CoolIT systems is a small internet start-up with a goal of bringing innovation to the everyday computing experience. Their first major product is the Freezone, a unique take on an internal water cooling kit. After meeting up with the guys from CoolIT at E3, we arranged to have one of these devices sent to ZeGermans for review. As with any cooling setup, the rating criteria is based on how well the system cools. Other things considered will be the bulkiness of the setup, its ease of installation, how loud it is, and just general aesthetics.

The Freezone is an interesting product. It’s designed as an all-in-one internal water cooling kit, but different from others. Most water cooling kits take heat from the CPU to a radiator that the water travels through in order to release its heat. The Freezone’s design streamlines this process by implementing 6 thermal electric coolers (TECs, otherwise known as Peltiers). Before we continue, we should look into the science behind the TEC cooler.

Temperature, as we know it, is governed by the random movements of particles in space. Every electron and proton in space is constantly in motion. The faster they move, the more kinetic energy they have, and the higher the temperature appears to be. The slower such a particle moves the less kinetic energy it has and the lower the temperature will be. It’s a ground principal in physics, and it’s the idea behind TECs. Protons, like anything else, are in motion, but their motion can’t easily be controlled. This is not true of electrons.