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CoolIT Domino A.L.C Review

Introduction

The pursuit of performance is often on the minds of hardware enthusiasts, whether it be squeezing those extra few megahertz from a CPU overclock, or having a rig that not only performs well, but keeps the noise levels to a minimum. This is where the art of watercooling comes in. Often looked upon as an extreme cooling solution in the past, watercooling was the choice of a select few enthusiasts who knew the benefits of running water through their systems. Of course nowadays this common misconception has been overturned and pre-built watercooling units have emerged as a viable mainstream cooling solution.

This is where CoolIT come in. With years of experience in the OEM market producing fully sealed watercooling units for the likes of Dell, Alienware and BFG to name but a few, CoolIT has a fair idea of how the industry works. So it’s with great pleasure that we take a look at one of CoolIT’s renowned watercooling units – the CoolIT Domino Advanced Liquid Cooling solution.

As a CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree earlier this year, the CoolIT Domino gives off all the early signs of a winner, so read on to see how the Domino performs on our Core i5 test rig.

First of all we take a look at the Specifications of the unit itself.

Specifications

Taken from the Coolit Domino Product Page:

User Interface

• High contrast backlit LCD
• Single push button control for configuring operation mode and temperature scale
• Audible status alerts

Operation Modes (Fan Speeds)

• Quiet: 1100-2500 RPM
• Performance*: 1100-2500 RPM
• Full: 2900 RPM

*System automatically increases cooling
performance at an increased rate compared to Quiet Mode.
Physical Specifications

• Dimensions: 14.0 x 12.5 x 15.5 mm
• Weight: 1.03 kg
• Operating Voltage: 11.6-12.4V
• Power Consumption: 8W (Max)
• Life Cycle: 50,000 Hours (MTBF)

Fan

• Long life, low noise
• Dimension: 120 x 120 x 25 mm
• Noise: 19.2 dBA (Min)

Pump

• CFF1 long life ceramic bearing
• Noise: <21 dBA

Radiator

• Custom engineered for low noise heat dissipation
• Dimension: 157 x 120 x 27 mm

CPU FHE (Fluid Heat Exchanger)

• Copper Micro-Channel
• Surface Dimension: 50 x 50 mm

Coolant

• Proprietary with anticorrosion/antifungal additives

CPU Thermal Grease

• Proprietary Pro Advanced Thermal Compound

Warranty

• 2 Year Manufacturer

On the next page we take a look at the Packaging & Contents.

1. Introduction & Specifications2. Packaging & Contents3. CoolIT Domino A.L.C.4. Installation & Test Setup5. Test Results6. Conclusion

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