Zalman RESERATOR 1 Water Cooling System | List Price: $248.68
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Brand: Zalman
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Product Type - Fanless Water Cooling System
- Excellent cooling performance even with natural convection, the world's first fanless, noiseless water-cooling system
- Product Type - Replacement Lamp
- Output Voltage Distortion - Less than 5% at full load
- Output Frequency (sync to mains) - 47 - 53 Hz for 50 Hz nominal,57 - 63 Hz for 60 Hz nominal
Beauty way to go... [Posted on 2005-06-20]
Not only is this a great looking, but it also performs even better than i expected.
I have a p4 3.4e prescott chip that typically runs hot, so at first i bought a thermaltake spark-7 (which was recommended by my motherboards tech support{chaintech}), and it worked pretty good. Under load it would keep my cpu at around 118*f, but i was noisier than your mother-in law. So finally i got ticked off at the thing so i said screw it and went fanless.
The resorator is definatly the beauty way to go. Now under load my cpu hasn't risen above 98.6*f. And without any extra fan noise, Yeah :-).
It also was relatively a snap to install (although the vga water block doesn't come with the kit -$22). And i went ahead and purchased the artic silver thermal grease instead of using the Zalman grease supplied.
I also went ahead and drilled a couple of 5/8 holes in the back of my Aspire SuperAlienII case and that gave it a more pro look.
So yes it give the Zalman Resorator-1 a solid 5 of 5 stars.
if you got the extra cash, i say go for it, eh!
WOW Zalman Rocks! [Posted on 2005-07-12]
This is the best thing that I have ever bought for my PC. This water cooler not only reduce the cpu/gpu temps... my apartment is at least 10 degrees cooler. And as others said... it's nice how quiet things got.
I just can't believe that I waited so long to get one.
Have a great day...
Completely Silent! [Posted on 2005-08-21]
Can't hear it when working. My computer is now completely noiseless with this product, a silent Samsung HD, and a quiet power supply. Cpu temp 123F. Not bad for a completely fanless system. I am using distilled water and will try their coolant and might get a better result.
The only thing I would complain is the price. And it did take a while for me to install (had to unscrew motherboard).
Zalman Reserator & Modification [Posted on 2006-03-12]
Reviews for this item were less than enthusuastic suggesting that a source of air blowing on the storage tank might solve the problems. I elected to install a Thermaltake radiator on the backplane of the computer and route the water through there. I reversed the fan on the radiator to suck air from the computer case through the radiator and mounted it over another case exhaust fan. The Thermaltake 120 cm fan is rheostat controlled to increase cooling if necessary. The airflow is then directed against the Zalman storage tank. I'm using it on an AMD X2 64 bit 4200 processor with two nVidia 7800 video boards. I also installed Zalman cooling blocks on the video board CPUs for better cooling and to get rid of the noisy fans that come with them. Removing the fans also decreaes load on the power supply. This lash-up is working well. Even under extreme load the processor water block remains cool as are the water lines. I also suggest adding some anti-freeze to the cooling water as it is an anti corrosion agent and more effective coolant than just pure water.
Amazon delivered the product with no shipping charge and in a timely manner. This is a superior online retailer and I'm extremely pleased with their products and service. Amazon rates a 10 in my book.
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