Evercool WC202 Water Cooler Review :: Evercool Bundle

With the specifications aside, I'd think it's a good time to look at the cooler itself, as well as what's bundled with it. Before looking into the actual unit, it would be a good idea to examine just what it's compatible with. Thanks to the wide berth of accessories in the box, it'll be simple to install this cooler on all four of today's major platforms - those being Socket 462 (K7), Socket 478 (P4), Socket 775 (P4), and Sockets 754/939/940 (K8). Unfortunately, support for the upcoming AM2 processors is not present at the current time, as Evercool did not choose to employ the clip system. For what it's worth, I feel that the current mounting solution is good enough to hold down the Chrome plated, steel and copper blocks, allowing their mirror smooth bases to stick to the respective cores - CPU and GPU that is. The only thing to note is that without airflow around your CPU socket, things such as power regulators, and even the Northbridge if passively cooled, will become searingly hot.

Mounting Brackets

CPU Block Top

VPU Block Bottom

Installed LGA775

In order to keep the water blocks firmly affixed, a healthy selection of bolts, brackets and clips have been included. Users of the Pentium 4 Platforms (Socket 478 and 775) will have no choice apart from removing the motherboard, while users of AMD's K7/K8 platforms will be able to get away without having to gut it. Also included with this plethora of clips is a sachet of thermal grease, and all the parts that will be necessary for a good liquid experience. Coming from the top left and across in this image, the actual unit itself can be seen, along with 4 coils of tubing (one of which contains a small visual flow sensor), an 80mm radiator, and the CPU/GPU water blocks.

One thing which worries me, though, is the fact that the screw on connectors seem to just have the tubes pushed on to them - and without clamps, there's a chance that warm to hot water will cause your tubing to pop off under pressure. Flowing from these water blocks, as I travel downward is a collection of screws and washers intended to help you mount the water blocks on their respective platforms. Immediately below these bags, a small spring loaded tool for clamping the tube to the fittings sits next to a thin thermal probe, which will report the temperature of a location anywhere in the system back to the main unit, though there is no functionality to shut off the system if the temperature travels too high. Not pictured here the small squeeze bottle filled with a special coolant mix (I'd suspect its water wetter, based on the colour), which you are to inject into a fixed amount of water, then use the tool to fill the system with. It's a tedious task at best, let me assure you. With the bulk of the box's contents aside, I'd wager it's about time to take a look at the unit itself, the packaging, and the auxiliary radiator.

Goodies Overview

Antifreeze Water

Tubing with Connectors