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I can attest to the Thermalright temps but would like to know what headroom the system has as I've been looking at that one as well. The sealed rad/gas/bubblepump systems aren't that new and aren't any better than, for instance, a lot of the mini water cooling systems on the market nowadays tho' a lot cheaper. I personally, don't want a loaded system (are there any other type for Free-DC'ers?) running at those kind of temps but I can say that running a system in the living room with a TR120 and 4x92mm fans (Thermaltake case) and maintaining regulated sub 50C temps in a warm, 25C, room doesn't leave you with much noticeable noise except when it's much quieter than normal (like when everybodys gone to bed) and that's with a large server type case. The water cooled system has more fans but runs at 40'ish and is subjectively a lot quieter.
You should also note, that this cooler does not work well in FLAT systems such as desktops and HTPCs as it stops the bubblepump which is a very simple system but relies on both gravity and heat for it's assist so is quite orientation conscious.
Good review and certainly an interesting cooler.
