This Product Aged Like Fine Milk - Gigabyte 3D Galaxy II Retro Watercooling Kit

We got our hands on a SEALED PC water cooling kit from back in 2005 dubbed the "3D Galaxy II". Today we find out if it's any good.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Even the box is hilarious
2:28 This kit is a disaster
4:20 Corrode me, daddy
4:41 Wait, nvm, we have protection
5:42 The coolest fan
6:22 Mmm... fishy
7:08 The industry used to be lazy
7:45 Linus is impressed
9:20 We forgot about science
9:39 JK, we remembered science
10:08 The note
10:43 Trying to mount the block to a modern PC
11:02 Sexy Linus montage
11:19 Trying to mount it to a modern PC part 2
12:13 Building a masterpiece
14:08 Lube straight to the bloodstream
15:50 Oh god it doesn't work
16:24 Maybe jamming a screwdriver in it will fix things
18:20 This thing is great!
19:12 You're welcome, Geoff.

[LinusTechTips]

There was a small spelling mistake at 10:00 and 18:43 - the cooler we we're comparing to was a Noctua NH-U12S, not an NH-D15. :)

[jordanb]

"I don't need it, I'll use VGA."

Geoff is such a good sport.

[sakuraiarmory]

Ah, hey! This is ours! My wife and I were so glad you guys were up for it. Im in a class at the moment but cant wait to watch it when I get out!

[sebisoymus]

Others at the office: receives Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade
Geoff: LTT Extreme Tech Downgrade

[randomkitty]

"I don't need it, I'll use VGA"
Spoken like a true computer tech.

[adi]

Yes, blue LEDs were something worth advertising on the box. Decades ago each LED colour required a different manufacturing process and blue LEDs in particular were incredibly expensive to produce. Only high-end electronics had them and that's why some products today, especially those that are marketed to the boomer crowd, still have blue standby LEDs. Anyway, when some Japanese guys discovered a way to make cheap blue LEDs they won the Nobel prize in physics for it. That's how big of a deal they are.

[Azeria]

2:37 holy crap I’ve just found out why my first PC case from 2014 had grommets on the back above the PCI slots

[dumpsterdawg]

Jake: "Nano scale coolant...what does that even mean"
That it will look big in Linus' hand

[brentsnocomgaming]

I wonder what the temps would be with actual thermal paste? Linus could've used some Arctic Silver 5 (which is still made and sold brand new) and it would've been authentic to 2005, as it was around back then, and it was top of the line, so it even matches with the water cooler.

[Zucr_]

The ending where they gave the computer back with the water cooler was gold.

[Dr.Bojie-Chan]

I had and installed this exact kit when I was 13 y/o, was so darn proud of it lol. Upon initial install, the fan speed controller set on fire immediately, minimal damage other then a room smelling like burnt electronics for a month. After plugging the rad fan in without the controller, it ran at full tilt for the next 8 years. Surprisingly that pos lived forever... This video brought back such good memories :D

[ChodaBoyUSA]

Linus really seems to enjoy building things with his oldest son, Jake.

[bartomiej]

Actually I am really interested how would this loop perform with:
1. Modern thermal paste. Measure at this stage
2. Lapped block. Measure again (with modern thermal paste).

[paulbrooks]

“We did a thing…and made it worse.”

Top Gear vibes

[RoySATX]

Geoff deserves a Christmas bonus for being so cool about having his PC turned into a hot lump of coal

[Tunger]

Linus: "Wanna feature your PC in a video?"
Geoff: *secretly thinks he's getting Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade* "YES"

Jake and Linus yeets this back to 2005

[badwords]

They probably tell you to unhook the hard drive to prevent the system from booting while you boot cycle to purge the loop. You could just disable it in the bios, but instructions to do that for all motherboards at the time wouldn't fit in that small space. Much simpler to just tell people to unhook the power from the drive.

[pb]

You guys gotta upgrade this using new thermal paste, lapping the cooler, using new fluid, and a new fan! Go step-by-step, we wanna see how good this can really get =)

[radnakse_mada]

I laughed so hard when you gave back the 'upgraded' PC back to Geoff. Haha He was like, oh cool, a PC and a heater build in together.

[EposVox]

I still wanted that standalone radiator/fan tower thing that you ran outside your case from a few years back. That looked neat.