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December 2008
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The editors liked
Good monitoring of processor temperature
Supports overclocking
Build Quality
Performance
Price
Almost 8 Years Of Continuous Usage
Temps
Easy Installation
Simple to use
Great Style
Minimal Case Clutter
Better performance than air cooling
Simple Installation
No assembly required
Simple interface
Nice temperature display
Great cooling performance
Integrated unit that comes pre
Assembled/tested
Quiet operations at low fan speeds
Compact unit
Easy to install (pay attention to the tubing routing)
Very affordable Liquid Cooling solution
Very quiet at "Low" and "Medium"
Good performance for such a small kit
Excellent Warranty (2 Years)
Solid construction
Multiple performance modes
Plugs into a 3-pin motherboard fan header
Nice displ
Preassembled and ready to install
Great performance
Compact and totally selfcontained
Easy and quick installation
Excellent liquid cooling value
Very quiet (Quiet and Performance modes)
Informative and useful LCD screen
Wide compatibility
Very effective cooler
Easiest liquid cooler to install on the current market
LCD Readout is handy (for windowed cases)
All but silent in "quiet" mode
Comes ready to mount with most current CPU sockets
Opens the door for serious overclocking
Under
Unit is completely sealed and maintenance free
Barely audible on Quiet mode
Fairly straight forward to install
Great instruction manual
Comes with mounting hardware for current Intel and AMD platforms
Virtually silent on low
Bearable on medium
Fairly easy installation
Decent performance
Nice introduction to liquid cooling
Liquid cooling without the hassles
100% Maintenance Free
Moderate performance
Should work in most chassis
Good price point
Less strain on the motherboard
2 Year Warranty
Easy to install
Competitive pricing
Compatible with latest CPU releases
Build quality
Ease of use
Totally contained
Dropin system
Incredibly low price
Easy install
Good performance
Fantastic price.
Water Cooling!
Excellent performance
Affordable
Three different fan speed modes
Backlit LCD screen
Easy installation
Supports both Intel and AMD
Thermal compound preapplied
Coolant already in cooler
Liquid cooling at a great price
Ease of install (DOE)
Coolness factor
Low price
Quality product
2 year warranty
Huge amount of weight taken off MB
The editors didn't like
LCD display requires windowed computer case to view
Hard to fit into smaller system enclosures
Availability Inside The EU
I hate back plates but thats just me
Stiff water hoses make installation a little difficult if you aren’t careful
Gold
May not work in all cases
A little loud at high fan speeds
No AMD backplate
Must remove side panel to switch modes.
Loud (Full mode)
Case must have rear 120mm fan placement
Comes right up to the side of the case
Interferes with cases with side fans
More expensive than most air coolers
Cost is comparable to higher end air coolers
May not be able to pre-mount on some motherboards
Not upgradeable/expandable
Very loud on high
Have to take case side off every time to adjust speeds
Noise when set to Full mode
Have to remove side panel for adjustments
Smallish tubing is rigid
Fan gets very loud on high speeds.
No provisions for upgrades or adding waterblocks
Switch/LED blocked by side panel
Inferior to other water coolers. Loud at top speed.
Requirement is a case with a 120mm fan slot
Motherboard must be removed for installation
To change the fan speed
You must open your case
Loop cannot be extended to cool other components
LCD will not be seen in you do not have a window in side panel.
The CoolIT Domino ALC makes for a good, though not great, all-around product.On the noise front, the Domino ALC is about average. At medium it is quiet but definitely audible, and at low is it is almost inaudible. At high, though, it runs at a solid 3...
Domino A.LC. is efficient, elegant and easy to mount. You can mount it on Intel’s sockets 775 and 1366 as well as AMD’s AM2 and AM2+. We have to admit that it made quite an impression on us and we can’t help but reward it and sincerely r...
After owning and testing their products from some time now, it is clear that their latest product caters to a completely different crowd. Not only is it designed to primarily targeted enthusiasts on a budget, but most importantly, it is an excel...
Abstract: If you need proof that liquid cooling is ready for mainstream acceptance, look no further than CoolIT Systems’ Domino A.L.C. (Advanced Liquid Cooling). The Domino A.L.C. is a completely self-contained, prefilled, liquid-cooling system consisting of a p...
Abstract: During CES 2009 we could take a look on CoolIT Domino ALC (Advanced Liquid Cooling), an “all-in-one” water cooling system for CPUs that is coming with an impressive low price (USD 79) and, at the same time, featuring a digital controller with an LCD d...
Hmm, Im impressed as to what 79 USD will buy you. The Domino ALC design is just flat-out excellent; the cooling is very decent and the options you get are excellent. So yes, CoolIT’s attempt to introduce a good performance water cooler to the masses...
The CoolIT Systems Domino A.L.C. proves that great water cooling can be had for under $79 and the performance showed that it can perform better than water kits that cost twice the price. ...
Abstract: As with most PC components, CPU speeds continue to rise, and along with that speed comes heat. The latest and greatest processors require more robust cooling systems than those of just a few years ago and, for most, that usually means numerous, large f...
Preassembled and ready to install, Great performance, Compact and totally selfcontained, Easy and quick installation, Excellent liquid cooling value, Very quiet (Quiet and Performance modes), Informative and useful LCD screen, Wide compatibility
Loud (Full mode), Case must have rear 120mm fan placement
CoolIt's Domino A.L.C. kit has a lot going for it. Not only is this a turnkey system that requires no assembly or maintenance, it is easily installed, has good cooling performance and is priced competitively with higher-end air coolers. The LED scree...
Abstract: Today we will be analyzing the Domino … and no we’re not talking about that hot bounty hunter played by Kiera Knightly…maybe next time. No, today we’re examining the latest creation from our friends at COOLIT Systems. This is an A.L.C. (Advanced Liquid...
