Intel CPU Water Cooling Block- Black

Surprisingly great quality. Would definitely recommend for any budget level of build.

Took a gamble on this after my ek supremacy mx block cracked. Block cracked cause if some bad luck with extreme temps on a chiller and the perfect ammount of tq. on the barbs it cracked 3 weeks into use. Anyways I needed a quick replacement to keep,my rig running and actully it really suprised me how good it was. The temps are pretty good. Set it up on just a 360 EX from xspc and this block and my 6 core xeon with a 1.75 ghz oc wont see much above 50 C with 60 to 65 deg F ambient temps. The block worked out so well for me Im actully goona keep it on that rig. Your luck may vary and I recommend pressure testing the block befoure you stick it on your cpu but for me it really worked out well.

Waiting 2 weeks for a replacement for my current block so I ordered one of these. Ran the mounting screws through the back of the plate and held it in with the springs and knurled knobs. It fits and works just fine gaming at stock settings but I'm running more than 1.3 volts through my CPU so it does run a bit hotter when overclocking. That said, if your looking for a not unattractive, budget cooler with mild overclocking capabilities, this little guy will get the job done.

I've always love heatkiller and EK blocks. I was building my brother a PC and I lacked the mounting hardware for one of the EK blocks I had brought with me. Only having a few days I knew ordering parts for it wouldn't arrive on time. Then I remembered this block on a youtube review.Its been about a year since I finished that build and it's still holding up great with temps almost exactly the same as EK/WaterCool. I would have not expected out of a $20 block, If I ever do a budget build again this block will be my first pick.

The screws to hold the block is not high quality at all, other than that, it works flawless.Be aware that there is no direction notice, when most cpu water blocks have flow directions. I used to install it vertically, and mistook the lower one as inlet, upper one as outlet, and noticed the temps of cores differ more than 10 degrees. Then I rotate it by 90 degrees, and now temps between cores are only 5-6 degrees C. So I agree, as long as you install it smart, you will get a good temp on the cores.