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Ditch the ZM-WB2 Gold and I wouldn't use the white water either (to restrictive)
but it will cost you nothing to swap them over so you might as well try.

Best three low restriction blocks I can think of are.

XSPC Edge
D-tek Fuzion V1 stock (not v2)
XSPC Delta V2

The newer Zalman ZM-WB5 or plus are also worth a look as they will limit corrison more that the three above (as would any nickel/gold/silver plated block)
The fuzion above is also coated but I don't know about the XSPC blocks.
 
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Having the only rad hanging off the back of the machine means that most of the heat is in the rad not the case so the exhaust air is still cool. Having a rad on the inlet fan means ambient air coming into the rad but all the heat then stays in the case until removed by an exhaust. My personal favourite is to have the former.

So putting a 120.1 on the back as the only radiator is OK but as an additional one, less than ideal. If you are going to put a rad on the back make it as big as you can and don't have any other ones.

As for your comment about OCUK, while we obviously cannot recommend or suggest alternative etailers, water-cooling is not OCUK's speciality whereas it is for some others.

Allegedly.
 
Was thinking MM for the other two myself ;) Cheaper too
And put more faith in Mike's advise on active cooling - Knows a lot more than me on the active cooling front.
 
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I was hoping this was going to be an easy addition to my current setup.

My original idea was that the 120.1 would do most of the cooling and the reserator would end up being more like a reservoir and pump which would possibly add to cooling the coolant closer to ambient room temp's.

But then the mix metals rears its head which is something i should try and avoid as much as possible. One soloution i could see but have not found any would be an active rad that is made of Aluminium.

As mike mentioned with the fact the current system the heat is transported directly out of the case i thought that with what air is expelled via the rear case fan being cool that it would help cool down the passive rad.

When OcUK first got in the new ZM-WB5 Plus block i was considering getting one to swap for my current block. I first rulled out the WW block i have at present after infor Shadowscotland had gave not long after i bought it and decided to keep hold of it till i was ready to put togther a full custom active system.

I now remember why it has taken me so long to start WC my system their are that many different soloutions and pitfalls.
 
Compared to your reserator, there are some easy ways to get cooler (although I strongly advise you to simply stop monitoring the temperatures and forget about it!).

A cheap pond pump, a heatercore and a basic block is more than adequate for a 939 (my X2-3800 is cooled by a basic Swiftech kit with only a 120.1 rad). Ask on the Members Market and see what's around. Most people who are into water-cooling have spare older parts just lying around. For example I have two blocks including an original WhiteWater, a heatercore, a Swiftech 120.1, two Eheim 1250s, tubing, spare Feser1, a 172mm 235cfm fan. It's just clutter and I bet lots of other people have similar.
 
No.

Look for one of these. "Zalman ZM-RF1 Reserator Fan Kit"

Allegedly reduces water temperatures by as much as 11C and just fits on the top of the reserator.

Or try listening. There's nothing wrong with your temperatures.
 
lol at the rad - it may help you - but an aluminum rad as a 'Thermal Maximum Grade' item, thats quite funny :D

Swap the block for a fusion V1 (there one in MM currently) those early zalman blocks really are poor by todays standards.
or do nothing and save for a low rmp active system.
Passive cooling = uber quiet and stable pc + higher temps
 
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Update

ive decided to purchase the D-Tek fusion block from MM will see if that helps reduce the temps slightly.
if i can get enough of a temp drop i might retry OC this system to get a bit more life out of it giving me more time to save up for the full upgrade later this year.
 
sounds good with luck i will see a similar temp drop which could mean i can get this chip further than the measily 2.5Ghz i got before.
it,s been sitting @ stock as 300Mhz is really not worth it.
 
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