CoolIT Domino A.L.C CPU Cooler Review

Power Consumption

To further help you make an informed decision based on a given water cooling kit’s value, we have also included the amount of extra electricity the water cooling system actually uses. While for most people a few watts one way or another will not matter, for others it does matter and we would be remiss if we didn’t give you all the possible tools we could to help make your decision an informed one. All energy figures are taken directly from a power monitor plugged in between the system's PSU and a Belkin F6C1200 1200VA 670W UPS. The only thing that was plugged into the Belkin UPS was the power meter with attached cable for the power supply itself, no monitors nor any external power consuming electronics were plugged into the UPS during these tests.

Idle consumption was the Peak amount observed during 1 minute of observation after 15minutes of inactivity.

Max consumption was the Peak amount of electricity during 15minutes of Prime95 large FFT was running.


This is one test where if were to have placed a bet on the final results we would have lost….badly lost. We knew the Asetek was going to be more efficient but the Domino’s numbers are simply astounding! Unlike the Asetek which is nothing more than a large pump and fan, the Domino has a central processor and LCD to power, yet it is pretty darn close to matching the Asetek LLC at full speed!

When you look at the numbers it posts in performance and low speed mode. the Domino actually beats the Asetek for efficiency. To sum it up, the Domino is not only able to be quieter than the Asetek (on the fly) and perform better but it also has the ability to be more energy efficient as well! That certainly is a trifecta which is going to be hard to beat.