TESTING NANO COOLANT

Hands-on with one of the most advanced coolants.

WE KNOW WHAT you’re thinking: “This is odd.” And you’re right—it’s not something we’d usually cover here at MaximumPC. It’s not a gaming rig specced out to some arbitrary number set by the management bods, nor is it a deep-dive into the latest technological architecture from the likes of Nvidia (next issue—don’t worry!). No, this is something we’ve never done before: A case study and the chance to test something that very few people can get their hands on.

So, what are we talking about? Well, we’re heading back into the world of tubing and water blocks to take a look at one of the most radical types of coolant being developed and grown today: Mayhems’ 6nm XTR. Yep, you read that right—this coolant is synthetically grown in a lab. It’s unlike any coolant we’ve ever seen before.

However, there’s a few problems we need to overcome before we get to the testing phase. Firstly, as the Maximum PC office is currently shut, there’s only one machine we still have access to that’s capable of performing the tests we need: Our console-esque pink PC, which was designed for its aesthetics, with usability a secondary consideration. So, it doesn’t have a proper drain port nor a fill port, and we’ve got some serious conversion problems to solve.

But before all that, let’s dive into the history of liquid cooling, how it developed, and where it’s likely to go from here.