7 Hot New Water Cooling Systems Tested
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Page 1:Cooler Head Is Very Effective
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Page 2:GlobalWin Silent Stream, Continued
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Page 3:GlobalWin Silent Stream: Installation - It Could Scarcely Be Any Quicker
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Page 4:Asetek WaterChill: Much Cooling Power At A Low Price
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Page 5:Asetek WaterChill: Installation - Simple, But Lengthy
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Page 6:Asetek WaterChill: Installation, Continued
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Page 7:Asetek WaterChill: Installation, Continued
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Page 8:Innovatek Premium XXS: Premium Class
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Page 9:Innovatek Premium XXS: Installation - Filling In Seconds
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Page 10:Innovatek Premium XXS: Installation, Continued
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Page 11:Innovatek Premium XXS: Installation, Continued
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Page 12:Levicom WaterCube: Eye-catcher
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Page 13:Levicom WaterCube: Installation - Quickly Done, But Tricky
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Page 14:Levicom WaterCube: Installation, Continued
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Page 15:Swiftech H20-8600P: Good For Hobbyists
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Page 16:Swiftech H20-8600P: Installation - Demanding
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Page 17:Swiftech H20-8600P: Installation, Continued
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Page 18:Swiftech H20-8600P: Installation, Continued
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Page 19:Tiger Electronics Silvretta: Expensive
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Page 20:Tiger Electronics Silvretta: Installation - Quickly Done
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Page 21:Tiger Electronics Silvretta: Installation, Continued
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Page 22:Titan TWC-A04: Outside Or Inside?
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Page 23:Titan TWC-A04: Installation - Fast
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Page 24:Titan TWC-A04: Installation, Continued
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Page 25:Titan TWC-A04: Installation, Continued
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Page 26:Test Configuration
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Page 27:Benchmarks
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Page 28:Conclusion
Innovatek Premium XXS: Installation, Continued
The Papst fan on the radiator is connected to the 12 V connection of the motherboard. If this is too loud for you, you can use the 7 V transformer in its place. However, to ensure that the computer is aware that this fan is live, the transformer supplies a speed signal to the board.
Adapter cable to supply the radiator fan with 7 V
Filling the water cooling of Innovatek is conceivably simple. Upon switching on the pump, you slowly fill water into the equalizing reservoir. The entire cooling circuit is filled with water within a few seconds. Now the radiator should be swished from side to side to remove the last air bubbles. After a few minutes the initial gurgling of the pump disappears and there is silence.
Cooling Performance: Low Noise Level
The water cooling attains a good thermal resistance of 0.30 K/W. Meanwhile, the radiator fan runs at 12 volt and is not unpleasantly loud at 52.2 dB(A). Using a voltage of 7 volt, the fan, which then has noise level of 42.9 dB(A) only, is hardly perceptible. This makes hardly any difference to the cooling performance, the thermal resistance still remains at 0.30 K/W. However, at a fan voltage of 5 volt the cooling performance drops to 0.31 K/W, even if the noise level is lower at 40.2 dB(A). Thus the best compromise between loudness and cooling performance is reached at a voltage of 7 volt.
- Cooler Head Is Very Effective
- GlobalWin Silent Stream, Continued
- GlobalWin Silent Stream: Installation - It Could Scarcely Be Any Quicker
- Asetek WaterChill: Much Cooling Power At A Low Price
- Asetek WaterChill: Installation - Simple, But Lengthy
- Asetek WaterChill: Installation, Continued
- Asetek WaterChill: Installation, Continued
- Innovatek Premium XXS: Premium Class
- Innovatek Premium XXS: Installation - Filling In Seconds
- Innovatek Premium XXS: Installation, Continued
- Innovatek Premium XXS: Installation, Continued
- Levicom WaterCube: Eye-catcher
- Levicom WaterCube: Installation - Quickly Done, But Tricky
- Levicom WaterCube: Installation, Continued
- Swiftech H20-8600P: Good For Hobbyists
- Swiftech H20-8600P: Installation - Demanding
- Swiftech H20-8600P: Installation, Continued
- Swiftech H20-8600P: Installation, Continued
- Tiger Electronics Silvretta: Expensive
- Tiger Electronics Silvretta: Installation - Quickly Done
- Tiger Electronics Silvretta: Installation, Continued
- Titan TWC-A04: Outside Or Inside?
- Titan TWC-A04: Installation - Fast
- Titan TWC-A04: Installation, Continued
- Titan TWC-A04: Installation, Continued
- Test Configuration
- Benchmarks
- Conclusion