Danger Den TDX Waterblock Features

     Accelerator Nozzle - One of the major changes that the TDX has over the Maze 4 is its accelerator nozzle feature. The accelerator nozzle basically gives you an adjustment of water flow velocity. You can adjust how fast the water flows through the block, and with some fine tuning you could actually adjust how well it flows through your system. Of course this would take some time to fine tune, but luckily with our existing setup that uses three of Danger Dens finest waterblocks, nozzle #1 was the most recommended.

A close up of Danger Den's accelerator nozzle (#1)

     The accelerator nozzle take 2. Notice the flawless workmanship of the overall block. The size of the block may make some of the veteran water cooling enthusiasts cringe with the thought that the bigger, the better. Well keep reading if that notion comes to mind.

So Whats Included?

     The Danger Den kit is somewhat sparse in the fact that you don't get any free games, or a month of AOL, but what your money gets you is everything you need minus thermal paste to mount your TDX to your existing watercooling loop. Just make sure and match the block up with a good pump and radiator. There are actually people out there that try and throw a Danger Den block on their Koolance expecting good results from a cooling system barely able to edge out an aircooled HSF. ClubOC advises that an appropriate pump and radiator, preferably from Danger Den, should be run in conjunction with Danger Den blocks. If you have any questions or are just wanting to seek advice about what kind of cooling Danger Den can setup for you, you can email them or give 'em a ring, and let them answer your questions. You can even hang out in the ClubOC forums for cooling advice on just about anything, since its free to join. All you need is an email address.

The TDX waterblock comes with all the screws, bolts, nuts, washers, springs, and of course the block itself.

     The scratch isn't really a scratch but leftover stickiness from the tape used to protect the TDX for shipping purposes. The block itself is machine lapped then touched with 1200 grit.

Options, Options, Options...

     The TDX's top can also be had in bronze for all you case modders out there. You can also get the TDX base in silver if you want the ultimate in cooling. Just imagine a silver based TDX with a bronze top hooked up to your customized system. It would be a looker for sure, and with excellent cooling capability. Accelerator nozzles can also be obtained for some fine tuning to offer you the best cooling with your Danger Den block.

We grabbed a bronze top which came with an extra O-ring, replacement cap screws, and an allen wrench to mount to our TDX.

     Notice the hand-sanded bottom of the bronze top. Since we are still using Integrity PC's Fluid XP, there won't be any chance of corrosion using the bronze top. Our review of Fluid XP can be found here.