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Thermaltake WATER2.0 Performer Review

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The reason is that with the normal font, it seems harder to read than with a one step up font.


Sorry, brandon, I could not read that last post. Let me get my reading glasses.:D


Ive seen better reviews written on a bathroom wall.



lol J/k Great job man!

Yes, true MM, however, that is usually... Classical Poetry, with phone numbers to obtain hard copies.:rolleyes:
 

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I dubbed it down alittle, let me know how it looks. thanks!

You did that for me... you are so sweet.;)

Thermaltake WATER2.0 Performer Review
By: Brandon Harrison (Brandonwh64)

Fixed!:laugh:

EDIT: You did not have to change it. Like I said, just my opinion; others may have liked it the way it was. Plus, some of these other old guys/gals are blind, you can tell that by the nonsense they post.;)
 
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• Requires a 120mm fan port inside case to install
• Loop cannot be extended to other components like the GPU


Im not sure those are actually cons. For one if you are going to buy this im sure you have a modern case with a 120mm fan hole in the back or top. The second one is obvious its a closed loop why would you buy it if you had intentions to expand the loop?
 

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Im not sure those are actually cons. For one if you are going to buy this im sure you have a modern case with a 120mm fan hole in the back or top. The second one is obvious its a closed loop why would you buy it if you had intentions to expand the loop?

I understand were you are coming from. To be honest I really could not find anything other that what I listed to be wrong with it. It honestly shouldn't be CON's but be aware of these things for people that have not dealt with AIO liquid coolers before. You are absolutely right though
 

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for cons look for things like the base of the block not being flat,fan noise,pump noise,hoses to short that kind of shit :)
 

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for cons look for things like the base of the block not being flat,fan noise,pump noise,hoses to short that kind of shit :)

Understandable! and thank you! without advice like this I would not get anywhere with reviews.

I once again want to thank all the feedback and comments of this review, it means a lot to me personally.
 

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for cons look for things like the base of the block not being flat,fan noise,pump noise,hoses to short that kind of shit :)



but sometimes there is not a con you can find and that is ok as well.

and if those are the only cons then im cool with that :)

btw pump noise you can ask each reviewer as I havent found any but let them or the product speak for itself.
 

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but sometimes there is not a con you can find and that is ok as well.

and if those are the only cons then im cool with that :)

btw pump noise you can ask each reviewer as I havent found any but let them or the product speak for itself.

Yes as I mentioned on another forum, "While I was reviewing this sample, I had the fans on FULL RPM and I was surprised that they are extremely quiet even in an open case. I woke up this morning to get ready for work and could not hear it at all compared to my corsair A70 with the same RPM zalman fans." This unit is almost dead silent. I can not hear the fans or the pump at over my main rig.
 
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Nice review Brandon! I'll be submitting mine for review tomorrow or Sunday, then posting as soon as I get the thumbs up.
 
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Terrific review Brandon, I like the font you used makes it easy for my aged eyes to read. I have a question how old is the H50 you have and how long have you used it. I am not sure if that matters since it’s a sealed unit. I have a H50 I bought a few months after its release not sure if the cooling performance degrades over time or usage. Thanks for the review :respect:
 

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Terrific review Brandon, I like the font you used makes it easy for my aged eyes to read. I have a question how old is the H50 you have and how long have you used it. I am not sure if that matters since it’s a sealed unit. I have a H50 I bought a few months after its release not sure if the cooling performance degrades over time or usage. Thanks for the review :respect:

The H50 is older but I do not have a definite date on when it was made.
 
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That’s cool I was just wondering I have not heard of any one saying that its performance degraded seems most have good things to say about the sealed units. The one I have the most stress the computer gets is spider solitaire :laugh:
 

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Good job Brandon! :toast:
 
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Wow those xtremesystem guys are douches... I guess when you spend so much time in front of a glowing $7,000 computer and beat off to screenies of superpi runs you start to think that you're special.

Great review, I actually am considering this product for the ITX rig.
 

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Wow those xtremesystem guys are douches... I guess when you spend so much time in front of a glowing $7,000 computer and beat off to screenies of superpi runs you start to think that you're special.

Great review, I actually am considering this product for the ITX rig.

Pfft. I beat off to a wind chime and a screen saver and I KNOW I'm special.
 

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Just a quick update, Since installing this cooler for the review, it has been running 24/7 on top of the 2600K crunching 100% and still has yet to break the 58deg barrier so to the questions I have gotten from here and on other forums about degradation is that I have yet to see any.

Also check the hot deals sections cause newegg has this cooler on sale for 49.99$ free shipping
 
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