Aqua Computer Leakshield, Leckageschutzsystem für aqualis 450/880

Nicht weniger als eine Revolution der (Wasser-)Kühltechnik verspricht Aquacomputers neuester Streich, dabei beeinflusst er die Wärmeabfuhr nicht einmal. In der Handhabung ändert sich dagegen einiges - zum Besseren.

Angst vor auslaufendem Wasser und dem Tod der ganzen Elektronik im PC als ärgerliche Folge? Deutschland sieht man ja meist als das Land der Dichter und Denker. Letztere haben sich nun auch das smarte Dichten auf ihre Fahnen geschrieben. Allerdings ohne Lyrik, dafür aber mit umso mehr Unterdruck. Warum ich jetzt so weit aushole? Der LEAKSHIELD von Aqua Computer soll nämlich genau das schaffen: eine Auslauf- und Dichtheits-Versicherung gegen die täglichen Wasser-Unfälle Kühlkreislauf. Kostenpunkt? Mit 119,90 Euro sicher günstiger als gedacht. Wirkung? Unbezahlbar! Mit Unterdruck fürs Überleben also.

Oh, you want more? I thought a picture was worth a thousand words, so surely that GIF should be worth six figures at least! Very well, let's talk more about the Aqua Computer LEAKSHIELD. I used that GIF above for the second time in this review, mostly because people are likely to read this page more than any other. Doing so would be a great injustice any day of the week, but especially so on this Monday where we see the launch of one of the coolest things I have tested during my time here on TechPowerUp. Aqua Computer had impressed me with the the cuplex kryos NEXT VISION/VARIO CPU block, our previous Aqua Computer review, which was admittedly a while back, and I would say the LEAKSHIELD manages to one-up even that on the "Impress me!" scale.

Fear of leaking water and the death of all electronics in the PC as an fatal consequence? Fear no more, the LEAKSHIELD from Aqua Computer is designed to prevent just that: provide a leakage insurance against water accidents in your cooling circuit. Cost? With 119.90 euros certainly cheaper than a big leak. Effect? Priceless! Admittedly, the idea of a leakage protection in case of a leaking tube or fitting connection, defective housings or seals, loosening components in the water circuit or due to other influences such as breaks, cuts, etc. is not really new. The only thing that has been missing so far is a really practical solution for the custom loop of a PC water cooling system. In industrial pipe and hose systems, pressure monitoring has been used for ages to detect emergencies. But so far that has mostly been just passivly reacting (and shutting down), not actively acting (and sucking it up, literally).