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CoolerMaster Aquagate S1

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Is anyone running the CoolMaster Aquagate S1?
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/clrmstr_aqgts1/

From what I read its about on par with some of the high-end air coolers, which is acceptable performance for me. I'm putting together a new rig and I definitely want some sort of advanced cooling, but the TR Ultra 120 extreme and Tuniq Tower just seem a bit big. I like the fact that the Aquagate S1 is compact and will fit nicely in the CM Stacker 830 Evo.

So can anyone that has used this product care to comment on it? I am more concerned about leaks than I am with pure performance, at this point. As long as its reliable to not toast my rig and is on par with good air-cooling then it seems like a good deal for the price (around $70 online).

I am also looking at the Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultra, I know its a good kit, but its also like 3x the price of the Aquagate S1 and requires case mods, external devices, etc. Plus, I've never water-cooled before so I would be a bit more comfortable with a pre-assembled kit. Is it even worth it to go with the S1 or should I just get a real kit?
 
go look at the h20 120 compact swiftech kit if you want an easy internal kit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108100

trust me its a million times better than that aquagate S1, its quite noisy and i wouldnt trust it for longer than a couple of months for reliability. the only acceptable watercooling bit of gear i found by coolermaster was the aquagate viva, that worked really good for graphics cards.

but as far as CPU's go that swiftech kit is popular and the price is very good for what you get in the box.... and its not hard to install, just leak test it overnight before installing it into the case and it'll be fine.
 
Thanks nightwalker. I already figured it wasn't the best one of the market. Its just matches so very nice with the CM Stacker 830 (same box art and everything).

The H20 120 compact is very close to what I want, but it won't match my case well so I'll have to customize the parts. In that case I might as well just move up to the Apex Ultra or get the parts custom, but then thats like $200-300 which was my dilemma.

The Swiftech's do seem to have the best performance though, no question there.
 
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