Water Block

Usually the first thing that catches the eye of a water cooler is the water block. Thermaltake has made a few changes to its water block but the overall look is the same.
A copper block with an acrylic top and of course the larger quick connects. The copper block is where the changes have been made. The original Big Water water block was square on the bottom, however the new design has a round base.


The machined bottom is smooth but not polished. Even though it's not polished like most would like to see, it shouldn't degrade the overall performance of the water block.



The added channels to the copper block will have more of an effect on performance. The acrylic top is sealed to the copper block with an o-ring. As with the original Big Water, Thermaltake keeps the small UV light in the acrylic side of the block. Which gives it some added bling, you can see the UV sensitive tubing in the first picture below.

Please note that unscrewing the plexi top voids your warranty. If you do not properly screw back the top, there is the risk of leak - Thermaltake will not take any liability for that.



The size of the water block is 78(L) x 60(W) x 23.5(H) mm which is just shy of an inch thick from the top of the acrylic top to the bottom of the copper block. Thermaltake doesn't give us a weight for the redesigned water block, but the original Big Water waterblock came in at 453 g. I would expect them to be somewhat close in weight with the new design being lighter with less copper. Nothing fancy but again Thermaltake has made it easy to take apart and clean with just four screws to remove and separate the block.