They have copper fins and one or two fans

Oct 1, 2014 08:21 GMT  ·  By

Water cooling systems are usually very complex and large things, with parts spread throughout a computer and sometimes outside of it. There are alternatives, though, if you want a liquid cooler but don't want the hassle.

They're called all-in-one liquid coolers and don't always use water to take the edge off the CPU's heat. This comes with being a lot smaller and, thus, having less fluid to move about.

It's actually a pretty impressive feat, to combine the reservoir/pump unit, hoses, and water block into a single, self-determined whole.

All-in-One liquid coolers are also pretty expensive compared to air-based ones and even some full-sized water systems.

In the case of the GamerStorm Captain series, DeepCool did not reveal the prices, but it did outline most everything else.

The DeepCool GamerStorm Captain all-in-one liquid coolers

There are two of them, called Captain 120 and Captain 240. The names are determined by the length of their radiators.

The Captain 120 is the smaller model, with a radiator of just 120 x 120 mm and a fan with the same diameter. The Captain 240 has a longer radiator, of 240 mm, and thus, room for two fans instead of one.

It also means that the latter has more coolant inside. Essentially, its ability to neutralize heat should be about twice as good.

In both cases, the coolers possess a copper 0.2 mm micro-fin lattice, a pump-block design like that of DeepCool's SteamCastle series of cases (lets to see the coolant flow), and support for all modern CPU sockets.

That includes AMD APUs (accelerated processing units). Among the most important entries on that list are the Intel LGA 2011-3 and LGA 1150 sockets from Intel and the AM3+ and FM2+ sockets from Advanced Micro Devices.

As for the fans themselves, they boast a fluid dynamic bearing (FDM) and PWM control, meaning that they should be able to speed up and slow down according to load.

Availability and pricing

Unfortunately, DeepCool didn't reveal this information in its press release, but it did allow it to be known through other channels of the web. With mid-October pegged as the arrival date, the coolers should cost around $75.99 / €75.99 and $109.99 / €109.99. There will supposedly be a 360 mm one as well, with a $139.99 / €139.99 price tag.

Exchange rates might have you think that the prices in Europe will be lower all around, but don't hold your breath.

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