Looking for pump/res combo

nj4ck · February 8, 2015

Hey guys,

I've had my EK-DCP 4.0 for a while and its a very strong and reliable pump, but unfortunately it vibrates like crazy. I have done my very best to dampen it, but just the vibrations transmitted through the tubing are enough to make parts of my case rattle, causing a constant buzzing noise. Everytime I take apart and dampen some part of the case, a few weeks later another part starts rattling. This is driving me crazy, so I've decided I'm probably going to need a new pump. Since the space I'm working with is very limited in my Arc Mini R2, I need a pump/res combo, and it needs to fit into this space:

Just to give you an idea about the dampening:

As you can see, I have very limited space available and I need something that will fit there and that I'll be able to connect to my loop without endless amounts of angled adapters. Something with a D5 or DDC would be preferred.

Thanks in advance!

airdeano · February 8, 2015

just for thoughts, rid the floor 120 (cramps your build and contributes to the

noise, due to the solid mounting of the fitting to pump) a primochill CTR D5 res,

mounted to the front radiator alphacool XT45/UT60 240 in the front intake.

nj4ck · February 9, 2015

just for thoughts, rid the floor 120 (cramps your build and contributes to the

noise, due to the solid mounting of the fitting to pump) a primochill CTR D5 res,

mounted to the front radiator alphacool XT45/UT60 240 in the front intake.

That's a good idea, I don't really need the bottom radiator. I'll remove it tomorrow, that may solve the issue all together... can't believe I didn't even think of that. I have a 360mm. a 240mm and a 120mm cooling a single R9 290 and a 4670k, I should be fine without the 120mm.

airdeano · February 9, 2015

That's a good idea, I don't really need the bottom radiator. I'll remove it tomorrow, that may solve the issue all together... can't believe I didn't even think of that. I have a 360mm. a 240mm and a 120mm cooling a single R9 290 and a 4670k, I should be fine without the 120mm.

easily can do without the 120. retest for noise.