Liquid Flow Restriction

I use a Xylem D5 pump with a standalone reservoir, with the pump being powered through a direct SATA connection from a PSU used only for watercooling components and not part of the test system. The pump is controlled by an Aquacomputer Aquaero 6 XT in PWM mode. There is a calibrated in-line flow meter and Dwyer 490 Series 1 wet-wet manometer to measure the pressure drop of the component being tested. Every component is connected to the manometer by the way of soft tubing, compression fittings, and two T-fittings that have been accounted for when it comes to the liquid flow restriction in the loop.


I have removed all the older CPU blocks from the database, including some that were designed for the previous generation Intel LGA 1200 socket but could still work on LGA 1700 with adapters. Some were also too long in the tooth to still be relevant, and there are more CPU blocks currently being tested to replace them. As it stands, we see the iCUE XC7 RGB Elite LCD is basically similar to the iCUE Link XC7 RGB Elite which seems to have slightly more fins in a different setup. Both of these have an increased fin count compared to previous generation Corsair CPU blocks, but this is offset by the triple parallel split of the liquid in the new cooling engine which results in the iCUE XC7 RGB Elite LCD falling in the middle of the pack. This should not be a bottleneck to your standard D5/equivalent pump.