Alphacool Apex 1 CPU Water Block

[VSG]

Alphacool shook up the DIY watercooling market with its Core 1 series of CPU blocks, and aims to do so again with its flagship Apex 1 lineup. These feature an intricate design both inside and out, with the goal of delivering top-class performance and eliminating wasted heat in the process.

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[Niceumemu]

Really would like to see an AMD test bench as I don't think testing Intel to be very relevant anymore for enthusiast builds.

 

[VSG]

Really would like to see an AMD test bench as I don't think testing Intel to be very relevant anymore for enthusiast builds.

The goal is to update the testing rigs to have both new Intel and AMD platforms, I'm working on it.

 

[Oberon]

Water blocks seem to be a lot like the way pilots describe fighter jets; if it looks good, it will fly (perform) good. One look at the cooling engine and I was not at all surprised to see it top the charts.

Now I want to see some AMD results.

 

[sector-z]

Yeah having a 14900kS asking 4**W + and a AMD setup would be great too.

 

[fdgh789]

Is there some drama with Optimus and TPU? I don't understand why there's every waterblock under the sun in the comparison except Optimus.

 

[fdgh789]

Why is my previous comment labeled a low quality post? Lack of Optimus blocks is an obvious omission.

 

[VSG]

I don't know why it was marked as low quality, let me correct that. As for Optimus, there's no drama. They just never responded to my email about a block review. I have previously tested their older blocks: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/optimus-foundation-cpu-block/ and https://www.techpowerup.com/review/optimus-signature-v2-cpu-block/

 

[Arctucas]

No direct die version?

 

[nexxusty]

No direct die version?

I would only be interested in a direct die version as well. Definitely a missed opportunity.

Using the Thermal Grizzly Mycro Direct-Die AM5 right now. It's a pretty darn good block.

 

[pjl321]

The goal is to update the testing rigs to have both new Intel and AMD platforms, I'm working on it.

Thanks for your hard work, it really is appreciated. In terms of test set ups, I really wish you and crazyeyesreaper could use the same set up as that give people a much better understand of where proper water cooling sits in relation to air and AIO. I genuinely don't know. You have the best AIO being able to cool around 360watts, how much higher could a really good custom loop get this?