Category : Extreme Cooling
Manufacturer : Fancy Case

Posted by: Ultra on 2002-09-29

Introduction

Effective cooling and acceptable noise levels seems to be an increasingly mutually exclusive requirement in these days of super-fast, super-hot CPUs. Watercoolers promise the best of both worlds, but they are tricky to put together if you build one yourself. There are now however, a number of kits available that make life much easier. Today we are looking at the Ahanix Iceberg Watercooler provided by the nice guys at FancyCase.com. This is quite literally the simplest watercooling kit I've handled to date. Ahanix provides you with the all the tools and accessories needed to assemble the watercooler without a hitch for both AMD (Socket A) and Intel (Socket 370/478) CPUs . Before we analyse this cooler in detail lets take a look at the manufacturers specifications.

Features:

• No noise produces when operating.
• No leaking when putting up-side-down
• High-performance
• Reduce heat from CPU more effective than normal heatsink or any other cooler.
• Fit neatly in any ATX case
• Easy to install & mount
• Stable even when moving the case
• Low electricity consumption
• Light in weight

Specs:

• CPU jacket
• Dimension: 69x12x62 (WxHxD)
• Compatibility: Socket A /370/462/478
• Inlet/Outlet Size - 3/8 inches
• Material - 95% Al, 5% Cu Alloy
• Surface - 100% Au Coated
• Weight - 110 grams
• Radiator
• Dimensions - 94 (W) x 135 (H) x 46 (D) mm
• Mounts - 2 x 80 mm Fans
• Inlet/Outlet Size - 3/8 inches
• Material - 100% Aluminum
• Housing - ABS Thermoplastic
• Weight - 240 grams
• Water Pump
• Reservoir - 90 (W) x 95 (H) x 100 (D) mm
• Mounts - Internal Padded Mounts
• Inlet/Outlet Size - 3/8 inches
• Material - 100% Polycarbonate
• Throughput - 150 gal/hour
• Power Usage - 7 watt