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Water-Cooling Systems Roundup: 16 Systems Reviewed! (page 21)

Category: Coolers

by Kirill "ALT-F13" Balalin

[ 03/30/2006 | 08:48 AM ]

Thermaltake Rocket

This is the fourth and last system from Thermaltake in this review. You can always refer to our previous article called Four Liquid-Cooling Systems for the Masses for more details about its construction and features. Right now I will briefly mention the distinguishing features.

This system features a passive radiator:

The name describes the appearance of the system well.

There is not one but two bottles with anti-corrosion coolant enclosed. No wonder as the volume of the tower is quite large.

Unfortunately, Thermaltake has done something wrong with the chemistry of the coolant as there was muddy sediment at the bottom. We generally try to avoid using suspicious-looking spirit-based liquids in our tests, preferring water instead as a better heat carrier.