Thermaltake Bigwater 760i

[t_ski]

Is the metal chassis of the Bigwater too long, or is it just the hoses?

Worse case senario you could see if it comes apart and pick up some extra tubing, and just use it like a regular wc kit.

[Fluxcore]

Well the pump hits the motherboard its about 1.5in too long for the ANTEC P182,this is probley going to be a problem with all/most of the ANTEC bottom powersupley cases
But any way i just used a 16watt SCSI CDRom External case and mounted it on
that.I have a 40watt one here as well but 16 watts
runs it fine.
My 5000+ black runs at 31deg c overclocked by 20%.

[Fluxcore]

Well...My Bigwater just died..It`s pump went after 2 months.
I guess that was 159 CDN down the drain.

[t_ski]

The pump should still be covered under the warranty. I would recommend contacting Thermaltake directly.

[Founders]

How good si this 760i as i was looking to get to cool my cpu and maybe add to the 2 9800s when they come!

does it cool well?

[t_ski]

My results on cooling the CPU were lsited in the review. However, I don't think the system would do well with the CPU and two video cards as it comes stock. Additional radiators (and possibly a pump) might be necessary for all three.

[Founders]

Hehe i must be blind...

ok i see that the 58c on laod is smart as my cpu is that on idle with stock fan..(yes i know) havent bought a zalman as i knew i wanted water cooling soon!

well this looked a good kit taking up 2 bays only and i was hoping to put on cpu , both cards to keep cooler ..

mmm, any other suggestions..

coolermaster 832 , will be a 780i board, 4 gig ddr2 8500, 2 x9800gtx(watercooled)
2 x dvd drives, crystal display.to start it will be my e6850 bit will get a qx9650 in about 6 weeks.

[t_ski]

If you want to cool two video cards and a CPU (especially a Quad core), I would suggest a full kit. Probably a D-Tek Fuzion for the Quad core (with the quad nozzle), a 3 x 120mm radiator, some high-flow GPU blocks and a Laing D5 variable speed pump. Probably looking at $300 USD (maybe more) for eveything.

The Thermaltake Bigwater 760i is a decent starter kit for cooling a CPU or a video card or two, but when you add everything together the 120mm radiator won't be enough to handle everything. A big system with several hot components needs a more advanced kit.

[Founders]

yeah that makes sence T_ski thanks..

ill have a look at what you recomended, only hope i dont need to mod case as i am new to this and dont want to modify case!..

just want a tidy, cool temp setup in my 832 stacker.

[t_ski]

You're welcome. Look into getting a Swiftech RadBox to mount the radiator on the back of the case.

[Founders]

been looking at http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...roducts_id=431

it seems nice to have the pump and resivoir together with a dispaly in 1 drive bay..

then can grab any rad and mount to the back and grab the d-tek fusion for the cpu ect.

[Founders]

in fact the swift stiff looks good too..

H20-120 Compact

oh my all these gadgets to choose from..

[tkpenalty]

Originally Posted by Founders

in fact the swift stiff looks good too..

H20-120 Compact

oh my all these gadgets to choose from..

H20-120 > 760i

Afaik, thermaltake really needs to fix up the issue with the differing hose sizes all through the whole loops in their equipment... same with the water blocks.

[strick94u]

wow my hybrid tec performs better under a load however it sounds like a central airconditioning unit with a messed up thermostat on off on off on off as long as I turn my gts fan up to 100% it drowns it out
hmmmm I see the point of water cooling now

[Founders]

Originally Posted by tkpenalty

H20-120 > 760i

Afaik, thermaltake really needs to fix up the issue with the differing hose sizes all through the whole loops in their equipment... same with the water blocks.

what does H20-120 > 760i mean? it owns, it much better?

[t_ski]

He's saying the Swiftech is better. The Swiftech kits he's referring to (if I'm not mistaken), is the one with the CPU waterblock and the pump in one unit. Basicly, it's an MCP-355 pump on top of the waterblock, and that pump is one of the best ones out there.

[Founders]

hey T_ski

after readimg alot more it seems im better of getting components, i have made a thread on this http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=49218

maybe you can add to this or confirm my parts

[shogun]

I have just installed the thermaltake bigwater 760i in my gigabyte mars case, at first glance everyhing seemed to be great, computer was quieter and core was 20c cooler. However my computer has crashed twice tonight and the program i was running has also crashed twice.

I have a intel core duo E6600 2.4gig processor which i have overclocked to 3gig and am using a striker extreme mother board (the one with all the cooper tubes running over the voltage regulators and north/south bridge) These pipes/heatsinks are EXTREMLY hot (they were with my CPU fan). I have 2 questions.

1. could my computer problems be that these are too hot or could it be a power issue as i have a 600w power supply?

2. Is this water cooling kit able to handle cooling the voltage regulators and the north/south bridge as well as the CPU?

[t_ski]

Probably not going to be enough to add in additional blocks. I would suggest if that's an Asus board that you use the fan module that they supply for those that cool the CPU with water or passively.

What are your system (case) temps? You might need to bump up the case airflow since the radiator on the Bigwater gets exhausted directly into the case.

[shogun]

Thanks for your reply.

I have the optional fan attached already. I don't have any software to check temp inside my case and i never bothered attaching the added temperature sensors, but i will do that now.

So you don't think it could be a power issue?

[t_ski]

It's possible, but it's easier to look at the temperatures at this time. If you are needing more advice on this, I suggest you start a new post in the "Overclocking & Cooling" sub-forum.

[Anamus]

Hey everyone! Nice review! Here's my story about that product.

I was planning few weeks ago to buy one of those 760i's and I finally ordered one few days ago. I got my one today. The installation was lots of fun and not as hard as I thought. Thermaltake recommendes that you should run the test run of your LCS outside the case, just to see there are no leaking spots in the tubing.. Well I took the risk (I was damn stupid) and luckily everything worked.
Well.. At first I didn't notice that I have to plug in both of those power connectors (one for pump, other for fan) and I thought my pump isn't working correctly (The manual said "plug in THE connector" not connectors, so I was kinda confused) Anyways, no leaking was found and pump started to work just fine. The package of this product says that the pump should be able to handle CPU, GPU and RAM cooling blocks, with additional coolers installed. Unlike someone said earlier that it wouldn't. Well I'm not sure about it, but just wanted to bring the opinion of the package in too..
The cooling is working just fine! My temperatures are about 25 degrees idle and 34 fully loaded. Well I'm running Intel Core 2 Duo Quad 9450 (45nm) 2.66ghz processor (not even overclocked yet).
Almost forgot, my case is Antec Sonata III mid tower and my motherboard is Gigabyte EP45-DS3. The 2 drive bays LCS is fitting in the case just fine. Only problems with this kit are: You have to remove the whole thing from the case to refill the liquid (If you're not using Thermaltake Armor of Kandalf case's) and if you have only 3 5.25 spots (like me) then you won't have enough space for additional fan speed adjusters or additional DVD drives. The exhausting of this LCS warms up some components inside of the case a little, but not too much I think. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a cheap and easy installation LCS (liquid cooling system) wich fits inside of your case (no tubings or pumps outside). I really think that I got stuff worth every penny I spent.

Btw, without your review I wouldn't buy it :P so thanks alot mate!

[tigger]

Nice review

Also the other advantage of the swiftech H20 120/220 kits is the pump can be modded to the more expensive 355 pump with just 1 blob of solder.