| Thermaltake Armor LCS Chassis |
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| Written by Rodney Reynolds | |
| Saturday, 03 June 2006 | |
"As 3D gaming has reached full maturity and is now the mainstream of the gaming market, gamers are constantly looking for higher performance computer systems. Dual core processors have arrived and dual video cards (SLI, CrossFire) are here to stay. These advancements in technology are pinpointed at satisfying the cravings for speed and performance. However, chassis have not made any dramatic advancement in a long time. Thermaltake has noticed this issue with the existing computer systems, and is now presenting the high standard liquid-cooled chassis, the Armor Liquid Cooling System. The chassis infuses liquid cooling and a versatile chassis, and is the first computer system to have the radiator mounted in front of the computer system." ~thermaltake.com
The Armor Liquid Cooling System’s structure places the radiator towards the nose of the chassis to maximize the usable space within the chassis. An outstanding difference is that the radiator is 360mm long and has three 120mm fans mounted onto it for maximum cooling. The radiator is now equipped with the new Dimple Tube Technology to increase the turbulence within the radiator, effectively enlarging the surface area of coolant contact and elongating the time that the coolant stays in the radiator to be cooled. The chassis also contains rear exhaust fans to draw out the hot air to effectively eliminate any possibilities of overheating. The Armor Liquid Cooling System utilizes a P500 motor to flow at maximum 500 liters per hour, as a result, the system can be expanded to cool video cards and memories in the future at any time. Since the liquid cooling system is integrated, users only need to connect the waterblock and the pump for the whole system to start working. The Armor Liquid Cooling System offers spacious interior for easy installation and tube routing at the same time. The front grill of the Armor LCS takes into calculation the effectiveness of a free-flowing chassis. The chassis sports two 120mm silent fans in front of the radiator to maximize the cooling of the liquid cooling system. The two 120mm fans also act as the intake fans for the computer system to cool the entire system after cooling the radiator. In the back and on the top of the chassis are more fans to exhaust the excess hot air inside the chassis. The external appearance of the Armor Liquid Cooling System is heavily influenced by the original Armor chassis. It has the front two decoration aluminum plates and the simple curves to strike the image of a sturdy armor. Behind the bay covers are two 120mm LED fans that emit a faint glow out of the front of the chassis during operation. The grills are meshed and well-ventilated to increase the air intake while effectively filtering out unwanted dust. The filter is also easily removed to clean for whenever there is too much dust clogging up the intake. The Armor Liquid Cooling System not only provides a complete water cooling solution to a new generation of computers, it also prevents liquid cooling components from cluttering up the internals of the case. If you are having trouble finding a suitable chassis and liquid cooling system combination, the Armor Liquid Cooling System is all you need to embrace the future.                              |