Initial Setup and Leak testing:

   Following the instructions to hook everything up is almost not required, it’s very simple to attach all the hoses. But Even so, the instructions are clear and give good advice. I did have a small leak during testing, but that was a rubber washer that got twisted up. Titan supplies ample extra washers for just such a problem. After replacing the washer, I had no problem with any leaks.

   The “anti-freeze” supplied with the unit is the only product that won’t void the warrantee, and it must be mixed with distilled water. I think the filler cap is far too small, and I spilt quite a bit of water attempting to fill it up. Topping it off I actually used the containers the antifreeze came in, but it would have taken far too long to do all the filling with them.

   Titan supplied 2 GPU water-blocks, and the CPU water-block for this review. I have no complaints at all for them. Mirror finish on the copper, sturdy feel to them and good attachments.

   The very thin tubing gave me quite a bit of pause though. Everything I’ve learnt about water cooling suggests that more flow, results in better cooling, and small tubing drastically reduces that. Also, the mechanical inline flow indicator, moves very slowly, giving the impression that only a tiny amount of water is being moved.

   Actually, when I was bleeding the air out of the system, it did not have enough power to push a large air bubble through the CPU water-block without help (by help, I mean changing how the water-block sat, so the air would want to flow through by itself)

Tool-less install

   It's a good setup, simply press the plastic rails into the hard drive or optical drive where the pegs fit, then slide them into the case. I would like more room for hard-drives. Since I normally have 6 Harddrives, there isn't 6 "tool-less" slots for drives (3 max). I would have to put 2 in the areas ment for floppy drives (not that I have any of those) and one in an optical drive bay using an adapter.

Noise:

   Non-existent. The water cooling system’s only noise is from the 2 120mm fans. I have quite good hearing, but once I was more than 6 or 8 inches away from the fans (or the case was put together) I could not hear it running at all. The exhaust fan on the rear of the case puts out a tiny bit more noise. But since I had a power supply right on top of it, I wasn’t quite sure it I could really hear it at all. I recommend a VERY quite power supply and motherboard for this case, without a small hum coming from my stock CPU cooler, everything else gets a few orders of magnitude louder. Also, the stock cooler for the EVGA 7800GT, became far and above the loudest thing in the case once it arrived.

LCD:

Quiet

And with some music

   The front LCD itself is nothing special. However simple the display is, it still manages to show everything that is required. My only complaint is my usual one, damn all blue lights, may they rot in the fiery depths of hell. That aside, the display shows the water level of the reservoir, Various fan speeds, Temperature (where ever you decide to put the probe, I chose CPU), if the pump is active/working, and something else I have never seen on any other case.

   A sound measurement, in dB’s, ranging from 20-70 is displayed next to the water level. This feature a lot of people could use and find useful. With the probe sitting beside the hard drives, and the case turned on, the display shows 27dB most of the time when my speakers are not on. (With the 7800GT, it was around 40)