Water cooling kits.... they were once a much avoided option by most in the favour of a custom loop. Times and technologies have moved on and the XSPC kit on test today is worlds away from what was once the easily available "Big Water" tacky kits that flooded eBay just a few years ago. The thing is, technology had moved on everywhere, now we have air cooling heat sinks that easily out-perform water cooling kits from a few years back.So when speaking to the guys at Specialtech recently and hearing that you can get a 360mm radiator based kit for £139.99 we thought it was about time for us to take a fresh look at what water cooling has to offer. Being compared to the class leading heat sink of today the NH-D14 the bar has been set very high.