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Damian C.

Damian C.

Joined on 04/07/02

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Impressive cooling in a small package

Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer (CLW0222) Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120MM
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer (CLW0222) Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120MM

Pros: Small enough to fit in a mini-ITX case, easy installation, very solid mounting hardware, better than expected cooling

Cons: The screws that go through the front fan to the radiator were too short to accommodate the rubber grommets which attach it to my case, but 1.5 inch 6-32 machine screws from the hardware store did the trick.

Overall Review: I installed this cooler on an AMD A10-7850K in a Lian Li PC-TU100 mini-ITX case, which was having overheating issues. I removed the front fan which came with the case, and had just barely enough room for the radiator and one of the two Thermaltake fans. Everything fit very snuggly in this tiny case, and I was thankful for the flexibility of the tubing. Even with half the airflow it's supposed to have, the CPU is now running cooler than I thought possible. Previously, with an aftermarket heatsink and fan, the idle temperature was 45C, under light load it was 55C, and when gaming was constantly above 70C. Now, it idles at 30C, 35C under light load, and 45-50C while gaming. I don't think I'll ever go back to air cooling...