Aesthetics:

     The other factor that draws people to water cooling is the bling factor.  It just freakin looks cool.  The Galaxy incorporates clear UV sensitive tubing, blue LEDs, and blue fluid to add to the visual appeal.  Shall we take a look?

This is the underside view of the MOSFET in action.

Here is the fan from the top, you can see the translucence of the fluid.

Here we can see the fluid as it is coursing through the channels of the CPU block.

     In this pic, I was testing out the UV sensitivity before I installed the rest of the system.  The UV effect is not real strong, however, it looks great, nonetheless.

Conclusion: 

     I was skeptical at first as to whether or not the Gigabyte 3D Galaxy II would be enough to pry me away from my GeminII, but at the end of the day, I am convinced that water is for me.  The Galaxy performs great, looks great, and is cheap to boot.  Even though it has an MSRP of $169.99, I have seen the Galaxy II on ClubIT for as little as $125.99 already.  That puts it at just a little more expensive than a lot of high end air coolers out there.  It is still a big project to undertake, but sometimes, it is just worth it.  Really the only ding I can knock the kit for is the super loud fan when turned on high. However, since the performance is great at low fan settings, that’s not really that big of a detriment.  ClubOC recommended!!!

Innovation:	9.0 out of 10
Performance:	9.0 out of 10
Quality:	9.0 out of 10
Stability:	9.0 out of 10
Overclocking:	N/A
Software/Drivers Pack:	N/A
Value:	10 out of 10
Overall Rating 9.0
Project Skill Level (10 being most difficult)	7 out of 10