Thermaltake Big Water 12cm Liquid Cooling System

**Jason** · Last edited by Jason on Mon, 01 May 2006 22:48:02; edited 1 time in total

Thermaltake has really hit the mark with this kit. It has everything you need to easily make the switch from air to liquid cooling for your CPU. Although your case may need some modification to mount the radiator, Thermaltake has made it as easy as possible with several mounting options. - The Review

kizdawg · Rated PG Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 1

I just had to reply to your review and corect one point. in the cons U say that it's CPU cooling only. I have ordered this system and should be arriving with my shark case today and I also ordered the VGA waterblock and large flow meter to go along with this system and was assured by Thermaltake that all components including the VGA Block of their water systems are compatible and will work together. Though i didnt see anything for chipset cooling they assure me the VGA block works fine with the BigWater system. Well we'll see I guess hopefully they didnt decieve me. Other than that I was happy to hear it's a good system from all the reviews. I'll repost after I've had the experience of installing and let ya know how it went.

**Jason** · Posted: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:56:11 Post Subject:

Hi kizdawg, welcome!

Sounds good, give us an update when you can!

I have been getting the e-mails from Thermaltake, and see they now have more blocks that people can add to this kit to make it a more complete system. Not sure they have one yet, but hopefully they will start selling all the pieces together!

mjdart · Posted: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:52:07 Post Subject:

After reading your review I purchased and installed the Big Water system in my new Alienware Area 51. Installation was easy and everything fits perfectly in the case. Quiet is the word, compared to the Intel boxed fan that was on my Intel P4 3.4 Prescott. It averages 10 degrees C cooler even with the fan on medium (QUIET). I can't imagine a better out of the box system. Thanks Thermaltake Wave

I can now easily OC to 4.029 GHz with no issues.
Installed pic
http://photobucket.com/albums/y25/mjdart/Thermaltake%20Big%20Water/?action=view&current=TtBigWaterInstalled.jpg

Pics of Installation
http://photobucket.com/albums/y25/mjdart/Thermaltake%20Big%20Water/Tt%20Big%20Water%20Installation/?action=view&current=1_ABIT_AA8XE_CPU_Block.jpg

Where I bought it - excellent service highly recommend

http://store.pcpowerzone.com/thclbigwa12l.html

**BeerCheeze** · Posted: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:01:26 Post Subject:

Hello MJ & Welcome to BigBruin.

We really appreciate this type of feedback. It's great to hear that not only did someone find one of our reviews helpful, but it help them in making a purchasing decision (and we know the sponsors of the review will be very happy about that part).

Please stick around and join our community... I think you'll find us a "special" group. Laughing

HackaX0rus · Posted: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:22:01 Post Subject:

**BeerCheeze** · Posted: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:44:53 Post Subject:

mjdart · Posted: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:48:05 Post Subject:

Thanks for the welcome.

treimer · Rated PG Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 7

How easy is it to install these? Always been concerned about putting one in my system, and having a little leak. Are they pretty much designed to be totally leak proof?

**Hellfire** · Moderator Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3385

That's exactly the reason I've not gone with a liquid cooled system...don't want to take the risk of me screwing it up and having a leak! If I did that, I KNOW my wife wouldn't let me build a new one, and I'm positive the warranty would be voided REAL fast... LOL

Oh well, maybe one day.