2007 at 13:14

you have the same motherboard as me logic, tell me how you get on with it as im planning on getting watercooling with a Fuzion block, apparently you have to detach the crazycool heatsink from the back of the motherboard.

Logic Zero · 21 Jun 2007 at 21:55

Wow really? I don't see how that would work, it just uses posts :confused:

Either way, I'll get my hands on one and let you know.

Drazic · 21 Jun 2007 at 22:14

Hold on all of you, get your facts right.

It really really really does not matter what way it goes as long you have the inlet being in the center ulike a few!

The base is bowed.

You are better off testing it to find in which direction gives the best contact to the IHS.

Cheap thermal paste, about an hour and some effort.

Fit, remove check the inprint.

Once it's covered sweet.

Marked the block with fine tip marker pen so you know which way to have it for the best contact.

If you need to have the top in this direct or that to get easy bleeding which the Fuzion is not or nice hose layout undo the sod and make the chnage but make sre the base is in the right location.

This is being done by a good few

Even the guy that test for D-tek!

I got a nice drop of 4c when i did due to a convex IHS and getting the bow into the best location!