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Product:
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Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System |
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Price:
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$163 (CAN) / $135 (U.S)
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Supplied By:
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Kingwin
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Author:
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clsGrinder
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Date:
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August 9th, 2005
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Rating:
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MODTHEBOX would like to thank Grant from Kingwin
for sending the AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System for review.
Introduction:
Founded in 1992, Kingwin specializes in designing and manufacturing CPU Coolers and Mobile Racks to
achieve the best thermal cooling and storage solutions possible. Kingwin’s China and Taiwan factories
produce top quality thermal solutions to support worldwide clients and markets. Their depth of knowledge
and experience is shown by the innovative products they create. On our bench this week is the Kingwin
Aquastar AS-3000, their flagship water cooling system. The AquaStar AS-3000 fits snuggly into the
emerging "all-in-one" Liquid Cooling System category. Water systems of this genre combine the fan,
radiator, reservoir, pump and control panel in one easy to handle package. This is a great design for
anyone; from the water cooling novice, to the enthusiast who needs a compact package for their water
cooling project. The unit can be mounted internally or externally, and is compatible with every
possible combination of CPU and GPU.
Specifications:
The AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System is a 2 x 5.25" based Water Cooling Drive is designed to
bring an all inclusive solution for consumers wishing to move from standard air cooling to water
cooling. The AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System is compliant with both the AMD and Intel
platforms. Here are some specifications taken directly from the Kingwin website:
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Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System - Key Specifications:
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| Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System: Manufactured by Kingwin |
| Compatible with Socket 370(P3), 423 Pin (P4), 478 Pin (P4), LGA775 (P4), Socket A (Athlon XP, Duron, Sempron), 754 Pin (A64), 939 Pin (A64) |
| Compatible with all series of ATI and nVidia GPU’s |
| Enclosure Material: Aluminum |
| Enclosure Size: For 2 x 5.25" bay |
| Main frame unit dimensions: 200mm (D) x 149mm (W) x 40mm (H) |
| Long silicon tube length: 2x22 ¼” (56mm) |
| Short silicon tube length: 2x16 3/8” (415mm) |
| CPU Block Dimensions: 62mm (W) x 62mm (L) x 13mm (H) |
| VGA Block Dimensions: 42mm (W) x 42mm (L) x 16mm (H) |
| Unit Weight: 6 lbs |
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The Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System presents itself very well with an easily identifiable
blue and black cardboard box. Presentation inside the box is also impressive, by a well organized
layout of all the various components. I’m glad Kingwin paid attention to this, as we will see shortly,
there is an abundance of hardware that comes with this product.
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The Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System comes bundled with an assortment of items which includes
the following:
- 5 x Customizable Silica Gel Tubes
- 1 x C-Clamp removal/installation tool
- 1 x Antifreeze bottle
- 1 x Syringe of Thermal Compound
- 1 x Thermal Sensor
- 1 x Noise Sensor
- 4 x Extra rubber washers
- 2 x Extra C-Shape clamps
- 6 x Mounting screws
- 1 x Multi-Function Power Cable
- 2 x 3M double sided stickers for Thermal Sensor
- 1 x Kingwin CPU Water Block
- 1 x Kingwin GPU Water Block
- 1 x Intel P4 Socket 478 Clip Kit
- 1 x Intel P4 Socket T Clip Kit
- 1 x AMD K8 Clip Kit
- 1 x Intel P3 and AMD K7 Clip Kit
- 1 x nVidia and ATI Standard Clip Kit
- 1 x nVidia 6800 Clip Kit
- 1 x External Multi-Function Power Cable
- 1 x External Use Bracket
- 2 x Water Cooler Side Panels for external use
- 1 x Comprehensive 21 page users manual
The 21 page user’s manual is very well written and offers clear and concise instructions from start to
finish. The manual is enriched with step by step illustrations of the whole assembly process, making
even a first time water cooler user comfortable with installing this product. I want to give Kingwin
honorable mention for this, because every water cooling setup needs proper guidance.
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