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CPU Block Copper vs Nickel

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A quick question:

 

How many °C difference will it be using a CU or Ni waterblock on your CPU?

Planing to use the Alphacool-NexXxos-XP3-CPU-Water-Block 

CPU will be a i5 4670K @most I can reachGHz

 

Thanks

 

P.S.: How bad is it to use AL in one loop with CU, but with a good anti corrosive?

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If you all about perfomance you should go with the copper block. But for the longevity of the loop, you should go with nickel. It is still only nickel PLATED copper. Also aluminium and copper is not a really good mix, despite anti corrosive. 

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If you all about perfomance you should go with the copper block. But for the longevity of the loop, you should go with nickel. It is still only nickel PLATED copper. Also aluminium and copper is not a really good mix, despite anti corrosive. 

Ok, Nickel but doe to that use anti corrosive?

And aren't almost all rads made of CU?

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Ok, Nickel but doe to that use anti corrosive? And aren't almost all rads made of CU?

Yes most rads are copper, but it's good to preserve as many parts as possible. 

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Do you know any good non CU Rads? (360mm 60mm tick)

Sorry, can't help you with that. Nickel plating the entire inside of a rad would seem very complicated and very expensive.

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There is no performance difference at all between Cu and Ni,you can mix these in a loop with no problems.

 

Alu should be avoided,its a instigator for galvanic corrosion.

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