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Quality (continued):
The Titan Water Cooler variable speed fan changes color as users increase the fan speed. When the fan is at its lowest-speed the LED is blue, the mid-speed is a near purple, and the high-speed fan results in a pink color. If the fan should ever stop while under power the LED's will turn red and an alarm will sound. The pictures below are of the fan at its lowest speed (blue) and highest fan speed (pink). Although the lights do add to the style of the unit, it lights up a room at night much like a disco ball.
 
The additional slits along the side of the case allow for the light to exit the unit and cast shadows upon the walls. If your computer is located in your bedroom, the lights could make it very difficult for you to sleep.
Installation:
Installing a water cooling kit into your computer can be quite an alarming idea. To make water cooling a little more bearable Titan has simplified things by combining the radiator, fan, reservoir, and pump into one assembly. Unlike many other water cooling systems this unit is designed to sit atop your computer tower. This feature allows you to keep the inside of your case clean while allowing you to operate a variable speed fan controller and refill the cooling reservoir if necessary. Compare this to other kits, such as the Thermaltake Big Water kit, which may require modification on the users end, to make the water cooling kit functional. Please recognize one obvious negative feature of this setup is the unsightly inlet and outlet tubes that run from the back of your computer (see the picture below of the PCI card slot adapter).
The actual installation of the Titan Bianca was a breeze. It required little work to setup, taking approximately an hour. A good recommendation when preparing to install a water cooling system is to pre-assemble the kit outside of your computer so you can check for leaks. As we all know, electronics and water should never mix. We follow our own advice here at Big Bruin and pictured below is the simplest "installation" of the water cooler. Without any visible leaks, I continued to install the Titan Bianca water cooler into the test system.
The only big-step of the installation process was attaching the water block to my AMD XP2400+ processor using the provided thermal paste. Attaching the water block to the motherboard might have been much more difficult if it were not for the removable tray feature included in my case. The water block connects to the socket using a well designed metal clip for the AMD K7 (Socket 462) motherboard design. The kit also includes clips for AMD K8 (socket 754/939/940), Intel P4 (socket 478), and Intel P4 (socket 775), as pictured below.
 
 
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