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Thermaltake ProWater 850i
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The Completed Installation
Here are pictures of the final product. Notice in the bottom right of the case how jumbled the wires are, this is because the pump and radiator are eating up most of the extra space down there, I have a large case and still I was running out of room at certain parts of it. One should definitely take this into consideration when thinking about buying the Thermaltake 850i ProWater.
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Side view, with radiator |
Side view of inside the case |
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Side of the case |
Back of the case |
Conclusions
The Thermaltake PW 850i ProWater kit has a lot to offer a performance computer user. It allows you to cool your system farther than standard air cooling can. My CPU used to run at 112 F and now runs around 98 F under load, and my case is a few degrees cooler now thanks to the 850i. The installation itself was straightforward, but time consuming. Anything that requires you to remove your motherboard and test for a few hours tends to be that way though. We highly suggest using the Thermaltake Armor if you are looking for a good case to pair this system with as it has plenty of room and has rear mounting holes which can be used for mounting the ProWater 850i internally or externally.
The radiator in the back feels like its blowing cool air, that means one of two things. Either it's not cooling anything, or it has a lot of extra thermal removing power that I'm not using. Seeing as my CPU temperature dropped as much as it did, I have to guess the latter. It seems with the Thermaltake 850i ProWater there is a lot of room for overclocking.
The only real complaint I had with the 850i was that its pretty loud. The radiator is quiet on the low settings, but loud on the high setting, this is compounded by the fact that I did an external mount, which means there is nothing to dampen the sound. You should consider this before doing an external mount. Also the pump makes a rattling noise that is quite annoying. I made sure it's securely fastened to my case and nothing is hitting, but it appears the noise is inside the pump. It's very irregular too so its not even like a white noise like a fan.
Pros:
- Easy to install
- Looks good
- Cools very well
Cons:
- Noisy
The Thermaltake 850i ProWater kit can be found for approximately $149 at the time of this publication, but is well worth the price if you're into performance computing and don't mind a bit of noise.
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