Waterblock
pcA waterblock is a cooling device used in liquid cooling systems to transfer heat away from electronic components.
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A waterblock is designed to efficiently transfer heat from electronic components such as CPUs and GPUs to a liquid cooling system. This is achieved by creating a pathway for the coolant to flow over a thermally conductive material, usually copper or aluminum, which is in direct contact with the heat source. Waterblocks are critical in high-performance PCs, where overheating can degrade performance and cause permanent damage.
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Example using the EK-Quantum Velocity² waterblock with a cooling efficiency increase of 20% over air cooling systems.
Used in custom-built gaming PCs to manage heat from overclocked CPUs, providing effective cooling by reducing the CPU temperature to 30°C (86°F) under load.
A waterblock applied to the NVIDIA RTX 3090 graphics card for thermal management during intensive graphical computations.
Common in professional rendering rigs that require stable thermal conditions to avoid thermal throttling, reducing overall system temperature by 15°C (59°F) compared to stock air coolers.