Koolance Exos????

[Venice13]

Has anybody ever used 1 and how well did it work for you???Thanks!!!

[Disposibleteen]

not well at all im afraid, this system is way too expensive for what you get, the tubing is too small, the block isnt quality, the pump is too weak, and the rad is a whole nother issue. On top of all of that its got a ton of aluminum in it and that will cuase corrosion. A good quality air cooling system will easily beat the temps attainable with a Exos system. You can go over to the liquid cooling forum for advice on what parts to buy to make your own custom water cooling loop. It will be cheaper and perform better than the Exos.

[Onycho]

Koolance apparently follows the German model of water cooling, which is not very effective. Small diameter tubing (3/8" OD), low flow rate and small radiator. I've got a Koolance P2-650 case cause I like the look. But ASAP I'm upgrading the cooling system on the CPU and the original system will be reserved for only cooling my RAM and HDs. In addition the radiator will be switched out for something for more effective.

Of all the premade water cooling, Koolance is probably the worst.

[Wstinkbait]

It's ok for small applications. But don't handle high temp loads well. I use one to cool a single 9800xt graphic card. Could be used as a secondary loop to cool memory, HDD or mosFets. Mine has been running 24/7 for 2 years with out any problems with corrosion, but I use the Innovatek Anti-corrosion and anti-algae additive. The German style of WC uses low flow pumps through small tubes. The smaller tubing will raise the pressure to increase efficiency and such a system will not work well with larger hoses. But this lends itself to the use of very small connectors (1/8" npt holes and 6mm fittings) that fit much easer on low temp load applications and very small blocks such as memory coolers. I also added two extra 80 mm fans to bottom of the Exos to increase airflow.

[rick_fx]

Of all the premade water cooling, Koolance is probably the worst

DIY is better :)

[Mr_Slinky]

no premade watercooling kit is any good you can do everything better if you build it from scratch believe me i have looked at all of them i was going to go that same route and then found bad reviews on them so i just went for an xp 120 and panaflow till i can afford a decient water setup

[redstang308]

I personally have had excellant luck with koolance, ran a 2.8 at 3.2 for a full year, never a problem and the temps were at the highest 15C above ambient, but mostly about 5C.
The koolance systems rock if you are going to use a premade.

[Disposibleteen]

i just dont see why anyone would want to when a do it yourself is cheaper, will perform better, and isnt that hard to put together

[Wstinkbait]

The exos wouldn't cool the entire PC but I needed a small lowflow secondary loop to do the GPU memory. I built a DIY secondary system for the other PC but it accualy cost more and takes up too much room the exos had all the answers.
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