Is it hot in here? Does it seem like you’re always running over to your air conditioning system and turning the thermostat down? Well just imagine what it must be like for your processor. Today’s multi-core CPUs consume more power, and generate more heat than their predecessors. Typical processor heat sinks are small and feature fairly inefficient fins mounted a finite distance from the heat source. The latest trend is to replace this heat sink with a water cooling system, which leverages water’s higher specific heat capacity, density and thermal conductivity. The water transports the heat from the small surface area of the processor to a heat exchanger with much greater surface area, allowing improved heat rejection into the ambient air.

The Thermaltake Bigwater 760i 2U Bay Drives Liquid Cooling System is a packaged setup that makes water cooling a breeze. The primary component of the Bigwater 760i, which consists of the reservoir, heat exchanger and fan, mounts within two 5.25” drive bays. The Thermaltake 760i features a pure copper waterblock with “Redundant Micro Channel Design” for improved heat transfer. It has quick disconnect connectors with automatic non-spill valves (so no coolant can spill within your PC). The Thermaltake Bigwater Liquid Cooling System also features an adjustable, blue LED fan and a louvered fin Motorsports Radiator with Dimple Tube Technology.

The Product

The Thermaltake Bigwater 760i comes packaged in a respectably sized 21” x 9 ½” x 6” box. The front shows several pictures of the 2U bay drives liquid cooling system, as well as of the CPU Waterblock. Just from the pictures you can tell this is a serious cooling system! The back of the box shows additional pictures of the system’s components, as well as of the system installed in a computer. Especially noted on the back is the Slim Waterblock (6.8 mm) with a redundant micro-channel design. This allows the coolant to dwell over the processor longer than in traditional waterblocks, improving heat transfer.