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MaximumPDA has posted a review on the TherMagic CPU Water Cooling System



Why water cooling, what’s wrong with the standard heatsink fan combo? A year or two ago that would be a valid question that could only be answered by the most hardcore of system cooling enthusiasts. In today’s 2Ghz and up PC’s the shear size of the heatsink has gotten out of control and can weigh up to several pounds in the more extreme set-ups. That’s a lot of copper sitting on your P4 or Athlon processor/motherboard added to the weight is the fact that in some setups the motherboard actually flexes or bows up to a half an inch or more to accommodate the massive heatsink/fan’s mounting system that is required to keep it attached to the board. Of course the boards are designed to flex for these types of applications but that doesn’t mean that you’re not as nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs while attaching such a system.
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