Reviews - 2011
Nov 21, 2011
Switching over to the Koolance VID-NX580 block the maximum temperature was only 36C or 7C above the idle temperature. This surely highlights the power of water cooling on computer components by reducing the heat by 38C or 105% better cooling...
Sports car looks with cooling performance to match means that if you are running a GTX 570 or GTX 580 the Koolance VID-NX580 is the card you should own.
Jul 12, 2011
I wouldn’t have figured it’s possible, but two DDCs in a single depth 5-1/4″ drive bay is certainly possible and Koolance has shown us so via the RP401x2. This takes and combines essentially four otherwise independent components and routes them in an exceptionally convenient and powerful package.
Jul 01, 2011
The Koolance CPU-370 water block delivers outstanding performance and looks good in the act and for that we give it a rating of 9/10 and [it] gets the Bjorn3D Golden Bear Award!
Jun 07, 2011
As we can see from the thermal results, the Koolance CPU-370 posted the best results amongst all competitors, proving extremely efficient in handling a CPU running at 5GHz... In terms of performance, the Koolance CPU-370 is killer, and is the best we’ve seen to date in our testing.
Apr 25, 2011
Skinneelabs.com reviews the Koolance CPU-370 water block with latest 1.5mm wide slit midplate.
Overall, the Koolance CPU-370 is a great performer on many levels: thermally it’s great, it’s not particularly restrictive, it makes tremendous contact, and it has a simple and robust mounting system that results in consistent mounts. The CPU-360 was my favorite block of 2010 and the CPU-370 is undoubtedly better–it makes big steps forward in contact quality and that brings a big improvement in thermals. Even when contact is taken out of the equation (with Indigo Xtreme), there’s a noticeable improvement with the internals as well, likely from the 1.5mm injection plate.
Apr 11, 2011
The Koolance CPU-370 with newly shipping 1.5mm wide slit midplate has been reviewed by Martinsliquidlab.org:
It feels more like taking apart a Swiss watch than taking apart a mass produced block... Performance wise I couldn’t be happier, the attention to detail in the areas where it really counts is above and beyond.
Mar 28, 2011
Martin's Liquid Lab reviews the Koolance CTR-SPD10 (8-13V) pump speed controller:
Overall I am very happy with this controller, particularly for it's unique ability to not only provide a solid 12V which most fan controllers can't do, but also to increase it for an extra bump in performance.
Mar 09, 2011
Maximum PC's April 2011 issue includes a custom build using Koolance's CPU-370 and quick disconnects:
... I determined Koolance's brand-new CPU-370 water block was dishing out the lowest system temperatures. I used this as the cooling basis for my custom-build system...
... Koolance's Quick Disconnects are hands-down the greatest invention that the water-cooling world has ever produced... I will never go back to barbs and clamps again.
Feb 14, 2011
Long-time liquid cooling enthusiast Martin puts the Koolance RP-452X2 and RP-402X2 dual bay, dual pump reservoirs through their paces:
This is by far the most well constructed and durable reservoir system I have personally had the pleasure of testing... What's not to like about taking four very difficult to place components and packaging them in one dual bay unit... Two pumps in series worked very well and scaled the single pump test 2:1 almost perfectly for head pressure.
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