SilverStone Tundra TD02-Lite AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Review

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INTRODUCTION

Nowadays it almost feels that wherever i look i see manufacturers doing their best to cover even the last person in the market with their products. Take AIO liquid CPU coolers for example. As i type these lines in the market there are numerous such models from a large number of manufacturers not only with different length (120/140/240/280/360mm) and thickness (25/27/30/32/38/43/45/49mm) radiators but also with different type of tubes (rubber/FEP) and various performance pumps (2400/2500/2600/2800/2900/3600/3800RPM). This of course is not the same as custom tailoring a AIO liquid CPU cooler for your system but with the amount of available models right now things have gotten really close to that. SilverStone recently updated their Tundra TD02 line to include three new models the TD02-E, TD02-Slim and the TD02-Lite which we have here with us today.



Founded in 2003, SilverStone is an established leader in its field, with an elite team of engineers; we started our quest of providing products that create inspirations. We have since expanded the lines of products as well as types of products we produce, giving our customers a wide selection of choices. With distribution centers in different areas of the globe, SilverStone products can be seen all over the world, not just for computer users but also for home entertainment use. Providing leisure with integration of advanced technologies that is functional and making them enjoyable to use. Here at SilverStone Technology, we continue to pride ourselves in providing the highest level of standards in designing and manufacturing computer enclosures, power supplies, and accessories. Our pursuit for the first class aesthetic appeal is relentless; our teams of devoted engineers are constantly searching for the best technologies that suit end-users with different needs and will make our products as technologically sound as they are beautiful.



Compared to the rather "old" Tundra TD02 the new models are quite different since not only has SilverStone skipped on using their patented brazing fin design (now they use the typical one found in most AIO models) and the radiator side silver panels (we really liked those with the original) but they've also used rubber tubes for increased flexibility (FEP ones were not that great). The Tundra TD02-Lite also gets bundled with the same two high speed 120mm fans (1500-2500RPM) and the same pump (2500RPM) but features a much thinner and relatively smaller aluminum radiator compared to the one used in the original TD02 (273x120x27mm vs 278x124x45mm) and a slightly larger water block (65x65x38mm vs 60x55x33.5mm). The size difference is not really that huge (the TD02-Slim is even smaller) but it still should allow the TD02-Lite to fit in cases where the TD02 couldn't.