bit-tech News: CoolIT Freezone Elite watercooling kit

news · May 15, 2008

Hi all,

We have just published a review of *CoolIT's Freezone Elite*

watercooling kit. If you could post a link on your site that would be

very much appreciated.

*Link:*

*Picture:*

*Quote:

*/"The Freezone Elite will definitely beat anything you can likely build

to fit in anywhere near the same space by a mile - let alone any

pre-built kits. But its price class puts it in a whole different realm,

which is why I built such a big system to compare it to. An enthusiast

is going to look at what he or she can build for a similar cost, not

just what fits in the same space.

The watercooling system I compared to costs around £200 in the UK (and

$320 in the US) -- that's about £50 less, and it's quieter and cooler.

However, every time I need to make a change, I invest twenty minutes in

undoing everything, draining the loop, etc. And that's in a case that's

designed for it.

It took me all of two minutes to disconnect the Freezone Elite. Of

course, then it took another five to get all the pre-applied thermal

paste off, then a hunt for the manual to hook it back up again when I

couldn't remember which unmarked cable goes where. They may seem like

minor niggles, and they are -- but for almost £250 of yours or my money,

you can damn well bet that I don't want to be talking about little niggles.

With the Freezone Elite, I think CoolIT has a good product...but it has

a better foundation for a great product. There's a lot of potential

here, but I think it's not yet realised in this particular model. With

the brilliant MTEC software and controller, the great TEC performance

and the incredible ease of use, it's off to a great start -- but it will

only ever get rid of as much heat as that CPU block can absorb."/

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*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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