D5 pump & Ice pro III

[leegroves86]

Does anyone have that combination of pump & radiator? I hear great things about the pump. I want the radiator because I want 3 QUIET 120 mm fans on it... versus one loud one. Just want some feedback from owners who have both.

 

[sparkey]

i know the d5 is dead quiet can't hear it from 2-3 inches away very surprised about that its a great pump

dont know anything about the rad except what i've read and most of that was good
hth
tom

 

[TheJollyFellow]

I've seen temps from a double heatercore equal that of a BI Pro III with the same fans, so unless looks/size matters, I'd get a heatercore.

 

[cleverhandle]

If you're willing to pay, the Thermochill PA120.3 will do a better job than the BIP3 in a similar space (PA's are a few cm thicker than BIP's). But the BIP is already a pretty decent performer and the PA is over $70 more, so it's a question of how much that extra bit of performance is worth to you.

 

[TrevorRC]

Clever, that 'extra' bit of performance is a negligible 1C--he'd be better off buying a better pump AND a better CPU block for that extra 70 bucks.

Personally, my money is on the MCR220..
I have 2 Sanyo Denki fans on mine undervolted to 5V, and I can't hear it. My chipset fan is louder.

--Trevor

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: leegroves86
Does anyone have that combination of pump & radiator? I hear great things about the pump. I want the radiator because I want 3 QUIET 120 mm fans on it... versus one loud one. Just want some feedback from owners who have both.

This combination will work just fine. TBH, even two D5's are quiet, so one should be even moreso.

 

[cleverhandle]

Originally posted by: TrevorRC
Clever, that 'extra' bit of performance is a negligible 1C--he'd be better off buying a better pump AND a better CPU block for that extra 70 bucks.

I agree - I'd upgrade to a Storm before spending on a PA120. Just that he was asking specifically about 120x3 radiator performance.

 

[VballCoach]

http://store.yahoo.com/directron/icepro3.html

get this rad, a D5 and Storm or Apogee and you'll be just fine. go with 7/16" tubing with 1/2" barbs all the way around. Use a T-line to save money instead of a res. 3 undervolted San Ace, Delta's or 7v Yate Loons.

 

[mindwreck]

Originally posted by: natewildes
I've seen temps from a double heatercore equal that of a BI Pro III with the same fans, so unless looks/size matters, I'd get a heatercore.

wrong. I upgraded from a heatercore to my BIP3 and it runing cooler and quiter. The heatercore is more restrictive and has only uses 2 fans. The BIP3 allows only more fan but much quiter fans like the yate loons on mine. Trying to use yate loons on a heatercore will give you higher temps.