Thermaltake CL-W0121 2U Drive Bay Water Cooling System

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Awesome deal! Noticed an instant drop in my startup temps from 34-35C to a mere 27C. It's crowning a 9950 x4 Black Edition at stock 2.6 Ghz. Paired with my new Thermaltake Spedo case, this is one monster of a system =D! Very satisfied with Tiger and Thermaltake on this one.

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I have had this for over a year and I am not pleased at all. You would expect better results from water cooling then what this does. Started out with a AMD 6400 x2 now on a AMD 9950 quadcore 2.6 GHz with the same results. 48 to 50 degrees idle, when playing games it was almost over 60 degrees I got tired of this thing overheating my cpu and went and got a Zalman air cooling fan and the results were awesome compared to this I now get 28-30 degrees at idle and never goes over 45 degrees at full load....so do yourself a favor and save your money! I was going to put it on ebay but felt bad about selling my junk to someone else!

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I installed this piece to water cool my Striker 2 extreme. My caseing was a Thermaltake Armour and I still had to remove the 1 piece moter and water reseviour to have it fit inside the case.After 2 months of no issues, I found one day that the plastic connectors connecting to the Northbridge unit had both snapped in the same area of both the intake and exhaust. Since then, I have a slow leakage on the weak release valves.If you intend to use this cooler, I would recomend going to a hardware store and use plumbing equipment as the components for the tube and connectors are weak.

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Bought this and haven't seen any improvement in the cooling or noise. I used to have a big typoon air heasink and the results are on par... maybe a few degres less with water cool. I'll keep on checking and posting if something changes. Ah and btw, is a tight fit on Antec 900, you have to get rid of the HD craddle and use the lower cradle for HD and the upper 2 slots for the water bay... also I have 2 8800GTS 640 and trust me, is a tight fit...

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installed this unit following the included instructions and all went well. this unit is installed in a mid tower case the the unit contacts the motherboard so about 3/8'' is sticking out the front, but still looks fine. slight water flowing noise first 30 minutes of operation but once all the air bubbles are gone and the tank topped off all is quite and the temps could not be better.

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I had this for my quad core machine and it worked really well, kept the processor around 30C regardless of how hard i pushed it and it stays much quieter than a fan. Install was very easy too. The only problems are that it only comes with a water block for the processor and no thermal paste, and the speed controls for it aren't readily available without opening the case and playing with a small rotary switch near the base of the model which is hard to reach if you place it near the top of the drive bays. Did come with a squirt bottle with an adjustable tip and a good amount of coolant which made filling it very easy. I'd recommend this but buy a block for your video card too.

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This thing rocks. I got one for my gamer rig, and not only does it keep my processor cool, it keeps my tower less dusty. It works so well I put one in all my family's PCs. Now only if they sold blocks for VGA cooling...would be great running SLI under liquid cooling control. Everything should be liquid cooled, instead of loud obnoxious fans.

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dropped my cpu temp from 140 F with just the computer being on to 95 F. I also purchased a flowmeter/temp probe and another pump that is the same one that is in the bigwater. The only problem with buying this is now i have to get a new case because i just want to keep expanding my water cooling setup

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Hey Btw ive Bought This and Does it Support 780i Motherboard before i put it in??

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Excellent Product, exceeded my expectations for performance, keeps Q6600 OC to 3.2ghz at 33-36c idle 42c gaming & 57c using OCCT 30min, with a 22c room temp, installation quite easy, unit is long, beware of room, not for mid towers with power supply close to the top. My tower is an Ultra ATX Mid; will mod it to provide better ventilation from top side to improve performance because it showed better performance with the tower face plate removed & was originally designed for a chassis with top ventilation...

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Was my first experience setting up a liquid cooling system, and i wasn't disappointed.

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I took one off for performance. I'd like to be able to cool the NB/SB, VGA and my CPU but my chipset gets sooo hot. Still an awesome cooler and well worth the money for the SILENCE.

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My first liquid cooling kit. I ran a 2.8GHz Pentium4 socket 478 and over clocked it to 3.4GHz. It started to run a little hazy at 3.6 so I kept it at 3.4. The thing with this is after a little research on cooling and tired of having a room fan next to my computer when I wanted to overclock, I decided to get this. The water block had a concave bend to it for some reason(I'm unsure, maybe it was messed up?)so I added a ton of thermal grease and eventually lapped it down so it was flat. After a while I built a new desktop and used this inside it with some silver thermal paste. Its really doing its job now, having my processor at 44C. Good buy, but I doubt the water block was supposed to be in that condition.

