Recent content by Craig C

He probably was referring to the 2 product lines, not the individual fittings I was asking about. I think the difference is marketing. And he didn't take the time to look up manufacturing differences like plating thickness, or the ID of the inside of the fitting.

I emailed the question to info@alphacool.com. Their repy:

Alphacool "Eiszapfen" vs. Alphacool "HF" Their measurements are the same. Each chrome-plated brass. First the 90s: Eiszapfen 90, 7.45 euro: HF 90, 6.45 euro: Next the 45s: Eiszapfen 45, 9.95 euro: HF 45, 6.45 euro: Any idea?

The Heatkiller IV Pro Acryl Clean CPU block (plexi top) looks good. I'm so atteacted to the shiny silver though.

The Heatkiller IV Pro Acryl Clean CPU block (plexi top) looks good. I'm so atteacted to the shiny silver though.

Like the retailer and the manufacturer would both warranty the product, so if one doesn't accept a return the other will? EDIT: That makes no sensnse. I have to think about that.

In light of this RMA & warranty thing, if I'm stuck on getting an EK nickel+plexi block (and their DDC pump too), would you suggest buying directly from EK or from a retailer such as Aquatuning, Performance-pc, Newegg or Microcenter?

Can someone confirm this? Not doubting DrMrLordX, just I thought silver & nickel were similar in noble-ness.

Tell me more about nickel flaking. Like, what would increase its occurance, and can a coolant protect me from it? I thought it was a thing of the past. I have an addiction to shiny metal things, so I need to know before I invest in a CPU block (probably EK Supremacy or Velocity).

Good advice, and I didn't know Barrow was of the same quality either. Thanks

I couldn't tell which coolant/additive is the most popular. When I go to the retail sites and rank coolants according to "best selling", different sites give me different results. This is my first watercooling build, so I just want the safest bet, and I figure that would be the most popular...

$6.22, Alphacool, 1/2" barb, 90° rotatable $13.50, Bitspower, 1/2" barb, 90° rotatable At 2x the price I cant tell which I should get. I'm mainly concerned about leaks. At the G1/4 threads, or the rotatey part, or the barb. Alphacool & Bitspower are such big names, I don't understand the...

Yeah, I looked for giant AC & DC fans for those square radiators. Any idea why we have to peice together 4 or 9 fans? A single fan of equivilant area must be more efficient?

I found 2 more, but I think they're not on the market anymore: Silverstone FW181, 180x18mm, 1200rpm, EK-FAN, 180x25mm, 900rpm.

I'm looking to buy a 3 x 180mm radiator or a 2 x 200mm radiator for a i9-9900K + GPU. Trouble is, I can only find 2 PWM fan models: Phobya G-Silent PWM, 180x25mm, 900rpm, (or here) Noctua NF-A20 PWM, 200x30mm, 800rpm. There are tons of 3-pin models in those sizes (Silverstone, BitFenix, Cooler...