Cpu Waterblock options

[EliteCulture]

Has anyone on here ever owned a Swiftech H220-X before? I was interested in the cpu block so went ahead and found an acrylic one ebay. The first one I received had spider webs near the screw holes, so that was a dud. Bought a second one but the newer model and again, cracks within the acrylic. Do you guys think this is from the acrylic version? I just ordered another first gen one but in black to see lol.

[W-L]

33 minutes ago, EliteCulture said:

Has anyone on here ever owned a Swiftech H220-X before? I was interested in the cpu block so went ahead and found an acrylic one ebay. The first one I received had spider webs near the screw holes, so that was a dud. Bought a second one but the newer model and again, cracks within the acrylic. Do you guys think this is from the acrylic version? I just ordered another first gen one but in black to see lol.

It depends on the acrylic as some are very hard and brittle while others are softer. However almost all acrylic will crack with age due to stresses being applied for long periods of time and then being released. 
 

The black version should be made from acetal which is less prone to cracking compared to acrylic. 
 

Their new SKF version uses metal threads.

 

-Moved to liquid and exotic cooling-

[Kalm_Traveler]

Based on your thread title - were you willing to consider other 'cpu waterblock options' ?

 

I've only used EK and Heatkiller - but having recently tried out Heatkiller I'm not going back. The build quality is supreme, and they seem to be (both in my comparison of their CPU blocks to EK's, and their graphics card blocks to EK, Bitspower, and Aqua Computer) pretty much the best performing blocks money can buy.

 

I have just installed their CPU block on my 7960x today because after delidding and really scraping off all the extra rtv silicon adhesive to get the IHS as close to the cpu die as possible, my old EK monoblock was not making flush flat contact anymore. CPU cores were idling around 30-35c at all stock settings, and the system would guaranteed crash after anywhere from 1 minute to several hours of being booted up. Since switching to the Heatkiller block, cores are idling between 24-28c, and it's not crashing no matter what I throw at it - highest core temp so far 51c (room is 22 c ambient mind you).