Introduction

As home theater PC's become more and more popular, there comes a need to find ways to make them more silent. Who wants to hear a fan whining in the background while watching a movie? Not me... Thermaltake has come up with a classy and silent solution for this, the Rhythm External Liquid Cooling System. It has great looks and performs well, let's check it out...

Specs

Here are some quick specs taken from the Thermaltake site:

Model P/N: CL-W0042
Modernly Stylish Home Theater DVD Appearance
Material - All Aluminum
Dimension - 430mm(W) x 271mm(D) x 75.7 mm (H)
CPU Waterblock - All Copper designed Waterblock

Clips
- Enhanced Universal Clip for Intel P4 LGA 775, P4 Socket 478, AMD K8, AMD K7.
- User Friendly Installation

Pumps - Powerful 12V DC Liquid Pump with 84 L/hr flow rate
Cooling System - Dual 1400 RPM Ultra-Quiet 120 mm Fans(16dB)
Quick Disconnect Coupling - Automatic non-spill valves, robust material, one-hand operation.
Maintenance free for liquid refilling - 10,000 hours

Price: $199.99 from NewEgg at time of review.

First Looks

The box is huge; it features lot of pictures and specs to let you know exactly what you are buying.

Opening the box we can see it is all packed very carefully with lots of Styrofoam.

Getting the contents out, we can see the Rhythm itself, instruction manual, box of accessories, box with coolant, CPU block and hoses.

Ready To Buy