We have reviewed several cooling systems in the past but the "All in one CPU Liquid Cooling - Silent Water" seemed to us, one of the most interesting we have received. A compact CPU water cooler, with a huge radiator and a 120mm fan, made from very good materials for thermal dissipation such as copper for the base and the water tank, the pre-filled coolant and a regulator for controlling the fan rotation speed.

We expected this water cooling system to perform much better than AMD's stock cooler. The question was how much better. After the first tests, we found that even with the fan rotation set to the minimum available speed, the Silent Water cooler was an excellent performer. At 30°C, there was five degrees difference in temperature at idle state from AMD's stock cooler with 35 °C, illustrating just how effective the solid copper base and water are at dissipating heat.

During the stress test, the difference becomes even greater, up to eight degrees. 52 °C with AMD's stock cooler and 44 °C with the Silent Water with Thermaltake's system remaining very silent. Then came the tests with the fan rotation speed set to maximum. What was the result? Temperatures ranging between 29°C to 39°C. Excellent performance but with a compromise in noise, since it was more than noticeable. The performance is rather good for such a compact water cooling system which can fulfil most users needs.

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The "All in one CPU Liquid Cooling - Silent Water" installation process consists of two parts, one for the radiator and fan, and one for the CPU copper base. The installation for the radiator is the same no matter what the platform and depends on the PC case. If you already own a Tt Tai-Chi, Kandalf, Armor, Shark, Swing, Mambo, Tsunami, Soprano or Lanmoto or even if your PC case has adequate space on the back for a 12cm fan, you won't have any problems at all. Alternatively, just like in our case with the Antec, you can place it towards the bottom front, which is also easy.

The next step is the installation of the copper base. If your motherboard is an AMD socket 939, all you have to bother with is just two screws. But in case of P4 socket 775, there's more. The major hurdle is that you'll have to remove the motherboard from the PC case, something that most people are willing to do since we are talking about a water cooling system.

At the time of the review, the price for the "All in one CPU Liquid Cooling - Silent Water" was US$118.

Pros:
- Very Good Performance
- Good thermal reduction
- Easy installation for socket 939
- Low noise levels with fan speed set to minimum

Cons:
- More difficult installation for socket 775
- For optimum performance, the noise levels are high

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