[icel0rd]

Old thread, I know, but I always regarded the Thermaltake approach to watercooling as a noise to performance balancing act. I never expected the kit to perform as well as the best parts on the market in an optimal configuration.

Less fans, less noise, adequate cooling, but not the best. If the reduction in noise significant enough to make that watercooling kit worthwhile if someone were to game on their machine in that rig for hours on end? That is the real question.

I personally don't watercool for maximum overclocking ability, I do it because a million and 1 fans in a case gets to be a bit ridiculous, and every opportunity to get rid of one is an opportunity I'll jump on. I was beginning to think that fans are just played out, when water is so much more efficient as a cooling solution. I could give a rats ass about an already stable system running cooler, but not quieter.

My system is custom built, and I only have 1 fan in the system , which is in front of my shrouded rad to pull air out of my case (not counting my video card & PSU). It's a single 120mm fan that runs at about 60% max power, and does the job. I don't know how hot my case gets inside, and don't care since it is always stable.

Just my 2 cents,

-Ice-