COOLER MASTER RL-MUA-EBU1 AQUAGATE Mini R80 / R120 Liquid Cooling System

Comments: I bought this Aquagate 120mm so cool my P4 2.8 @ 3011, for the first week it worked fine, then my computer wouldnt boot right, come to find out the pump failed which shot up my temps to 175F! nearly frying my chip, had to send rma to coolermaster adding another $xx in shipping and 3 weeks later i got a replacement, temps are at 105-115F. You have to remove your motherboard to mount and package directions suck so i went to there site which they have a video you can watch, and if you order the 120mm make sure you have a plenty of room in your case! cuz its big and a pain to mount i had to drill holes in my case. I wouldnt order this again if i had the chance theres to many other liquid options out there.

Pros: Cheap watercooler. Very easy to install once you have your motherboard out. it helps to have a roomy case. At the lowest rpm the fan is undetectable yet cools as well as stock...

Cons: ...Yet the water pump is very loud. Still not as loud as a heatsink fan but almost. That's very disappointing. I guess I need to dynamat my case next... The adjustment for the fan mounts in the rear which is hard to get at. Also you can't seem to configure the fan based on cpu load automatically which should have been a nobrainer.com. At the lowest rpm the fan is undetectable yet cools as well as stock.

Overall Review: Easy watercooling solution for noobs like me. I feel like such a power user ;}

Pros: I can't say enough about the greatness of this system. I have a Pentium D920 overclocked to 4ghz right now and it still keeps the temps down at 35 degrees idle and -maybe- 45 under heavy load. For basic tasks you can turn down the cooling and it is entirely silent, you can't even tell it's running.

Cons: No real cons that I can think of. If you had a case on the small side it might be a tight fit, and the instructions take some work to get through. Other than that, it's great.

Overall Review: Cheap water cooling, can't ask for more.

Pros: Never had a cpu at these temps before, keeps my cpu running cold.

Cons: none yet, other than the radiator does take up some space!

Overall Review: Bought this for my first build and thus far it's an excellent cooler. Was skeptical whether it would fit on my Asus A8R-MVP mobo, but there was plenty room. AMD64 3000+ (Winchester) @ 2.4, 29C idle & 38C max.

Comments: I built a new system based on the Asus P5WD2 Premium and a Pentium D 820 recently and found the processor always running hot. With the stock fan I was seeing idle temps around 61 degrees Celsius and load temps of 66 degrees with jumps as high as 77 degrees. With the Aquagate R120, after giving the thermal paste time to cure, I am seeing idle temps of 47 degrees and load temps of 53 degrees with jumps as high as 61 degrees. Compared to the stock heat sink and fan on the Pentium D 820 I am seeing a drop in idle temp of 14 degrees, load temp is down 13 degrees, and peak temp is 16 degrees lower than before. The Aquagate R120 was a breeze to install in the Cooler Master Centurion case and looks very utilitarian through the window being lit by the glow of a blue LED fan in the front of the case. You do have to remove the motherboard from the case, but that is nothing compared to a self-built water cooling solution. And it is very quiet, my “Silent” power supply is now the loudest noise coming from the case.

Pros: ---Best Cooling Performance ---Best Cooling Performance/price ---Adjustable Fan Speed ---Easy of use

Cons: ---Integraged Water Pump louder then expected ---Radiator Fan Louder then expected ---Manual Sucks I stared at it for an hour

Overall Review: I am really impressed by the performance of this unit. I have an Athlon 64 Venice core running at 2.7 even 2.8 with 1.7v @ 33C idle and 37 under load with case Temperature @39C Yes Case Temp higher then CPU temp. All this with fan speed @1000rpm I replaced the radiator fan with a termalake one that is a little bit quiter then the coolmaster that comes with it. Initially I was anoyed by the fact that the pump was louder but my GeForce 6800GS is louder anyway... --------------- 3dmark2005 6300 cpu@ 2.7 gpu @520 and gpu_mem at 1200 --------------- If i am to build another watter cooling system i will get one with a VGA block and chipset block, even though it will be much harder to install However for what it is you can't beat it.

Pros: Probably the best Commercially/Mass-Produced liquid-cooling solution of it's day... the perfect setup for the newbie liquid cooler fiend... I guaranty it... and you should NOT over-tighten the processor/socket nuts because your PCB WILL Warp...and your cooling block (R80/R120) will lose appropriate contact with the processor.... I guaranty it. I have used these extensively since '05 - '06 and as long as you flush the loop(s) every 9-12 months, these systems will operate as intended... and Do Not connect them to Any Other 12V power connection, give the pump its own juice-source.

Cons: Too small of dia. tubing. Send More Tubing...

Overall Review: I bought 2 R80's and 1 R120 systems and ALL have done me well. One of the R80's is Still on a BFG Tech nForce 4 Ultra 939 board with a 7950 card that is also cooled by the R80. It's a nice All-Around Desktop system with alternative budget components from name brand manufacturers like Cooler Master, Swiftech and Koolance that give this liquid cooled Desktop System a small and quiet footprint. This system is running Windows 7 Professional x64 on a Velociraptor 80GB Enterprise Edition HDD with a WEI of: Processor 4.3 Memory 5.2 Graphics 5.9 Gaming Graphics 5.8 Primary Hard Disk 5.9 System Specifications: Antec VSK-4000 (Newegg purchase) BFG Tech nForce 4 Ultra 939 (Newegg purchase) AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 Clawhammer eVga nVidia GeForce 7950 GT 512MB (Newegg purchase) 4GB OCZ DDR 400 Platinum (Newegg purchase) WD800HLFS Velociraptor Enterprise Sata HDD - OS WD2500YD Sata HDD - storage Philips CD/DVD-RW Combo Optical Drive Power Watcher 480 Watt w/Front Panel LED Readout Cooler Master R80 Liquid Cooling unit w/adj. 120mm internal rear fan (Newegg purchase) Swiftech MCW60 and MCW-RAMcool covering the eVga Graphics Card Alpacool Cape Corp Coolplex Pro 10 Reservoir Internal adjustable fan control for PSU exhaust fan (Newegg purchase) Why do IDJUTS rate themselves of such HIGH Tech. knowledge, then come on here and slam products when they can't think out of the box? Newbs... spend time, then Spend Money!!! hey, NEWEGG... Rock On.

Pros: I love this thing, idle is 28C & full load BF3 is just about 40C. That's on MAX Single 2g Nvida 570 Vcard. With x6 AMD 1100T CPU & 16g DDR3 1600 Not OC'd. Dang I wish I bought more of these back in 05. Can't find nothing that even comes close to what I get from this Beast! Nothing!!!

Cons: 120 fan mount, so u small cases out there this isn't a tiny thing. I have a 120 mounted outside of case & then I have the cooling unit & then I have a 120 fan on the inside WOW, Just blows My mind. How I can have my room temp at 80+ F & My cpu runs at 42c tops

Overall Review: New egg I beg ga ga ga You. This is & always will be the best out of the one's you carry now Unless Cool Master comes out with the same kind again. I'll eat them all up.