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Water-Cooling Systems Roundup: 16 Systems Reviewed! (page 7)

Category: Coolers

by Kirill "ALT-F13" Balalin

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

Asetek WaterChill KT03A-12VX

We have already reviewed this system in great detail in our article called Two Brothers from Asetek WaterChill Family: Maximum Performance against Minimal Cost, so let me refresh your memory real quick before we pass over to the tests.

The box reads “High-end water-based processor cooling” and this system has really been long enjoying the reputation of one of the highest-performing and most expensive water-cooling kits.

Even the box itself differs from the rest of the reviewed kits – it is made of plastic rather than of cardboard.

There is a unique accessory inside, a CD with software! No other system in this review can be fully controlled from the PC.

There are also two thermal sensors and an interface cable enclosed.

And here’s what you can call a real solid radiator. A dual Black Ice – Asetek is the exclusive European supplier of this famous dual radiator – is accompanied with two 120mm fans.

The water pump is combined with the reservoir as a single unit in this system. The rather big dimensions imply high performance.