Mad cheap watercooling systems: too good to be true?

panchoman · Jul 29, 2007

I came across a few watercooling systems that were really cheap and affordable, and i was wondering if they were too good to be true. check these out :

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5...775_-_RL-M4A-E7E3-GP.html?tl=g30c83s135#blank
- 90 bucks.. thats cheaper then my thermalright ultra 120 and my thermalright hr-03 put together.. maybe i can add a chipset block and get a vga block that cools the voltage regulator and memory?

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/2...S478_P4_S775_AMD_K7_AMD_K8.html?tl=g30c83s135
also the price of the thermalright's put together, would need to add own vga and chipset blocks..

theres also the gigabyte 3d galaxy, i know its a good beginner wc kit but its the about the same price as the thermaltake.. but it is like good?

i shopped for some parts for a 1/2 tubing wc system and for cooling the C2d, x1950xt, and chipset, the system was like 400 bucks... so are these really good systems or just junk? i mean the specs look good except for the 1/4 tubing which a tad disappointing but still..

bigboi86 · Jul 29, 2007

You get what you pay for... those watercooling kits aren't nearly as good as other setups or a custom W/C kit you can build yourself.

If you have a really good air cooler I would probably just stick with it.

SK-1 · Jul 29, 2007

Both "entry level" at best. Buy a used Koolance if you want cheap and easy and not having to worry about a cheap thermaltake pump to break on you.
Or,better yet, just piece a custom setup on the internet.

HellasVagabond · Jul 29, 2007

You will get the same almost results with an 60$ Air-Cooler solution. ( ThermalTake 120 / Scythe Infinity ).

panchoman · Jul 30, 2007

are you sure, cause if that cooler master system is good, i'd gladly get it since its way cheaper then my thermalright air coolers.. and its watercooling so that'll help just right there, and the dual 70 mm fans will give almost the performance of a single 120 mm right? so its like whats so bad about that coolermaster system that it'll perform worse then thermalright?

bigboi86 · Jul 30, 2007

It wont perform as good as a good air cooler, trust us. I have seen many cheap watercooling systems like that ever since I've been into modding PCs... when compared to high end air coolers they are smacked around.

Restrictive small tubes, crappy radiators, poorly designed waterblocks, and weak pumps doesn't equate to a good watercooling setup.

Get one though if you don't believe us.

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Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
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Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

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Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s)	ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

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