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XYZ Computing ha recensito il nostro OCLabs PlexyBlock B3 :-)
La recensione ่ raggiungibile tramite il seguente
link ed ่ molto interessante, dato che ่ stato confrontato con un prodotto concorrenziale di una famosa casa Americana. Pi๙ precisamente si tratta del waterblock Swiftech MCW6000-P con entrata centrale ed assenza di materiale plexiglass. La comparazione ่ stata fatta usando il kit di partenza "H20-120-P" della casa concorrenziale. Ci๒ potrebbe penalizzare le performance del nostro Block, cosa che sottolinea anche l'autore dell'articolo, dicendo che potrebbe non essere la configurazione pi๙ adatta per quanto riguarda le specifiche del nostro prodotto.
For testing purposes the B3 waterblock was installed on a Swiftech H20-120-P kit. This kit has proven to be outstanding in our previous testing and should be worthy competition of OCLab's product. For more information you can read our review of it, but basically is uses an external 120mm radiator, a NB cooler, 1/2" tubing, and a high-flow pump. The kit does not come with a reservoir and was not tested with one. The kit uses its own block, the MCW6000-P which is plain to look at but is very well regarded in the watercooling community.Ecco alcune immagini della recensione:
Per quanto riguarda le temperature finali della comparazione, possiamo dire che siamo molto fieri per i risultati ottenuti. I test sono stati fatti su un kit che non ่ stato ottimizzato, secondo le specifiche del nostro prodotto, e soprattuto come sottolinea l'autore: l'OCLabs PlexyBlock potrebbe essere in svantaggio rispetto il prodotto concorrenziale.
Precisazione: la serie PlexyBlock ่ stata ideata per poter avere una miglior estetica rispetto la serie MonoBlock full rame, che a sua volta viene proposta per quanto riguarda le prestazioni assolute. Siamo sicuri che se l'autore avesse utilizzato il MonoBlock WBNKB5, al posto del PlexyBlock B3, molto probabilmente avrebbe potuto ottenere risultati al pari o superiori rispetto ad uno dei prodotti Americani pi๙ performanti in assoluto.
Ecco la tabella delle temperature registrate:
Ecco anche le considerazioni e le conclusioni finali dell'autore:
How did the OCLabs PlexyBlock B3 test? Simply put, very well. Using a system that was not specifically designed for it, the B3 was able to deliver very solid temperatures. At 2800 mhz the block kept our CPU at only four degrees above the ambient temperature and the total temperature delta was only seven degrees! So looking at it on its own, the B3 did very well and it is a formidable CPU cooler.
When looked at relative to Swiftech's block things change a bit. The MCW6000-P was able to deliver better temperatures in all but one of the test stages, though the difference between the two was never more than two degrees or so. Before the B3 is entirely discounted one must take into consideration that the water cooling system that was used for testing was specifically designed to be used with the MCW6000 block. This puts the B3 at a disadvantage. Even so the test does tell us that the B3 is a good candidate for a custom water system or as an upgrade to an aging block.
I am not sure how people are reacting to the chromed base of this cooler but our testing has proven that, though unorthodox, this surface does a good job of transferring heat. Possibly the best aspect of this coating, besides looks, comes out when you are cleaning it. This surfaces cleans off perfectly, to a brilliant factory shine. Getting a conventional base as clean as this is difficult, and often impossible, so this was a nice surprise.
There are a lot of nice CPU water blocks out there, OCLabs B3 is certainly one of them. This finely-tuned hunk of copper was able to do a very good job of cooling our processor even under very unfriendly conditions (FSB 250). This block was even able to do a good job of competing with one of of the most successful and efficient blocks on the market. If this was not enough the block looks very cool and installs in a snap.
