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CoolIT ECO A.L.C. Review
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There’s a bit of a story behind me being so eager to review this unit, so bear with me for a minute. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a water cooling setup for a few years now. But every time I’ve come close to buying an expensive, high end water setup, I’ve realized how completely useless one would be for my purposes.
During the time I’ve spent on the OC benching team, I’ve realized I’m an air guy. If I want to push any clocks past the cooling capability of a high end air cooler, I grab some dry ice or liquid nitrogen. Of course when I’m out of the cold stuff, and wanting to do some benching at 2:00am, I start wishing I had some better non-extreme cooling options laying around. But those few times don’t justify the expense of spending however much a high end water setup costs.
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