Friday, January 18th 2013
Thermaltake Announces Bigwater 760 Pro Liquid Cooling System
Thermaltake announced the Bigwater 760 Pro CPU liquid cooler. It consists of a CPU liquid block, tubing, and a head unit that occupies two 5.25-inch drive bays. Unlike other closed-loop liquid coolers, Thermaltake's solution uses a conventional CPU block with no other function than heat dissipation. Coolant pump, reservoir, and a radiator ventilated by a 120 mm fan, are located in the heat unit.
Its front-panel keeps you up to speed on the coolant level, and control over its coolant pressure. Its reservoir features a port with which you can inject additional coolant (propylene glycol solution in distilled water). The CPU block features a nickel-plated copper base with mirror finish. The block supports all modern CPU socket types, including LGA2011, LGA115x, LGA1366, LGA775, AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2, FM2/FM1. The Bigwater 760 Pro is expected to be priced around US $150.
Its front-panel keeps you up to speed on the coolant level, and control over its coolant pressure. Its reservoir features a port with which you can inject additional coolant (propylene glycol solution in distilled water). The CPU block features a nickel-plated copper base with mirror finish. The block supports all modern CPU socket types, including LGA2011, LGA115x, LGA1366, LGA775, AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2, FM2/FM1. The Bigwater 760 Pro is expected to be priced around US $150.
32 Comments on Thermaltake Announces Bigwater 760 Pro Liquid Cooling System
Besides I don't like the aesthetics all that much anyway, it looks rather cheap and not well thought out.
Pump, Rad, Reservoir, block all contained in a custom built box for $150. Good liquid solutions aren't cheap.
It would be good to see a contraption based on an 'out of the case' set up with a couple of tubes going into the case to the blocks.
I'd contemplated that for my next build - to use a standalone res/rad/pump unit.
Worst watercooling kit ever...
Seriously though, I did think about it and when installed it might sit right under my top fan mount. This may be the situation for a number of models, I'd need to look up the length to know.
...not that I want one as I agree with the earlier aesthetics comments and so far the opinion of Thermaltake WC products seems to be pretty low.
i DO have alot of WC exp, and to call this thing a piece of $h!t would be an insult to all things warm, stinky, and steamy!!!
Bad pump, bad radiator, cheap plastic res, sticks WAY out of the end of the 5-1/4 bay, and its loud....
the $150+ would be better spent on ANY of the other "all in one" liquid cooling systems from the likes of Nzxt, Corsair, CoolerMaster, Zalman, or even Thermaltake themselves!
Maybe I'm a snob but I like my kits very quiet and pretty. My pump+block+rad+res combo would be a lot more than that.
No way the radiator gets enough ventilation to stay cool.
One point that stands out for me is that there is a refill cap. I thought the idea of these was that you wouldn't have to refill? Isn't that potentially exposing it to contamination? Or is "(propylene glycol solution in distilled water)" that strong? Heh...you find that glycol stuff in lots of things. From underarm deodorant, textiles, and shampoo...to foods we eat. Maybe even more. Check ingredients on what you eat. Specially foods with some form of gelatin in them. You'll find the stuff out gets tossed in often.
There's also evaporation too, I used to have to top up my Swiftech Micro res maybe, once or twice a year (this doesn't bode well to sealed all in one units as they still evaporate through the tubes). <:
Anyways I am glad it did so I had an excuse to move to a real water loop set-up. I think I sold the pump to bogmali...