Is the Apogee XT outdated?

[BourbonOrBust]

I recently revisited overclocking my cpu and that's got me thinking...

I've been rocking a Swiftek Apogee XT for 6 years now. Is it possible that cpu waterblocks have gotten way better in the 10 years since mine launched?

It has a "pin matrix" design versus the more popular channels, but of similar dimension. Other than that it seems more or less identical to the top blocks on the market.

I can't find a showdown that reaches that far back, but this one here is showing 4C differences between the best and worse performers and that's pretty compelling imo http://thermalbench.com/2016/12/02/alphacool-eisblock-xpx-cpu-waterblock/5/

This block has cooled 3 different CPUs for me and been cleaned and re-pasted each time.

 

Has anyone upgraded from this block and seen significant improvement in temps?

[LinusTech]

38 minutes ago, BourbonOrBust said:

I recently revisited overclocking my cpu and that's got me thinking...

I've been rocking a Swiftek Apogee XT for 6 years now. Is it possible that cpu waterblocks have gotten way better in the 10 years since mine launched?

It has a "pin matrix" design versus the more popular channels, but of similar dimension. Other than that it seems more or less identical to the top blocks on the market.

I can't find a showdown that reaches that far back, but this one here is showing 4C differences between the best and worse performers and that's pretty compelling imo http://thermalbench.com/2016/12/02/alphacool-eisblock-xpx-cpu-waterblock/5/

This block has cooled 3 different CPUs for me and been cleaned and re-pasted each time.

 

Has anyone upgraded from this block and seen significant improvement in temps?

 

Basically it's more about optimization for a given platform than about outright gainz these days.

[AnonymousGuy]

What ^ said.  Basically any waterblock made in the last 10 years is pretty much the same performance give or take maybe 4 degrees C delta at the most.  Exception being for giant packages like Threadripper and Skylake server...but you'd probably be buying new waterblocks and shit anyways if you have that kinda budget.

 

Having strong mounting pressure is by FAR more important thant the block design.

[BourbonOrBust]

*clicks on link*

*video already liked*

Apparently my memory of LTT videos starts degrading around the 4 year mark...

 

I'm honored to have the first comment of my first post hail from on-high

 

Thank you both for the replies! It's great news to hear my $55 used cpu block I bought from a forum listing isn't holding me back.

A de-lid and lap may be in my future, but that also may be the quarantine talking

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

56 minutes ago, BourbonOrBust said:

*clicks on link*

*video already liked*

Apparently my memory of LTT videos starts degrading around the 4 year mark...

 

I'm honored to have the first comment of my first post hail from on-high

 

Thank you both for the replies! It's great news to hear my $55 used cpu block I bought from a forum listing isn't holding me back.

A de-lid and lap may be in my future, but that also may be the quarantine talking

 

Look at you, didn't even need the ticket to be sent up the chain hahahahahaaa.