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Globalwin Jefi Watercooling Kit Reviewed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the staying-cool dept.

shockNZ writes "[H]ardOCP has reviewed what appears to be a first in PC watercooling - an 'open reservoir evaporative cooling system.' The Globalwin Jefi has a radically different design to most systems on the market. The reservoir is open at the top, and utilizes something akin to a showerhead in order to rain the incoming hot water from the PC down onto a floating heatsink. Perhaps surprisingly, it demonstrated excellent performance and low noise levels - and as a bonus, the reservoir can be used as an aquarium."

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  1. Tropical fish casserole by syrinje · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does the temperature of the water go high enuff to poach them??!

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    1. Re:Tropical fish casserole by WolfWithoutAClause · · Score: 5, Funny
      Well, given that the cooling depends to some degree on the processor load, which in turn depends on what you are running, it mainly depends how long you play your FPS for.

      Where: FPS = Fish Poaching Software; natch

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  2. Er by Billobob · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hasn't open reservoir evaporative been done many times before, also called a bong? Granted it probably hasn't been done exactly this way, people have been bong cooling for years - its just a little forgotten.

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    1. Re:Er by Billobob · · Score: 5, Informative

      I know the above got modded as funny, but it really does exist - http://www.overclockers.com/articles389/ . Bong cooling hasn't been that popular in recent years however, seeing as people usually want a sexier way to watercool their PC.

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  3. hot as a teakettle by Madcapjack · · Score: 5, Funny

    And if you overclock, you can make tea with it.

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  4. Fishies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, I really want fish crap flowing through my PC.

  5. Dangerous innovations by syrinje · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The only novel idea in this whole thing is the open tank shower cooler - which also poses the spill hazard. Admittedly the tank looks like a futuristic acrylic ventilated crab and could be considered cool in some sub-cultures - BUT - if you have kids (yeah, some ./ers do!) or pets KEEP THIS system away from your PC. If you think you have problems with your dog drinking outta the toilet bowl now....

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  6. Silence by bmiller949 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It may be a bit too noisy for the silent enthusiast crowd. With the pump producing 22db and the fan doing 20db at the lowest voltage, it is not as silent as the Zalman Reserator. Then again, if you used the Zalman product on an AMD 64, the reservoir would double as a drip coffee maker.

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  7. Big cenceptional problem by imsabbel · · Score: 5, Insightful

    with open circuit watercooling system is water contamination. Algae seems to be able to grow on little more then the casual dust that enters the water, and the best place to grow is where you dont want it: The nice warm and thin parts of the CPU heatsink.

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