Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme/All in One Liquid Cooling System CLW0217

After a few weeks of using this Cooling system, I'm somewhat satisfied with it. The packaging from Amazon and Thermaltake is phenomenal; I don't think this product could be damaged due to handling, unless somebody drop it from a building. The radiator is very, very thick and somewhat heavy, so be careful and use good screws to hold it if it's mounted topside inside your case. Dual fans are included and you can also attach two more fans for the push-pull air configuration. The fans are very quiet even on full speed. My temps were considerable lower now than with the CoolerMaster 212 Aircoler with one fan in push configuration. The fans are white, something that I think are not cool for my 800D Obsidian black case that's now looks like an Oreo. The airflow is good and the air exhaust is on the warm side. The Obsidian is not a champ for airflow cooling, so, is warm inside and now without the 212 airflow, I think is warmer. My 212 was topping at 44c idle at 91F room temperature at Puerto Rico heat!!!. Now the Thermaltake is 30c to 35c at same room temperature. What it bothers me is that those temperatures were with the Termaltake supplied fans, so I decided to slap in 2 Silenx IXP3412 iXtrema Pro Fan in pull configuration with the Termaltakes as it were (Push). No temperature changes, not even in high fan speed setting... more noise but no benefits.Some pros are the sturdy construction and the way it looks. I love black accessories and the uncluttered look now that my case has is a plus. The hoses and the radiator looks that can withstand years of hard usage, the pump is heavy and big, so, by the looks it feels that can last and for the price, I think you get more than what you paid for.Now, the cons I found. I used to have installed a Termaltake Bigwater 760i. My temps never reached 30c at the same room temperature with an Intel 1366 over clocked to 4.1. To be fair, the amount of coolant inside the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme is not the same as the 760, I think this can be the reason for lower temps.Another con is the installation of the pump bezel... and this could be of the men's nature of not reading the instructions or just plain nOOb. By the way, the instructions are not so clear and the diagrams are Smurf-Sized. On and all, set aside an hour or so to install this.On and on, I can recommend this as a suitable solution for cooling purposes, because of the performance to dollar ratio, the construction and the Termaltake reputation.

As many other people I have switched from H100 to Water 2.0. Initial impression was very good until I fired up my system. Software completely refused to work with EVGA X58 Classified 3. While it could read temperature, controls for the pump did not work. Luckily, 980X even when it is overclocked (4.2GHz) does not run too hot. Default settings for the pump did suffice.Once I have switched to 2011 socket platform things got a little different. First of all, the pump has developed noise while is not that loud yet its audible. Second, I run 3930K overclocked (4.5GHz) and temperatures could be lower, it might be Sandy Bridge thing though.Things I like:-Soft tubing-Software control-Silent for sometime-Compatibility with different sockets-Overall satisfactory temperaturesThings I do not like:-Pump makes noise-Software does not allow continuous control (3 positions only)-Did not work for me on X58 platform-Wiring could have better designIf you do not mind things I have mentioned you probably are going to like it. In my personal opinion, there is no point in switching from H100 to this one.

When I put my system together this solution was not available. I was going to buy a Corsair H100 but at the time it was receiving iffy reports. I ended up installing with the stock Intel fan. The stock fan was ugly, noisy, and didn't keep the cpu particularly cool. But the system was together and running so I left it alone for 10 months after purchasing this unit.I like the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme (TTW2.0E). It looks good, It keeps the cpu cool, and it feels well built and the fit and finish are all good. I did find the instructions to be lacking. There are a lot of tips and tricks that are not obvious in the 6 page manual. The backing plate is no doubt a marvel of engineering. It allows for the mounting of several sockets for AMD and Intel. I have an LGA1155 and when correctly mounted the backing plate is not perfectly straight. This is working as intended and a little blurb in the manual would have saved me some head scratching.For me it made the most sense to mount the backing plate, the fans to the radiator, the radiator to the case, the pins to the pump, and finally the pump to the CPU. Again this isn't in the manual so you just need to plan it out in your head before assembly. If you follow the manual you will be mounting the pump first. This will leave you with a very short leash to attach everything else.The mounting hardware was also very small and hard to read. The manual again wasn't very clear on how to position the multipurpose clips so it took some trial and error to get everything lined up.Manual shortcomings aside. The unit installed very comfortably. It really feels nice to screw metal into metal. The stock cooling fan's plastic pins always feel like they are going to snap off and leave you in bad shape. The (TTW2.0E) screwed down to the backing plate snug, solid, and straight. It had a really satisfying permanent feel to it. I thing you could lift the entire computer from the mounting hardware.I wish I installed the (TTW2.0E) sooner.

First, I had various standard and above average CPU cooler in the past, temp was often in the 65C when doing multiple 3D games. Now with this and an I7 3770k CPU (not overclock), I never past 50C in the summer with a room temp of ~30C (no air conditioning).This was with the low fan RPM, so noise is at minimum.Manual is good but not perfect, however someone able to install a standard cooler will be able to do the same with this one.Pro:- Cool well, perhaps the one fan model would do similarly, but the large radiator and double fan make sure the liquid stay cooled at same temperature, not seen any spike with the include monitoring software.- Was wondering if the unit would leak, but this far after three months it is still working as expected.- Come with various brackets that support most new processor.- Include thermal paste already applied on copper face of pump. (I remove mine to use a ceramic paste)Con:- Very big, so even if I had a big case (check first to make sure it would fit the height) I did not have inside space with the motherboard chipset height to put it at top because of screw placement (forgot to validate that, would have seen it with CAD). I simply put the fans outside on the top and let the radiator inside. Probably more noisy, could have put fans inside and radiator outside. I like pulling the air more then pushing it, not sure it make a difference :)- Double fans could be extremely noisy if going in high speed, in my case they are not worse at low fan speed then the other ones in my case.- Bracket screw are attached at the back with nuts that are stopped (from rotating) by the small format adapter. If you screw too much those nuts will deform the adapter and rotate. Not a major issue but you cannot screw them too hard, I did not had a screw driver with torque measurement so I am unsure if they were fixed enough or not. From my experience if they began rotating they are ok.Notes:- Both tubes seem well connected but they are rather hard to bent so I was careful not to assert to much pressure on them, they should not leak but I have not tested them too much for that at the junction:). Attachment to the pump can rotate so placement was made simpler, the end at the radiator do not.- Need one USB 2.0 socket for the pump and fan control software.Would recommend this to people wanting water cooling without the complex custom solution I have seen. It is pretty straightforward and for the price it very good.