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Koolance 350 Pr0n

I have been looking at this - to replace the block on one of the Thermaltake kits. Looks to be a decent solution for that.

What did you guys think of the block?
 
Have not tested it yet, been waiting on some other hardware.
 
Looks good to me. I've always been a big fan of micro-pin arrays, and even Koolance has managed to get MPA blocks "right", so I assume this won't be an exception.
 
It will be interesting to see how well this waterblock works with an i7 setup. I'm contemplating going to i7 if I can find the right combination of components that will suit my needs.
 
it's nice to see koolance really stepping up their game with watercooling but I still would rather build a system with danger den blocks.
 
You can get the Swiftech GTZ for less than this and I'm sure it'll perform better. I don't see any reason to get any other block than the GTZ or Fuzion v2 right now.
 
dealmaster said:
You can get the Swiftech GTZ for less than this and I'm sure it'll perform better. I don't see any reason to get any other block than the GTZ or Fuzion v2 right now.
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Koolance gear is for people who don't know any better and just go for looks, and it's a ripoff... infact their stuff almost makes me laugh as much as Zalman getting away with selling that reserator kit for like 450 bux.
 
nightwalker said:
Koolance gear is for people who don't know any better and just go for looks, and it's a ripoff... infact their stuff almost makes me laugh as much as Zalman getting away with selling that reserator kit for like 450 bux.
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I don't agree. I spent ~480 on my first water cooling setup (1/2" ID) - completely custom from Danger Den. I sold that kit about 6 months later when I got an additional 300Mhz out of my processor over the good air cooler that I was running. Some time later a friend gave me a Thermaltake bigwater (or similar) kit. I decided I would try it. I got the 300Mhz back by going with the MUCH cheaper kit.

I think that Koolance / ThermalTake / other random all in one water kits have a place. I think that custom kits have a place. I would not bash on someone simply because they chose to go the koolance route. Try to be a little more open minded about the whole thing.
 
nightwalker said:
Koolance gear is for people who don't know any better and just go for looks, and it's a ripoff... infact their stuff almost makes me laugh as much as Zalman getting away with selling that reserator kit for like 450 bux.
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Koolance has been working hard to develop quality water cooling components and they have made significant efforts. They no longer use aluminum for their parts and the new waterblock will likely perform on par with other major offerings. I'm not sure about your watercooling knowledge but if you don't keep up with it then it's easy to be misinformed.
 
rocket733 said:
Koolance has been working hard to develop quality water cooling components and they have made significant efforts. They no longer use aluminum for their parts and the new waterblock will likely perform on par with other major offerings. I'm not sure about your watercooling knowledge but if you don't keep up with it then it's easy to be misinformed.
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Uhhhhh.. their radiators are aluminum, so what are you talking about.
 
rocket733 said:
Koolance has been working hard to develop quality water cooling components and they have made significant efforts. They no longer use aluminum for their parts and the new waterblock will likely perform on par with other major offerings. I'm not sure about your watercooling knowledge but if you don't keep up with it then it's easy to be misinformed.
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This may be true, but despite their efforts, I haven't seen any reviews saying that their new blocks or radiators are as good as offerings from Swiftech or D.tek or Thermochill, etc. There really isn't a good reason to buy Koolance parts unless you just like Koolance. You can get Swiftech parts for very cheap at jab-tech.com and they will perform remarkably well (their MCR320 is almost as good as a Thermochill 120.3 unless you're running fans at 2000RPM+) and are extremely cheap.

They may be trying, but there still isn't a good reason not to buy from other companies that are tried and true.
 
Kil4Thril said:
What does that have to do with the block Kyle mentioned?
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Look at what he was responding to:

rocket733 said:
Koolance has been working hard to develop quality water cooling components and they have made significant efforts. They no longer use aluminum for their parts and the new waterblock will likely perform on par with other major offerings. I'm not sure about your watercooling knowledge but if you don't keep up with it then it's easy to be misinformed.
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rocket733 said that Koolance doesn't use aluminum anymore, but they still do on their radiators. He was pointing that out.

No news here, but keep buying Swiftech, D.Tek, etc.
 
Yes, but their blocks are quite nice, and have been testing quite well. It's nice to have competition on the market (though I have nothing but Swiftech and some Primochill tubing). I'm pretty sure I saw that they were going copper on the rads, too. Likely over at XS.
 
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