Dual bay D5 Res choices

[PuNkPoEtS]

hey guys im looking at getting an upgrade on my loop this christmas and im wondering which res would be a better choice.

 

 

 

im stuck between the 

 

XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25in Reservoir

 

or

 

Alphacool Repack Single Laing D5 Dual 5.25 Bay Station

 

 

if there is any issues with either one of these i would love to know as im leaning more towards the XSPC as it is cheaper and looks cleaner IMO.

 

P.S before anyone says its a pain to bleed a bayres i have seen that alot and im willing to try it for myself and with my current case i dont have a side window and can be a pain to check my levels,

so i would rather a bay res as it will be easier to see for me

[airdeano]

hey guys im looking at getting an upgrade on my loop this christmas and im wondering which res would be a better choice.

 

 

 

im stuck between the 

 

XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25in Reservoir

 

or

 

Alphacool Repack Single Laing D5 Dual 5.25 Bay Station

 

 

if there is any issues with either one of these i would love to know as im leaning more towards the XSPC as it is cheaper and looks cleaner IMO.

 

P.S before anyone says its a pain to bleed a bayres i have seen that alot and im willing to try it for myself and with my current case i dont have a side window and can be a pain to check my levels,

so i would rather a bay res as it will be easier to see for me

 

the Alphacool radiates noise really bad over the old acrylic XSPC. now with the Delrin

res, it isn't so bad. dual D5 i'd use neither.. D5 is a quite pump when bled properly. but

c'mon, a constant buzz like a pair of hear shears. you might look into Monsoon bay/res

and see if they have the same tendencies..

[PuNkPoEtS]

I have had a look at the monsoon bay result and I don't think it is worth the price tag it carries but I know they are a premium company which is the reason for the price. As you started about noise it doesn't bother me as I use a headset and the case I've got

[KylSp]

They're no more premium then any other Chinese sourced OEM manufacturer, don't buy into the marketing.

 

If you really want a bayres for easier fluid level checking, get one without a pump. Combo bayres are a product that has never quite worked as advertised.

[Crion]

Personally, I've only used the XSPC model but I get the feeling from that picture that the Alphacool model will be much easier to work with for the said reason of ease of bleeding.    It appears that the inlet doesn't feed the pump directly on the Alphacool one which is what makes a lot of bay res difficult to work with.

[PuNkPoEtS]

Personally, I've only used the XSPC model but I get the feeling from that picture that the Alphacool model will be much easier to work with for the said reason of ease of bleeding. It appears that the inlet doesn't feed the pump directly on the Alphacool one which is what makes a lot of bay res difficult to work with.

how easy is it to change the speeds on a vario once its installed as i have seen a few who say its not easy

They're no more premium then any other Chinese sourced OEM manufacturer, don't buy into the marketing.

If you really want a bayres for easier fluid level checking, get one without a pump. Combo bayres are a product that has never quite worked as advertised.

well i dont want to have to pay extra to get them seperately as i want short runs and limited space due to my case and current setup

[Rollergold]

how easy is it to change the speeds on a vario once its installed as i have seen a few who say its not easy

well i dont want to have to pay extra to get them seperately as i want short runs and limited space due to my case and current setup

It wont be easy to get to the speed dial as it covered by a plexi box in the XSPC one. Might want to get a PWM D5 if you can if you want the XSPC one. Also you can get pump res combos already pre-assembled I think it costs maybe 10 dollars more if go that route. 

[PuNkPoEtS]

It wont be easy to get to the speed dial as it covered by a plexi box in the XSPC one. Might want to get a PWM D5 if you can if you want the XSPC one. Also you can get pump res combos already pre-assembled I think it costs maybe 10 dollars more if go that route. 

 

i have had a look at my store and they dont have the PWM version they only have the vario version. plus the only preassembled ones that they have is the dual d5 ones and they are alot more and i dont need that much power

[Trevtard]

I got the Monsoon series 2 premium res, it is amazing, really good quality, really good vibration-dampening. Pump is dead silent, its awesome! 

 

in a few months u wont care about the extra money u spent on the res compared to the other ones:)

 

I would stay away from XSPC out of the 2 alternatives, alphacool is a better alternative of the 2, i was thinking about getting the alpacool too, but desided to go with the monsoon in the end.