Testseek.com have collected 26 expert reviews of the ThermalTake BigWater 760i and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for ThermalTake BigWater 760i.
January 2008
(78%)
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The editors liked
Good thermal performance
Professional
Quality design
Easy installation
Universal waterblock with advanced cooling technology
Nonspill quick connectors
Blue LED light visible through front grill
Price is good
For entry level water cooling users
The retail package is superb
Everything is included
The installation process was very simple even for amateur users
It uses only two 5.25 empty spaces to be installed
You can use other water blocks f...
Easy Install
Complete Kit
Decent Cooling
Small Interior Case Footprint
Coolness Factor
Easy to install
Space saving design
Good performance
Near universal application
Clean lines
Quick connect hose ends
Plenty of hose
Low cost for a liquidcooling system
Compact design that allows the entire system to fit inside a PC case
Universal design (supports all contemporary platforms)
Extremely easy assembly and installation
Simple connection/disconnection and moving around...
LED Fan
Allows new users to learn about water cooling
Excellent thermal performance
Elegant
Integrated design
Solid engineering
Its water-cooling!
Better than stock cooling
Quiet
Can add GPU block later
Easy to get into water cooling.
Affordable watercooling solution
Decent performance for its price range
Simple to install
Everything included in the kit to get started
Compact
Can be used with other blocks from Thermaltake
Perfect for beginners
Complete water cooling kit
Affordable
Can be used with select Thermaltake VGA coolers
The editors didn't like
Length longer than standard drive bay depth
Requires minor modifications for cases with long drive bay rails
Fan speed control within case
Not on front panel
The included fan is too loud even at lowest rotation speed
The control knob regulating the fan speed is at the wrong place
Performance was not so impressive to justify the 150$ that Thermaltake wants in order to buy the product
Price
Internal fan speed controller
Performance only slightly better than highend air coolers
Internal rheostat
Cooling performance only a bit better than other air coolers
Proper case ventilation a must
Fan at full speed is WAY too noisy
Low efficiency for overclocked processors
Noisy pump
Noisy fan at high rotation speed
Inconvenient fan rotation speed adjustment
No cooling of the area around the processor socket.
Loud pump & fan
Expensive
Long installation process
Performance marginally better than stock cooler
Not silent
Motherboard must be removed to install/remove
Doesnt outperform the best air-cooling
Performance with overclock or quad core CPUs
No fan speed control outside the case
Pump is lacking
Tubing and connectors are restrictive.
Fan too loud
Front bezel on the test unit did not line up correctly
Good thermal performance, Professional, quality design, Easy installation, Universal waterblock with advanced cooling technology, Nonspill quick connectors, Blue LED light visible through front grill,
Length longer than standard drive bay depth, Requires minor modifications for cases with long drive bay rails, Fan speed control within case, not on front panel
The Bigwater 760i is well designed and easy to install. Due to the size of the system, some may encounter issues with it fitting within their case, although most with full towers should not have a problem. I consider the mounting groove issue which I e...
Easy Install, Complete Kit, Decent Cooling, Small Interior Case Footprint, Coolness Factor
Price
The Bigwater 760i being a single radiator system did a fine job at keeping the E2180 within operational limits. Keep in mind the testing was done under full load and the latter results were from Over Clocking a CPU known to be one of the hottest out t...
Easy installation, Perfect for beginners, Complete water cooling kit, Affordable, Can be used with select Thermaltake VGA coolers
User Manual not completely accurate, Main unit doesnt fit all cases, Internal fan controller
While the Bigwater 760i is probably not something a water cooling guru would purchase it would still passes as a very attractive cooling system for someone looking to first start out with water cooling. Since this was my first time ever using water co...
Abstract: Despite the factory defect that caused about $175 in damage to my machine, I actually think that this is a pretty decent liquid cooling device. If you get one without the leaky fitting (or if you take precautions against leaks somehow), youll find th...
Overall, the is one efficient compact liquid cooling system. Not only does it integrate nicely in to your chassis, itll also compliment most any system you want to assemble. Thermaltake took the time to preassemble some things and make the installati...
Easy to install, Space saving design, Good performance
Internal fan speed controller, Performance only slightly better than highend air coolers
Thermaltake continues to make it easier and easier to get into liquid cooling with the Bigwater 760i. Instead of crowding other areas of the case, this system utilizes two unused 5 ¼ drive bays to house the radiator, pump and reservoir, keeping it ou...
Abstract: Having recently visited a local computer store, yours truly witnessed an amusing incident. One customer (a big guy) engaged practically all managers in the hall - he was boisterously ordering a computer of custom configuration, discussing every detail....
LED Fan, Allows new users to learn about water cooling
Loud pump & fan, Expensive, Long installation process, Performance marginally better than stock cooler
The Bigwater from 760i is one of those kits that has a lot of potential but doesnt realize that potential at the end of the day. For starters, why would I want to keep opening up my case to adjust the fan speed? I also dont agree with the placement ...
Excellent thermal performance, Elegant, integrated design, Solid engineering, Its water-cooling!,
Not silent, Motherboard must be removed to install/remove, Doesnt outperform the best air-cooling
Thermaltakes BigWater 760i is an intriguing product on a number of levels. It offers the simplicity of external water-cooling systems, but in a design that can be internally mounted. I personally know more than one enthusiast with extra 5.25" drive b...