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Introduction
Titan Cooling
Devices also known as Titan, have some of the
top air coolers out on the market, though they
don't only make air coolers. Titan previously sent me a Water
Cooler, the Titan Bianca, and it cooled very well for a low cost Water Cooler.
Titan have decided this time to go for a Massive
cooler, one not only for performance but style.
The R&D department at Titan took the idea of a Water
Cooler, and made it a Water Case. They blessed
it and called it the Titan Robela, I was fortunate enough to get
my hands on the TWC-A88/BS model.
Packaging
The Robela weighs
in at 22kg packed, astonishingly only 1/3 of that is the
Massive Radiator. The Robela comes in a nicely
coloured box with the character to represent the
product. Titan like to make characters for all
their products. In the picture below, you can
see 2x80mm fans are no match for the size of the
box.
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Specification
Fan Specifications:
| 12CM Fan |
9CM Fan |
| Fan Dimension |
120 x 120 x 25 mm |
90 x 90 x 25 mm |
| Rated Voltage |
6 ~ 12V DC |
12V DC |
| Rated Current |
0.09 ~ 0.25 A |
0.09 A |
| Power Consumption |
0.54 ~ 3.0 W |
1.08 W |
| Power Consumption |
1000 ~ 1800 ± 10%RPM |
2000 ± 10%RPM |
| Airflow |
39.5 ~ 71.09 CFM |
34.5 CFM |
| Static Pressure |
< 1.23 ~ 2.22 mmH2O |
1.66 mmH2O |
| Noise Level |
< 20 ~ 34 dBA |
< 24 dBA |
| No. of Pole |
4 Pole |
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| Bearing Type |
Sleeve / One Ball /
Two Ball / Z-AXIS |
| Life Time |
25,000 /
35,000 / 50,000 / 60,000 Hours |
Water Pump
Specifications:
| Rated Voltage |
12V DC |
| Rated Current In
Water |
0.25 A |
| Power Consumption |
3.0 W |
| Rated Speed In Water |
2000 ± 10%RPM |
| High In Water |
> 1000 mm |
| No. of Pole |
4 Pole |
What
you get
You get
everything you need to set this case and cooler up and
start it water cooling. I will list the main
stuff you get packed with the chassis.
- The
case
- Side
panels including water pump and
fans/radiator
- Front panel LCD with alarms, meters (DbA
sensor, temperature sensor, etc.)
- Sensor
wires
- All the screws required
for mounting
- Tool free PCI, HDD and CD Drive
- Water Blocks (GPU and CPU)
- All brackets for Water Blocks (All
sockets for CPU and all Cards for GPU except
7800GTX)
- Ram sinks for your video card (Fits DDR
and GDDR3)
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The Water Case
This case is
very stylish, not to mention the chrome effect
on the cover for the radiator and the chrome on
the front panel. This case has been uniquely
designed for style, though the chrome will get
dirty.
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The case has
a lot of features. Such as front panel USB's,
Audio and Fire wire. Though it does include some
of the coolest tool free devices, but the PCI tool free
does get in the way when mounting cards. Out of
all the features in this case, some prove unless, and some are
simply very useful. For instance the Chassis
Intrusion, yes it is a good idea, but how are you
supposed to unlock the case without the key? Let
alone get the side panel off. Though its just
another safety precaution. Here are some of features.
Front Panel Connectors
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Air Intake
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Front lockable door
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3 Sections to front door
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Section 2 of front door
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Section 3 of front door
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Fan controller and Sensor connection panel
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Screw free fan spot
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Included silent fan
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Chassis Feet
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From fan and air filter
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Front fan mounted with filter
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Tool free 5 1/2" bay
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Tool free HDD bay
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Chassis Intrustion
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The inside of the
case it is very roomy, even a Normal ATX
motherboard has room to breath a 120mm fan
between the board and the 5 1/2" cage.
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The LCD
Panel.
The case has a built in LCD, connected to the front
panel. It shows temperature according to the
sensor probe (included). DbA sensor (included) which reads from 0 to
99 other wise it states the sound is too high.
It powers two fans and can read there speed. One
cool thing about the LCD is it reads the Water
flow and speed of the pump.
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The
Water Cooler.
The water cooler is massive, much bigger then
the Titan Bianca by far. It has 2x120mm fans.
and it is possible to mount another two 120mm
beside the others..
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The pump is a considerable improvement from the pump
used in the Titan Bianca, and the reservoir is huge, you require
2 Anti Freeze Liquid containers to fill this
cooler up.
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The water cooler works in a cycle of.
Reservoir >> Pump >> Water Block(s) >> Radiator >> Reservoir
It cools the hot water before it gets put in the Reservoir.
Which
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Installation
Well installing the cooler is pretty straight
forward. Install all your gear into the case.
except heat sinks on the GPU or CPU or GPU &
CPU. Make sure you apply thermal paste.
Pull the video card out and mount the cooler and
ram sinks onto it, then slot it back in. Make
sure you apply thermal paste. And then place
the CPU water block and secure it with the
correct bracket, with Intel Boards you will have
to connect it all up outside the case and then
screw it back in.
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Test Results
Test results
were controlled under 17°C temperatures.
Rules below:
- Using
test machine
- Cooling
tested with side panel on
- All
fans were at full (Including side fans on
Robela cooler)
- CPU
Core was rated at 67 Watts (According to www.amdboard.com)
- Idle
and Load tests were run for 40 minutes
(Gaming and 3DMark05 used for load)
Test
Machine:
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Test results
were controlled under 17°C temperatures.
CPU Cooling
VGA Cooling
Case Air Flow Load
Case Air Flow Idle
Cooling °C vs Watts (Lower is best)
To work out how effective this cooler will be with your CPU, get
the wattage rating for your CPU (for AMD's www.amdboard.com) the
wattage * °C/W = CPU temp - Ambient Temp
* User many experience Differences between °C/W and real life
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Conclusion
This case really looks deep into
what it takes to run a good water cooler. The
water cooler mounted to the side of this case
shares the same air as the air coolers inside
the case. The performance difference shows how
much power a water cooler has over a Passive Air
Cooler.
Though this isn't just all about the
cooler its about the case and some of the neat
features included. The LCD, the Tool free its
got everything. except a coffee warmer (hmmm...
I don't think that would overly help cooling). Though
fan controlling could have used some work,
because there isn't a fan controller.
The case is absolutely silent
when running at normal activities.
Pros (+):
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Well built chassis
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LCD with readings for water
flow and fan speed, etc.
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Large radiator on side panel
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Silent cooling
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Mounts for all GPU's and
CPU's
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Alarms for all sensors
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Chassis security
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Front panel connectors.
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180° swinging front panel
door
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Tool free design
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Water cooler
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Very roomy inside
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Good performance compared to
other kits, and even some of the high performance
kits
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Great Manual
Cons (-):
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Heavy
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Expensive
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Alarms and sensors, no
control
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PCI expansion tool free gets
in the way, but can be removed
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Water Flow indicator is
hidden
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