VapoChill PE by Asetek

Company: Asetek
Product: VapoChill PE (Intel Model)
Street Price: ~$550 USD
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2003
Reviewed By: Jason R.
Rating: (9.5/10)

Taking a look at the VapoChill (cont):

Here is a closer look at the condenser coils in the front. They are recessed enough that you won't accidentally damage them. To the right is the LED display, which displays vital info such as the evaporator temp, fan RPM, secondary temp (you can get an extra temp probe to mount where you please).

Here you can see the entire cooling system. The compressor is powered from your system's PSU, which means you really need to get a good, high quality PSU to use with this sytem. I used a TTGI 520w PSU. Again you can see all the components we talked about at the very beginning. The tubing going from the compressor to the CPU-kit (evaporator) is covered in foam to prevent condensation, since the refrigerant retiring from the evaporator is still cold enough to cause condensation (I didn't mention that before).

The model compressor that we got was the BD50F, which is the Premium Edition. Next to the compressor is the back of all the LED's and switches. While the front of the case doesn't label the two buttons, they are very easy to figure out (and documented in the book). One is the power switch, the other changes the LED display & is the reset button. The fan mounted on the condenser coils is speed adjustable via the included software (more about that later).

At the bottom front of the case is another fan, which is also speed adjustable. It is mounted in front of where you can mount a ton of hard drives. You get all the usual plugs for power, HD, reset, power-sw. They actually go from your motherboard to the Vapo control board, which handles all the functions.

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