On the flip side, there are several issues that we need to point at. First, we would not trust the claim of 10,000 hours of maintenance-free operation, because evaporation of the liquid coolant through the skinny rubber tube walls is an issue. (This is the reason why high-end liquid cooling system consist of large diameter rubber tubes.)
I've always read that big tubes are for better flow. Besides, larger tubes of the same rubber will evaporate more coolant, not less.
For its cost, this product should be a must have for any tech enthusiast.
The company's North American website ("Tide Water" CL-W0052) specs the pump Life Expectancy at 40,000 hours. How does THG define a "high-quality" pump? Cause 40,000 hours sounded pretty good to me.... Tide Water's street price of approximately $80 does not leave much room for the manufacturer to deploy a high-quality pump.
I absolutely agree! Especially since the Tide Water's other model ("Tide Water Plus" CL-W0086) DOES include memory heat sinks. What were they thinking?It is a mystery to us why Thermaltake does not provide video memory heat sinks, since such heat sinks are extremely inexpensive to add to a $75 product.
True enough, but this is where the CL-W0086 comes is, as it is designed for dual graphics solutions, and takes up no more space than the CL-W0052. (Is there a review of the CL-W0086 on the horizon??)You likely will not be able to use two Tide Water units for dual graphics solutions, because there simply won't be enough space, nor two adjacent PCI slots available.
The only reason I bought the cooler was to get my case cooler. The card was creating a bit of heat in the case. By adding the Tide Water my case's ambient temp dropped 7c which makes it a double bonus in my eyes.
Your forgeting that the 7900GT cards run very hot, and the MFGs OverClock the, so they overheat, hence, all the RMAs and the card not being avaliable.Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be better to drop that extra $75-$100 into a better model card instead of a cheap water cooling solution?
Your forgeting that the 7900GT cards run very hot, and the MFGs OverClock the, so they overheat, hence, all the RMAs and the card not being avaliable.Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be better to drop that extra $75-$100 into a better model card instead of a cheap water cooling solution?
You should of picked a new video card, where the heat is an issue like X1000 G7000.
Your forgeting that the 7900GT cards run very hot, and the MFGs OverClock the, so they overheat, hence, all the RMAs and the card not being avaliable.