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Not so good
- Pros: Water ??
- Cons: My stock air cooling worked better i tried 3 diff types of thermal compound and reseating it alot of times this thing just up and sucks.
everyone should have one.
- Pros: WOW COOLS MY q6600 OVERCLOCKED to 3.6ghz like a champ!!! dont listen to the whiners on here they probably installed it wrong, put to much thermal paste, and or its not seated all the way. This thing works! changed out the BLUE LED fan for a non LED fan because the blue didnt match the green neons.
- Cons: none at all! INSTALL was EASY FAST and i just bolted it on and went!
Good Results, Difficult Installation
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- Pros: First off, this cooler works great. I'm getting a solid 30C at idle with an E8400 @ 3.0GHz. Under Prime95 torture test I'm getting 40C max under load! Even in games like Crysis my temps rarely go past 35C. This cooler works great, I don't know what other people are talking about.
I also have really good air-flow in my case (3 x 120mm fans), and I used OCZ Freeze thermal paste, so that might have helped. I haven't overclocked yet, but with 40C under stress I think I'm good with the Aquagate S1.
It also looks great, has a bright blue LED on the radiator, fairly quiet (no more than hi-speed 120mm fan), blue liquid. All-in-all a sexy package.
- Cons: I will be honest, the installation was a major hassle. You need a *HUGE* case if you want to fit this in there. I've got a Coolermaster Stacker 830 SE and its was hard as hell to fit it all in there. The fan door won't fit w/ the S1 installed. This is pretty annoying since both products are made by Coolermaster. Even so, the cooler works good enough that I don't think I need the fan door anyway. Looks better without it (check the video).
One other major issue is how the tubing conflicts with the motherboard. I've got a EVGA 780i mainboard and it was really tough to get it fit correctly. The nozzle from the radiator is slightly touching the northbridge fan (due to the large heatsink on the motherboard). Plus, the tubing from the cpu block is blocked by the RAM so you have to angle it just right so it doesn't touch anything. I still got it to fit, but you need some room to work with this thing. Make sure you have a spacious case!
Also, the blue liquid doesn't glow.
- Other Thoughts: At first I was almost ready to return this thing after a troubled installation, but after I got it working I'm pretty happy with it. It matches well with the Stacker 830 SE (even if the fan door doesn't fit) and my temps are generally in the low 30's and thats pretty good.
You can probably get better performance from a high-end air cooler like the Ultra-120 Extreme or Tuniq Tower. Although the Aquagate S1 costs about the same as those air coolers, it still needs to be refilled (after 6 months) and an air-cooler could be fine for years unattended. Even so, the S1 is a decent introduction to water cooling and probably the cheapest water-cooling kit on the market.
| Model |
| Brand |
COOLER MASTER |
| Model |
RL-EUL-GBU1-GP |
| Spec |
| Type |
Liquid Cooling System |
| Block Compatibility |
Intel LGA775
AMD Socket (754 / 939 / 940 / AM2) |
| Block Material |
Copper |
| Pump Bearing |
Ceramic |
| Pump Noise |
21 dBA |
| Radiator Fan Dimensions |
120 x 120 x 25.4mm |
| Radiator Fan RPM |
800 - 2500 RPM |
| Radiator Fan Air Flow |
92.8CFM (max) |
| Radiator Fan Noise |
20 dBA (Min) |
| Tube Dimensions |
3/8" |
| Tube Material |
Aluminum |
| Features |
| Features |
1. Universal design for Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo and AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core, AMD Athlon 64 FX
2. Superior cooling performance
Large aluminum radiator with LED 120 mm fan
Copper water block for excellent heat transfer
Powerful pump integrates into water block
Quiet and powerful ceramics bearing pump
3. Clear and durable Tube
4. Flexible Installation decrease interference
5. User friendly design
Special pre-fill liquid cooling system
Refills coolant easily
6. Intelligent fan controller
7. Silent Operation at only 20 dBA |
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Reviewed By: on 6/14/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