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I thought this water cooling system would drop my temps from my Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz. I was hitting 45C idle and 65C load! My Tuniq Tower was keeping it under 35C idle and 45C load. I reseated the block about 15 times still no luck. I first RMA'ed it to Thermaltake and told them to replace the weak pump. I received it yesterday afternoon and installed it today. Still high temps idle and load. Tonight looks like i'll be putting my Tuniq tower back in. I regret getting this because I have no need for it now 150 dollars down the drain.

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Got it from the Markham store itself, so i didnt have to pay for shipping etc. Was glad abt that got it installed in an hour or so... for experienced ppl it might take lesser This is my first ''Liquid Cooling Experience!'':P and while im happy with the results im not necassarily satisfied. running a 3.0 Ghz Prescott (478 socket) with the P4P800-SE With Stock Cooling Idle Temps: 50 C; Load Temp: 62 C (considered normal for a Prescott) With the Bigwater 760is: Idle Temps: 40 C; Load Temp: 50 C a 10 degree drop! After Overclocking to 3.6 Ghz (@ 1.500V) Idle Temps: 51 C; Load Temp: 62 C sooo end result... i can overclock my CPU by 20% w/o crazy heating; buuuut i was hoping to hit 4.2 or 4.0 safely (maybe another day)

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Easy to install but the pump is weak and performance could be better. Overall it isn't bad, but I wouldn't buy it again. Also, if you buy the matching Thermaltake VGA block, it is JUNK. I had to drill out the rear bracket to fit my nvidia 9800GTX and had to use pipe dope because one of the fittings LEAKED! If you buy this, do not buy the matching VGA block for $50!

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Thermaltake does does everyone right yet again!, Great product, outstanding components, outstanding cooling ability. But then even they have difficulties writing truly good instructions, they are not bad, just slightly missing, only slightly. Next getting Waterblock for Vid & I/O !!

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pretty good, if you have a q6700 you wont see much difference at idle. but i am overclocked to 3.6 and underload gets between 45-55C. love the noise reduction.cons: get a huge case that you can slightly modify to blow exhaust out the top or front. slow pump, so dont believe all the magic 30-40C drops.

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Great cooling product! I installed it in a Mid-ATX Case(Apevia Jupiter S-jr), with an Intel DX38BT, and had to modify this unit slightly to fit. It is big, but the sides can be bent in without a performance effect. It is very quiet, and keeps my CPU(Q6700) below 40C at nearly all times. A bit steep on price, but worth the cooling, and Awe factor!

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I have had this system in my computer for a few months now and it has worked flawlessly by and far one of the easier components I installed. One big tip if you have a 4 bay drive install your DVD or CD drive in the bottom drive and the cooler in the top 2 to give it breathing room. I noticed a 10 degree drop when it wasn't crowded.

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Just instaled my water cooling kit, took about an hour, took my time, wanted to do it right. I only water cooled my NB on my Asus maximus extreme mobo, since it was heating up. So far i see that it runs 5C cooler at an idle and about 11C cooler under load. This is a great water cooling kit for a newbie or a veteran of water cooling. Two thumbs up Tiger Direct.

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I have been using CPU fanx for my last 3 rigs, I'm glad I got this baby. IT does a good job of keeping my CPU at around 32c and with not a lot of noise. Just a suggestion the tubes coming out of the pump is kind of lengthy for a mid-tower. If you plan on installing it on a mid-tower, measure and cut the tubes accordingly or it will hang close to your vid card. Otherwise enjoy.

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This thing is amazing, running an AMD Phenom 9600, a zalman fan and temps were 105F idle and 120F under load of COD4, installed the bigwater and temps went down to 88F idle and has yet to break 100F under load. Would recommend to anyone who wants an awesome liquid cooler.

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1st time for me with Liquid cooling. Very Happy. Easy to install, No leaks, and great performance, I'm running q6700 quad core and it's around 32c idle and max 47 load. Would definetly continue to buy more thermaltake products if tigerdirect carried more. Only 2 negative things I would have to say about it's size. 1. Requires 2 drive bays, and it is recommended for an empty one underneath to be more effective. You should have at least 3 open drive bays. 2. it's length. Give an extra inch and half for cable output. Mine's sitting pretty close to my PSU. Any more closer and it would crimp my tubing.

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Nice fit! Due to case, I had to modify one of the frame flanges to prevent interference with motherboard corner, otherwise tight fit. Married with the Ultra, ''Grid'' ATX Mid-tower, ( Item # ULT33138), the combination is superb! Place the cooling unit in the #2 & 3 slot, as recommended, and the front cooling vent mates nicely with the open slot in front of case door. Allows no interference with air flow! 27c constant! (I have pics, but no option to upload!)