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Gentlemen, this is a reminder to keep it civilized and friendly in here, please, per Forum Policy.
Thank You.
And on to the topic at hand:
For best performance- be it temps or low noise- nothing beats hand-picked components you assemble yourself.
You also can get the lowest cost this way.
But kits CAN be good- there are a few that are worth getting, and Koolance is one of them.
I have 5 water cooled machines running right now- from my main rig which has a Cascade block and high performance fans which CAN be noisy when I turn the fans to full speed (or silent when I choose), to my recent purchase of a used Koolance Exos with a CPU200g block.
The Exos does not perform as well as any of the systems I put together nor did I expect it to.
It does perform pretty well though- I had a Jet7 sink on there (not great but decent) and I can now run faster, at lower temps and with less noise from that system.
The Exos is not bad- it can take the heat from some overclocking and still provide decent temps.
There are a few other ready-to-go systems that I would also like to have, just to mess with myself:
Corsair HydroCool
Asetek WaterChill
being the top of the list.
These systems DO cost more than I could build a better system for, and provide less cooling potential- but that doesn't mean they are BAD, either.
If you want to look at a BAD H2O kit, look at the Aquarius stuff.
THERE is a system that is not even suitable for water cooling a network card, if you ask me.
Each of us builds a system with different requirements in mind- sometimes a kit may be the most suitable choice.
Fortunately, there are a few ready-to-go options in water cooling nowadays that ARE capable.
Thank You.
And on to the topic at hand:
For best performance- be it temps or low noise- nothing beats hand-picked components you assemble yourself.
You also can get the lowest cost this way.
But kits CAN be good- there are a few that are worth getting, and Koolance is one of them.
I have 5 water cooled machines running right now- from my main rig which has a Cascade block and high performance fans which CAN be noisy when I turn the fans to full speed (or silent when I choose), to my recent purchase of a used Koolance Exos with a CPU200g block.
The Exos does not perform as well as any of the systems I put together nor did I expect it to.
It does perform pretty well though- I had a Jet7 sink on there (not great but decent) and I can now run faster, at lower temps and with less noise from that system.
The Exos is not bad- it can take the heat from some overclocking and still provide decent temps.
There are a few other ready-to-go systems that I would also like to have, just to mess with myself:
Corsair HydroCool
Asetek WaterChill
being the top of the list.
These systems DO cost more than I could build a better system for, and provide less cooling potential- but that doesn't mean they are BAD, either.
If you want to look at a BAD H2O kit, look at the Aquarius stuff.
THERE is a system that is not even suitable for water cooling a network card, if you ask me.
Each of us builds a system with different requirements in mind- sometimes a kit may be the most suitable choice.
Fortunately, there are a few ready-to-go options in water cooling nowadays that ARE capable.
