Thoughts on Coolit Domino A.L.C. Watercooling

CK61938

CK61938

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So I have been reading the reviews about said CPU cooler but I wanted to know what you guys thought of it and whether it is really worth getting.

I have a 920 D0 CPU currently OC'd to 4.0GHz. But my temps are high even on idle. I am seeing mid 40s and when running Prime it has gone as high as 92C.

The reviews of this cooler are making me want to buy it but I am wanting more expert advice if possible.

Thanks all :D

PS. It would also be my first attempt at water cooling. :D
 
There have been a lot of good things said about this cooler.

I'm currently looking into it as my first step into watercooling (not ready to go the full hog just yet :p) for my i7.

It does seem to be a very good starting point for watercooling, as you have all the bits there and you get to know the system, but without immediately having to do everything yourself.


On the CoolIT forums there have been a few posts about mounting another fan, either 92mm or 120mm, to the inside of the radiator, which can improve cooling by a good few degrees (the first guy to do so got 8C lower temps with a 120mm fan.
I'd probably just go with a 92mm Xilence fan (good CFM and very quiet) if I end up going for the Domino.


Can I ask what cooler you have at the moment?
 
I am currently using the Noctua SE1366 NH-U12P cooler. Not using the fans that came with it purely cos they look wrong in colour lol...so I bought two Coolermaster clear fans with blue LEDS in a push/pull formation.

Might have to check out the forums too. The thing is tho...could I just use my 120mm case thats at the back of the Antec 1200? I mean I know there is a fan on the back of said cooler but if I removed one of my fans at the back and put on the front of the cooler...would that also help?
 
You need to spend a lot of cash on watercooling to make it noticeably better than high end air. I gotta say, cheap all-in-one w/c kits are usually false economy. Even if this one is any good, i7s put out a lot of heat so it might not be able to cope with the load.
 
reflux said:
You need to spend a lot of cash on watercooling to make it noticeably better than high end air. I gotta say, cheap all-in-one w/c kits are usually false economy. Even if this one is any good, i7s put out a lot of heat so it might not be able to cope with the load.
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I see your point...but before I decide to go the full hog with w/c, I want to try something small to begin with and then work my way up...its like when I first built a PC, I got cheap parts to play around with before realising I could get more expensive stuff like I do now lol :D
 
CK61938 said:
I see your point...but before I decide to go the full hog with w/c, I want to try something small to begin with and then work my way up...its like when I first built a PC, I got cheap parts to play around with before realising I could get more expensive stuff like I do now lol :D
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I'd look for cheap second hand parts on members' market (need another 50 posts first) - you'll only end up buying better bits anyway, and they'll be what you want, or transferable when you get better bits. For the £50 or whatever this costs you could most of the way towards a good cpu loop if you're thrifty. :)
 
reflux said:
You need to spend a lot of cash on watercooling to make it noticeably better than high end air. I gotta say, cheap all-in-one w/c kits are usually false economy. Even if this one is any good, i7s put out a lot of heat so it might not be able to cope with the load.
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I'm usually of that opinion, however I thought that this one was different and that's why there is all the fuss about it.
 
i was looking at the domino too as im in the process of building a i7 rig but i have read in some forums that the life of the device is a lot shorter than stated.

the website specs state aprox 5 years and then its to be discarded as its non refillable due to it being self contained.
the life expectancy is due to the liquid evaporation time which is stated as 5 years at a constant temp of no more than 50c and cpu thermal rating of 125w.
i think when they made this they were looking at core2duos and core2quads which ran cooler and were within the 130w range.

as your aware the temps on a i7 go from mid 30's idle up and beyond 60c load as i have seen some with 7-80c, and also the i7 920 is i think 130w at default 2.66 and when your O/C in the 3.8-4.0ghz range its gone way above the 200w 's (seen some reviews saying [email protected])

so as you can see the higher temps of the i7 will reduce the life of the liquid rapidly.

the only coolit cooler i would use on a i7 cpu given the choice is the Freezone Elite CPU Chiller which uses 6 pelter and has a thermal dissipation of around 250W which is why its designed to cope with the new i7 cpus but then it comes at a higher price tag too ... around £250-300.

in my search i found a lot of devices including this one that i was interested in ..NorthQ Siberian Tiger II Water Cooler (watercooling using a 240mm rad and also self contained) but only found a couple of reviews from early last year so wasnt going to risk it.

ended up buyin a thermaright true 120 black cooler as everyone rates them highly and they have won countless shoot-outs in heatsink group tests plus many review sites have shown it to beat the domino ..and coolermasters v8 and even v10 which is all smoke and mirrors (i.e..looks good on paper with the pelter but performance isnt great even compared to v8)

cant wait to see the v12 (reviews are starting to circulate) and v24 (production due end of year)


HRhino
 
Air is certainly easier.
My thoughts on the Domino are that I don't trust it very much at all.
20 quid cpu block, 20 quid radiator, 40 quid pump, cheapest res going. Can go under water for under a ton fairly easily. I vote do it properly
 
its a choice between this and the TRUE black CPU cooler...I am more swayed at the TRUE TBH. so we shall see...might get it this week when I get paid :D
 
i have used one on an i7 at work

i would use one on a phenom/wolfdale

but not on a quad

and especially not on an i7

get the thermalright - trust me
 
Monkey Puzzle said:
I'd look for cheap second hand parts on members' market (need another 50 posts first) - you'll only end up buying better bits anyway, and they'll be what you want, or transferable when you get better bits. For the £50 or whatever this costs you could most of the way towards a good cpu loop if you're thrifty. :)
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+1 - purchased my second loop second hand and it works a charm :)
 
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forgot to mention that is if you didnt know if you do get the thermalright true ultra 120 it doesnt matter on whether its the silver or black as they both perform exactly the same.
so its all down to your colour preference but i think price wise there is a slight difference as the black i looked around for the cheapest and it was still slightly higher than the standard aluminuim version.

i found a shop selling the copper version and oh boy i was so tempted go get that as it looks :cool: sweeeeet:p.

although i didnt when i read the reviews and found that the weight was 1.9kg without fans and thermalright had reports from users complaining about hardware damage to their motherboards.
the fan and copper heaksink had cracked the motherboards even tho they had retention and backplate:D:D:D

thermalright recommended in a review statement that this heatsink is best advised to be used on a board standing vertical than in a tower horizontaly:eek::D


HRhino
 
I don't see the TRUE 120 backplates/bolt through for 1366 sockets on the site? and do they come with the pins/wires for push and pull? The description doesn't make it very clear.
 
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