As a comparison I'm going to test this along side a Thermalrite SLK800 with a 33CFM fan. Temperatures will be taken at idle 15 min after a fresh boot. Load temperatures will be taken after 30 minutes of running Folding@Home. The CPU will be ran at default speed and overclocked to 2.17 gig at 1.75v's. Temperatures were taken with Motherboard Monitor 5.2.2.0. Room temperature was maintained at a steady 72F for testing. System specs are as follows...

• AMD XP 2100+ Tbred-B
• Epox 8RDA
• 1024 Megs of Corsair XMS Pc2700
• Western Digtial SE 120 & 80 Gig HDD's
• ATI Radeon 8500
• Hercules GTXP
• Arctic Alumina thermal compound

As you can see the Aquarius II does pretty good. Its 6 degree's cooler than the SLK800 when under load at 2.17 GHz, and across the rest of the board it still beats the SLK800 in ever spot! As far as the noise level goes without proper equipment its hard to tell if its actually quieter than the 33cfm fan on the SLK800 but to me they both make about the same amount of noise which isn't very much.

Overall I was pleased with the performance of this kit. Bear in mind, this kit was not designed for serious overclocking. Its designed for the enthusiast who wants water cooling without the hassle of modifying their case for huge radiators and fans. It does what it is suppose to do and that is to effectively cool with minimal noise. The overall dBA of this kit is only 29dBA. Its hard to find a fan that moves enough air flow that will cool this good and be just as quiet. A big plus in the pump is that there is an LED light. When the pump is on so is the light so it adds a unique look that you won't find with any othe water pump. It will also let you know if the pump isn't working properly. One thing I will salute Thermaltake on is the instructions! I thought they were very well planned and layed out and was very helpful with the installation!

There were a few things I didn't care for with this kit. First was the magnets. I'm just not real hot on the idea of having rather strong magnets inside of my case. But it is nice not having to screw the stuff down and drill holes into your case. The magnets are strong and not once did I have anything really move around. But its not a kit that you would want to put into a LAN rig. Another downfall I see with this kit is that not many of the hardcore overclockers will like it cause its rather small and isn't an extreme kit. But thats their problem! :) At $134.95 you can't beat the price of this kit for how well it actually cools!

I'd like to thank the guys at Crazy PC for giving us the opportunity to review this kit. If you would like to purchase one you can do so here.