-- Tom Leufken's New Water Blocks
-- 11.21.2001
-- By: GideonX
-- Page: 1
As many of you insane overclockers already know, the
most essential component of a water cooled system is probably the
water block. What is the water block? It's the piece of
equipment that is fastened to a CPU chip (or any other heat
producing chip) that provides contact wih water for heat transfer.
Picture copyright Leufken Technologies
As far as I can remember, when I thought
of water blocks or extreme cooling, I thought of Tom Leufken. Leufken
Technologies was the first to bring out water cooling to the main
stream with its line of water blocks and accessories. With the
boom of the overclocking scene, it was not too long that other
companies joined in and decided to bring their own similar products
out.
With a good background in water block
design, Leufken Technologies went back to the drawing board and worked
on the next 'BIG' thing. I contacted Mr. Leufken not long ago
inquiring about what was in store next in his line of cooling
equipment. He mentioned something along the lines of 'Direct
Injection' cooling. Now this was something we wanted to
see! He just said wait a bit for the final samples to come
through and we'll be the first to get a glimpse to this new water
block. So we waited and here's what showed up:
COMPONENT FLUID INJECTOR (tm)
From the picture, it can tell a whole
story on this block. The COMPONENT FLUID INJECTOR (tm) block
moves water directly over your CPU Core, no more maze or spirals
within the block. You get full contact with the water for
maximum cooling. This design is in the process of getting three
(3) patents!
PEL-BLOCK (tm)
This is the same water block, but with a
peltier already strapped to it. The hot side will be cooled
directly with water while the cold side cools your CPU. No other
block uses this method. Direct water cooling is not a new thing,
the Cray 9 had minicomputers submersed in 3M fluid. No patents
though on direct injection of liquid on silicon.
The water block will be available shortly
after Thanksgiving of this year. They are available separately
for people who already have a water cooling setup and also as a
complete set. The COMPONENT FLUID INJECTOR (tm) will come with
1/2" fittings while the PEL-BLOCK (tm) will come ith 3/8" or
1/2". The PEL-BLOCK (tm) will have an option for 118 Watt
and 156 Watt Peltiers, 85 Watt may be produced if there is a
demand. Currently the blocks are designed for AMD socketed
chips, Intels will follow shortly.
The complete set will run abou $140.00
USD and will include an AquaVia 1300 Pump (400gph, 106" lift.
Noise level <5 db. 18 watts) and a new clip that utilizes all the
barbs on the socket. If the complete set is used, a drop of at
least 20 degrees F lower than the best copper block available on the
market today. This is definitely something we want to test
out! Keep an eye out as Leufken
Technologies unveils this shortly.
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