Conversion Kit Question

[dcf-joe]

I have read around, and I have come to the conclusion that new innovations in watercooling technology will not be around for the Nehalem architecture. So, if I buy an Apogee GTZ or DTekFusion V2 waterblock, and then get the Nehalem conversion kit, will the actual cooling performance be affected much?

 

[sneekypeet]

The mounting brackets wont affect the ability of the block to do its job. The issue would be to see how much thermal change there is between the i7's and the LGA775 CPU's. If they run hotter, then the loop will raise in temperature.

 

[dcf-joe]

Let me ask you a question. If you would be upgrading to the Corei7 architecture, and planned on watercooling, would you wait out for LGA 1366 waterblocks, or purchase a bolt-through kit for a LGA 775 waterblock?

 

[sneekypeet]

To be honest I used a DD TDX that was designed for the older 754/P4 era CPU's and swapped to a Dtek V1 I only saw a 2 degree drop in temps on my 775 setup.

I say deal with upgrading the mount and see how it performs, you may be pleasantly surprised, and cheaply!