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Just got my first FPGA board today and read an article that mentioned how important heat control is. Currently the best option I see online is the TUL Water Block Cooler (https://shop.fpga.guide/collections/all/products/water-block-for-vcu-and-bcu-1525s). Any FPGA-senior miners here willing to share their knowledge on whether water coolers are important or which water cooler are they currently using?

Btw this is the article that I read: (https://news.fpga.guide/water-cooling-vcus-and-bcus/)

Hi.... I stumbled across your post. I've just ordered my first BCU-1525 FPGA from SQRL Labs.. along with the TUL water-block. Now looking at pumps and radiators that can handle the FPGA.. as well as 1 or 2 more in the future. Was wondering if you've been able to gain any experience with cooling FPGA's that you'd be willing to share. Right now, I'm using the information at https://shop.fpga.guide/ and https://modmymods.com/dimastechr-xilinx-vcu-bcu-fpga-watercooling-kit-4-board-dtk-0004.html as guides for planning out the setup. Hope all has worked out for you and that some of the FPGA guys here were able to help. Best regards.

Gawd that video is hilarious. The cooler looks like the Rube Goldberg machine used to resurrect Frankenstein.

If that thing springs a leak, kiss your rig goodbye.

Heya... what video were you talking about? There are some crazy cooling solutions in vids, including some of WhiteFire's FPGA test videos... which I love by the way. But I've figured out the H20 cooling on the BCU-1525. Right now, the single-phase coolants (like BC-888) don't appear to be keeping the 1525's below 60C to 70C.... while with the H20 block... they'll run at sub-60C (depending on the algo). It was more planning out the material compatibility and pump requirements that I was bouncing around on.