How to get Thermaltake Aquarius II system to perform better

gomitsugo · Mar 3, 2003

Hey everyone I'm new to your forums and I wanted to ask a quick question. When I built my system I was looking at HSF combinations and I wasn't happy with anything I saw so I chose the Affordable and Quiet Thermaltake Aquarius II system. I'm pretty happy with it because it is very quiet and was very simple to install but it doesn't really perform like a watercooling system should. Although I do have my 2.4B running @ 3.06 with 1.55vcore it runs only about 7-8c colder than the stock HSF combo I ran for about a week or two. I was wonder what the weekest part of the Aquarius II system is so I can upgrade that first. Sorry for the long post by the way.

Giblet Plus! · Mar 3, 2003

Since every part of that system is weak, you'd be best off selling it and building yourself a real water cooling system.

gomitsugo · Mar 3, 2003

by the way my load temps are 45c with ambient temp of 30c (my wife keeps the house pretty hot) but I was told the Gigabyte 8INXP Mobo reported temps about 10c too high

Giblet Plus! · Mar 3, 2003

Nah, those temps seem dead-on for an aquarius. You could probaby get $140-$150 for it on ebay, which would be enough to get a real, 1/2" ID, custom system.

lexx · Mar 4, 2003

gomitsugo said:
by the way my load temps are 45c with ambient temp of 30c (my wife keeps the house pretty hot) but I was told the Gigabyte 8INXP Mobo reported temps about 10c too high

There are some concerns about 8INXP temperature reporting, but your temps seem lower than some others posted around here:

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=169981

Mr.Guvernment · Mar 4, 2003

hehe, glad i did not buy one of these, - unfortunatly my uncle did, but he knows nothing about water cooling and just bought a new 2800+ and the new Av7 what ever mother board - shame he does not wait - he has no patience!!! i told him i would look into other coolers!

The_wiZ · Mar 4, 2003

As far as im concerned teh Aquarius 2sys aint designed for high end users like those of us using "real wc kits".
I think its a great way for people to open their eyes to watercooling.
They get themself hooked on the low noicelevel and good stable cooling.
Sure this kit wont perform like our higher grade homebuilt kits and its pricetag is way off.
But if your a user with no intent of OCin then this kit will be the lover of your life.

NeoMoses · Mar 4, 2003

all you have to do to improve the performance is replace the pump, heatercore/fan, tubing, and possibly the waterblock.

(Ok, enough of me being a BH).

Actually, I think the best method would be to sell it on eBay or to someone who doesn't really want to overclock and build a better system from the ground up.

Evil_Eye · Mar 4, 2003

The weakest point of the Aquarius is the pump. Get a better one.

Toysrme · Mar 4, 2003

Step 1: Throw it away
Step 2: Do better research next time and DIY

(I waited for someone else to do it, but I guess I have to)

gomitsugo · Mar 4, 2003

Well thanks for the replies.... I guess I have to just start over and take my loss oh well.

BinarySuperman · Jun 2, 2003

I think i wont even open my tt kit when it comes, i'll just sell it on ebay and get help building a new one, a real one.

Cheesy Peas · Jun 2, 2003

come on guys!!

he asked how he could improve his current setup, not asking for you all to take the **** outa him and mock his setup.
You can improve things upto a certain point, but by no means is selling it the only option.

You could find a better pump for it for a start, i think the one in there moves about 60gph. look for something that moves about 200-300 gph, and uses the same size connectors, or inside diameter of the tubing.

geez, no one had anything possitive to say, thses forums are starting to get bad........

nikhsub1 · Jun 2, 2003

Cheesy Peas said:
come on guys!!

he asked how he could improve his current setup, not asking for you all to take the **** outa him and mock his setup.
You can improve things upto a certain point, but by no means is selling it the only option.

You could find a better pump for it for a start, i think the one in there moves about 60gph. look for something that moves about 200-300 gph, and uses the same size connectors, or inside diameter of the tubing.

geez, no one had anything possitive to say, thses forums are starting to get bad........

In theory, you are right, there 'should' be a way to properly help gomitsugo improve his H20 system. In reality, there just isnt. Every piece of that system is proprietary and just not very robust. To tell him to spend even MORE money trying to 'polish a turd' would be reckless IMO. The advice given, although probably NOT what gomitsugo wanted to hear, is more than accurate. I wish there were another less drastic way, but there just aint.

BinarySuperman · Jun 3, 2003

i actually dont wanna sell my kit, as long as my rig is quiet im happy.

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