Evercool WC-202 Water Cooling Kit

The Evercool was leak tested for 24 hours outside the system to ensure it dry on the outside and stayed that way.  No evidence of any leakage or problems with water transfer were even suspected.  During the leak test phase is where we did find a problem.  The trendy little inline flow meter didn't spin.  It was locked in a single position and I was unable to free it.  No big big deal but that did score high on the irritation scale. 

The display worked wonderfully right down to displaying the RPMs of the primary AND the secondary fans.  The LCD screen was difficult to read at an angle (almost any angle) but was bright and when viewed straight on, did nicely.

Performance

Testing was done by putting the system under load with SiSoft Sandra 2004's Burn In Program.  Five runs were made with the highest and lowest figures being thrown out.  The three remaining were then averaged and are shown in the graph below.  Ambient temperature at time of testing was 23 degrees Celsius which was within .5 degrees Celsius of ambient at the time of testing of the comparison devices on the same system.  To repeat, we did not install the VGA water block in an effort to keep the CPU cooling as pure as possible.

Results

Conclusion

Not a bad showing at all.  The Evercool WC-202 ran quiet and strong throughout testing.  With it being the same design as the Kingwin unit with exception of a 40% stronger pump, I fully expected to see a larger performance difference between the two.  However, the Evercool running a mere 5 degrees warmer than a heatsink sounding like a Dustbuster isn't lost on me.  Solid performance at a minimal cost in sound should be welcomed. 

The Evercool WC-202 has a lot going for it to include universal CPU application, almost universal VGA application, trim clean looks on the exposed bezel, lots of copper pipes and fins throughout and all for about $100.  Pricing is definitely fair and inline with Evercool's competitors.  The con column was short.  A non functional flow meter was a drag as was the difficulty reading the LCD display of the panel.  One flaw in the thinking of this style kit (not in design) is that while including a VGA water block is nice it doesn't address cooling for memory of the same card.  Inclusion of RAM sinks would go a long way here.

All things considered, Evercool has an excellent kit in the EC WC-202.  One you would not be disappointed in or go broke buying.  Because of this we can give it our full recommendation.  Special thanks again to Alpha and Omega Computers for making this review possible.

Pros

• Application for P4, LGA775, K7 and K8 processors

• VGA block should fit most all NVidia and ATi GPUs

• Fabulous lap job on water blocks

• Easy installation and set up

• Functional LCD panel display

• Secondary radiators always rock

• Screw type end fittings for hosing

• Very professional packaging job

• Good value for a $100

Cons

• Flow Meter didn't work

• LCD panel difficult to read at almost any angle

• No cooling accessories for VGA memory

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