Pump reservoir combo recommendations.

[notenoughtv]

I'm planning on doing a 350D build with some custom watercooling. Considering the amount of space available I was wondering if pump reservoir combos were good. Or if I should just go with separate parts.

[Winther]

It depends on what you are looking at, but alot of combos are good, both bayres' and tuberes combos are good in my opinion. And there are loads to chose from! :)

[notenoughtv]

Any companies that stand out? Or anyone that I should stay away from?

[Winther]

Bitspower for tuberes' and Monsoon or XSPC for bayres.. But this might just be my personal opinion or what I have seen the most of.

 

Ek also has some really good and nice looking res/pump top combos, they are probably cheaper than Bitspower too.. :)

[goodforyou19]

From what I know (which is not too much on the 350D), it seems that your case only has 2 5" bay, so if you were at all interested in installing a dvd/blue ray drive or a fan controller, you would be limited to a 1 bay res, which, in my personal opinion, is not very appealing. Another thing i found with bay res (especially for corsair obsidian cases) is that the brushed aluminum doesn't fit perfectly with many brushed aluminium bay res. i had an XSPC dual bay res on my 800D, and switched it out for a tube res immediately after i installed it and looked at it.

personally, i would suggest a smaller rub res/pump combo. something like a bitspower D5 res/pump combo would work nicely. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16077/ex-res-370/Bitspower_Dual_Single_D5_Top_Upgrade_Kit_150_-_Black_BP-D5TOPUK150P-BKBKCL.html?tl=c107s152b145#blank

i think bitspower does an amazing job with their pump covers, so it'll like nice within the case.

another option you could go with is the EK D5 pump/res combo. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/17571/ex-pmp-215/EK_D5_X-RES_Top_100_-_Acetal_-_Laing_D5_Swiftech_MCP655-B655655-PWM.html?tl=c595s1938b133#blank

i have this combo in my bitfenix prodigy build, and it works pretty well. its pretty damn small, so it will definitely fit iny our 350D

just my 2 cents

[FluffyNuggets]

I'd get a small tube res over a bay res pump combo. You'll get annoying vibration from the pump and it can make your computer noisy.

[airdeano]

look out while i whip this out..

 

 

koolance D5 top, koolance 200x 80mm tube, the stock uses a 60mm diameter tube.

i do prefer tube reservoir over the bayres, more capacity and bleeds quicker. if you

use the top inlet for return line, the bleeding process gets hairy..

 

airdeano

[FluffyNuggets]

look out while i whip this out..

 

 

koolance D5 top, koolance 200x 80mm tube, the stock uses a 60mm diameter tube.

i do prefer tube reservoir over the bayres, more capacity and bleeds quicker. if you

use the top inlet for return line, the bleeding process gets hairy..

 

airdeano

So sexy! Is that yours?

[airdeano]

So sexy! Is that yours?

 

yeah, huh.. i got the reservoirs back from koolance (yellowing tinged on ends)

now finding time to get it in order, again.

 

airdeano

[FluffyNuggets]

yeah, huh.. i got the reservoirs back from koolance (yellowing tinged on ends)

now finding time to get it in order, again.

 

airdeano

What is the box your pump is sitting on?

[airdeano]

fanless Silverstone 650w PSU project

 

airdeano