The majority of Club Overclocker visitors would probably jump at an opportunity to water cool their CPU in pursuit of more Megahertz. Strangely enough, there are those that still scoff at the idea of water cooling and are heard uttering the overly quoted "water and electronics don't mix." Skillful (and some unskillful) Overclockers have been using water cooling gear for over five years now. Today, large companies are focusing their industrial dollar on the concept, which has helped put some of the intimidation that once stemmed from H₂O cooling, at rest. Even some pre-built "PCs in a box" are coming with a self-contained water cooling unit installed instead of an air-cooled heatsink/fan combo. With the quality of products available today, the risks associated with water cooling are next to nil, provided that users take their time during the setup process.

     Cooler Master is entering the market with The AquaGate, which hits the shelf in a single box as a complete kit ready for Pentium-4 Socket 478, AMD Socket A or AMD Athlon64 Socket 754/939/940 applications. Coolermaster may not be the first company to put an all-in-one water cooling kit together, but they are the first to give the main cooling unit the option of being installed inside the PC enclosure. By residing in either two 5¼ drive bays or a Power Supply mounting location, the AquaGate can be concealed within the PC enclosure. This will be showcased later as we install the unit inside the CM Stacker!

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