Aimed toward the mid-ranged enthusiast, the Thermaltake Big Water liquid cooling system will satisfy this individual, you know the person who wants simple, but functional liquid cooling for their PC. In this effort, I feel they have succeeded very well. The unit comes complete with everything you need as far as system parts go, to get up and going in a reasonable amount of time and without too much drama, and that is always a plus in my book as assembly can be a pain in many instances. This very easy and ergonomically sound unit offers the user solid cooling performance at a reasonable price point that is selling for around $105.00 U.S on the web at many sites.
Using cases that are geared for this type of product will yield easier results than custom installs offer, as using the Armor case from Thermaltake made the installation process a much simpler job than having to cut and drill the needed holes necessary for a seamless install. The instructions should have been printed larger as it is hard to read them. This may pose a problem to someone not so mechanically inclined or just nervous about the entire thing so I hope Thermaltake changes this in the retail boxed package. The unit is really, not that hard at all to configure you just need to take your time and pay attention to detail and then things will fall into place. Impressed I was by how well the Big Water maintained its temperature through all the overclocking, as only a slight increase in heat occurred even with the CPU overclocked with increased voltage settings. The system was virtually silent running as well, and did not produce an abundance of background noise when operating. In the end game the Big Water turned out to be a very functional, quiet and user-friendly product that earns itself an Editor's Choice Award for its outstanding good points.
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