Thermaltake Tide Water

[Bio-Hazard]

Coming shortly is a all in one GPU cooling system from Thermaltake, the Tide Water.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6176/52yi1.jpg

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/2005/watercooling/cl-w0052TideWater/cl-w0052.htm

[FunkZ]

Hrm, I don't quite get it. They eliminate the [usually] large air cooler that takes up an extra PCI slot, and replace it with a liquid cooling "card" that takes up an extra PCI slot?

I think I would have designed the radiator so that it could be bolted to the inside (or outside) of an existing 120mm exhaust case fan.

[Bio-Hazard]

It's designed for ease of use, it's quick and super easy to install. Basicly you end up loosing a slot due to the radiator/pump assy taking up 2 slots.

[silenze]

Yeah... I can only see this being bought by the completely unaware...

Unaware of the inherent cooling advantages that assembling a larger system from separate components can get you..

Actually... that thing takes up 2 PCI slots by itself :lol:

[FunkZ]

Heh, yeah I'll hold any comments about the performance until we actually see Bio's review. But just judging from a design perspective, seems kinda space inefficient.