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05-15-2009
 Watch out for these controllers
I purchased one of these from Koolance directly. Unfortunately I failed to read the forums. These things are riddled with problems. I can''t even get mine to see the com port its on, let alone begin to use its functions. The TMS-100''s were buggy but I''m still running 4 of them and they are like a dream compared to this. Reminds me of the old addage, "the devil you know is infinitely better than the devil you don''t know." I''ve used all sorts of Koolance products for several years, and built over 10 systems with them with almost no problems. I don''t consider myself a crank towards them or anything such as that, but they have completely failed with this product. |
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05-07-2008
 The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Ok, here''s what''s good about it. It has a stylish finish that can look at home on a A/V rack. It is quiet, and it is simple to set up with a power lead back to the CPU and the fittings. As far as style is concerned it''s one of the only external games in town.
Now for the bad. Flow rate is very low, even though it has a push-pull pump design. Cooling is passive, as the whole case is the radiator. I doubt you would want to overclock or cool VGA, chipsets, etc. with this unit. I tried putting an additional fan in it to actively draw air through the case. It did not help. Also, the LCD light on the retro temp dial is garrish. It should be dimmable and a "warmer" white, maybe with options of blue or red.
Now for the ugly. This unit uses 1/4" compression fitting which have a tendency to leak. I think this is inexcusable for a product at this price point. I''ve installed about a dozen liquid cooling systems, so I''m not an idiot at this sort of thing. But I think it is wrong that the fittings are so poor and prone to leakage. |
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