Which water cooling CPU block out of these ?

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Alphacool NexXxos XP nickel+copper base.
Alphacool NexXxos HP Pro
Alphacool NexXxos NBXS-i2 SIlver
Thermalright XWB-1

basically i own an Alphacool NexXxos XP block already but its for 939, for the price of buying a new 775 bracket i can buy a whole new block. namely one of these above.
 
shadowscotland said:
why those 4?

Dtek fusion v2, EK supreme, Swiftech GTZ, XSPC edge (and maybe Cuplex XT Double Impact) would be most people's pick if geting a 'new' block
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anant_shah94 said:
why not get dtek or swiftech?
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price. i can get any one of those for under a tenner delivered.

basically as i mentioned in the OP i own an Alphacool NexXxos XP block already but its for 939, for the price of buying a new 775 bracket i can buy alone of these blocks...

so i guess i need to know, do i spend £15 on a new bracket nof my nexxos XP,

or do i buy one of these instead:

lphacool NexXxos HP Pro
Alphacool NexXxos NBXS-i2 SIlver
Thermalright XWB-1
 
Neither - wait for one of the above blocks (Dtek fusion v2, EK supreme, Swiftech GTZ, XSPC edge) to go up on the MM.
 
beh* said:
Neither - wait for one of the above blocks (Dtek fusion v2, EK supreme, Swiftech GTZ, XSPC edge) to go up on the MM.
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Your'll still not get one of them for a £10 beh, Swiftech GT yes, top 4 no way.

The review i just read said the thermalright was between the GT and GTX in temp's so I'd say it's well worth a £10.

It is a restrictive block but then so is your NexXxos XP - high flow system is a must

Edit: reviews conclusion
I was surprised. Thermalright's first attempt at a CPU water block performs well on our test bed, looks great, and has a good bundle included with it, especially the backplate, and colour-coded mounting screws. Little touches like that go a long way. One thing I'd like to see added to the bundle would be an AM2 backplate, but realistically, how many water cooling enthusiasts are running AM2 CPUs right now...

Unfortunately that's not the end of the story. It became clear to me during testing that our test bed represents an UNFAIR advantage for this block. It's an extremely low restriction setup with a very good quality pump running at full speed. For some users, this is representative of what they are using, but most users are either running their D5 (or equivalent) pump at a lower speed for less noise, or are running other blocks in their loop OR BOTH. What that means for the Thermalright XWB-1 is that its performance is no longer chart-topping once you take away these advantages.

At the end of the day, it comes down to the individual user. This block looks great, and provides the best out of the box* performance in a high flow loop. If you're running a low restriction PA120.X radiator with a high flow pump (D5, DDC w/Petra top, or Iwaki) and nothing else in your loop, the XWB-1 is the block to beat.

*it should be noted that the APOGEE GTX needed to be "bowed" with a thicker O-ring in order to beat the XWB-1

If you're running your pump at half speed for less noise, or you have a GPU (particularly with a full-coverage block) or chipset in your loop with your CPU, then you may find the XWB-1 less than ideal.
 
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shadowscotland said:
Your'll still not get one of them for a £10 beh, Swiftech GT yes, top 4 no way.

The review i just read said the thermalright was between the GT and GTX in temp's so I'd say it's well worth a £10.

It is a restrictive block but then so is your NexXxos XP - high flow system is a must

Edit: reviews conclusion
I was surprised. Thermalright's first attempt at a CPU water block performs well on our test bed, looks great, and has a good bundle included with it, especially the backplate, and colour-coded mounting screws. Little touches like that go a long way. One thing I'd like to see added to the bundle would be an AM2 backplate, but realistically, how many water cooling enthusiasts are running AM2 CPUs right now...

Unfortunately that's not the end of the story. It became clear to me during testing that our test bed represents an UNFAIR advantage for this block. It's an extremely low restriction setup with a very good quality pump running at full speed. For some users, this is representative of what they are using, but most users are either running their D5 (or equivalent) pump at a lower speed for less noise, or are running other blocks in their loop OR BOTH. What that means for the Thermalright XWB-1 is that its performance is no longer chart-topping once you take away these advantages.

At the end of the day, it comes down to the individual user. This block looks great, and provides the best out of the box* performance in a high flow loop. If you're running a low restriction PA120.X radiator with a high flow pump (D5, DDC w/Petra top, or Iwaki) and nothing else in your loop, the XWB-1 is the block to beat.

*it should be noted that the APOGEE GTX needed to be "bowed" with a thicker O-ring in order to beat the XWB-1

If you're running your pump at half speed for less noise, or you have a GPU (particularly with a full-coverage block) or chipset in your loop with your CPU, then you may find the XWB-1 less than ideal.
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im running 500lph on half inch tubing and only cooling the cpu, so id say its fine :D
 
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