Page 3 - The CPU block

Asetek recently released a new all-in-one kit. The WaterChill Antartica. The primary function of this kit is cooling down the three most hot items in your PC. That would be the CPU with Socket 478, Socket A, Socket 754 and Socket 940, the graphics core of your videocard and what many users forget about, the mainboard chipset. So, in the package we received we can make note of two pure copper waterblocks namely for CPU and VGA.

The CPU blockAttachment of the blocks is quite simple. First off you need a mainboard with drill holes around the CPU. Most of them have it, some don't. Check that before buying a watercoolking kit. You simply insert four screws from underneath the motherboard, which are then then twisted onto the screws until the waterblock sits flat and tight against the CPU.

When you look at the pipes you'll notice three of them. The middle one is the inward flow. It is basically in the middle because it is aimed at the core of the silicon. Cold water goes straight for the core. The two pipes on the outside are responsible for removing the heated water.

This Antarctica CPU waterblock has been designed for maximum performance and of course overclocking. Asetek states that the new Antarctica model is capable of removing at least 200W of CPU-heat.

Processor wise Intel P4 (Prescott included) and AMD Athlon XP, FX and 64 processors are supported.

 No need to lap the base... it was mirror finished and nicely protected by wrapping plastic.