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Four Liquid-Cooling Systems for the Masses (page 7)

Category: Coolers

by Vasily Melnik

[ 10/14/2005 | 03:30 PM ]

The fasteners should be known to our readers from our review of Thermaltake’s coolers. There are two universal brackets with two inserts:

The only new thing in this kit is a Socket A bracket:

A rear-panel bracket for putting the pipes out is also included in this kit:

The “In” and “Out” words look rather funny. I wonder what happens if you put the pipes in the “wrong” order?

After we’ve examined the components, it’s time to try to assemble them. The procedure is as simple as cutting up the pipe and connecting the system components with the pieces. It’s highly improbable that you can do anything wrong here, but don’t confuse the In and Out fittings of the radiator! Unlike on the rear-panel bracket, the radiator’s markings really have a meaning.

With the system assembled I caught myself being very skeptical about the plug in the pump. I didn’t want to fill the system through so tiny an opening. So I just took off the cap of the Rocket…

…and poured the contents of both bottles into the radiator. Then I put the cap back on the missile and lifted the radiator above the pump’s level for the pump to get the liquid (one of the best ways to quickly damage a submersible pump is to make it work without any liquid).