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Pump & Res 5 1/4 bay combo recommendations

BTRY B 529th FA BN

BTRY B 529th FA BN

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After hitting above desirable temps with my i7 970 I am looking to resurrect my old h20 parts for a new loop. I want to keep a safe mix of materials for the loop. I'll be using distilled water and 7/16id with 5/8od tubing. I have:

Parts to Re-use
EK Supreme LT (copper)
MCR320 Rad (copper)
7/16 ID & 5/8 OD MasterKleer PVC tubing
BitsPower 1/2id barbs, 2x 1/2id 45 degree bitspower barbs, etc

Other parts
MC355 pump
MC655 pump variable
XSPC res top for Laing DDC
various 90s Ts etc.

I will be using a Corsair 800D. I don't want to drill into the case for any reason I just want a sweet 5 1/4 bay Res and pump combo to cool an overclocked i7 970

Thanks for the suggestions
 
koolance, swiftech both make great 5 1/4 bays for DDC.

koolance, eK, and alphacool have great ones for D5
 
BTRY B 529th FA BN said:
How are XSPC 5 1/4" dual reservoirs?
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Can't speak for the XSPC 5 1/4" dual reservoir; However, I have 2 other XSPC 5 1/4" bay reservoirs and both are fine. I have a single D-5 XSPC 5 1/4" bay reservoir with a Swiftech D655b (fixed speed equivalent to #4 setting on the 655 variable) used in a single loop with a FX 8350 @4.5Ghz and an EVGA GTX780 Classified with a Hydro-Cooper block using an externally mounted EK 480 rad.

My second XSPC bay res is the 5 1/4" twin D5 res using 2 Swiftech D655 variables running in series. Series really ups the flow rate.

This is also in a single loop cooling my 3930k @4.6 Ghz (Swiftech ApogeeHD block) and 2 Sapphire Tri-X R9 290s using EK rev2 Waterblocks. The loop uses a XSPC RX360 rad mounted internally coupled with my external MO RA3-420 rad (a beast!).

Both XSPC reservoirs work well.
 
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I didn't know they sold a bunch of different combinations of options. I'd like to use the 655/D5. Actually I've never put it to use.

What I'm thinking now is a Dual 5 1/4 bay dual res reservoir.
 
BonzaiDuck said:
I'm not the one to ask, and I myself am slowly researching a choice of parts for building my first WC system next year. But Koolance products are often touted here by our established guru.
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I agree but its the only dual D5 pump, dual bay, dual res, resevoir that I could find.

aigomorla said:
koolance, swiftech both make great 5 1/4 bays for DDC.

koolance, eK, and alphacool have great ones for D5
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Oh wait. Here
 
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My first(and current) loop has a bay reservoir. I wouldn't want it in my second build as it is a PITA to fill, especially ones which ports at the top and usually not accessible unless you unscrew and pull it out slightly.

The Koolance version is a good bay reservoir, plus it comes with the port at the front for easier filling. IMO, it might be a tad difficult to isolate pump vibration with bay reservoir with pumps.
 
dma0991 said:
My first(and current) loop has a bay reservoir. I wouldn't want it in my second build as it is a PITA to fill, especially ones which ports at the top and usually not accessible unless you unscrew and pull it out slightly.

The Koolance version is a good bay reservoir, plus it comes with the port at the front for easier filling. IMO, it might be a tad difficult to isolate pump vibration with bay reservoir with pumps.
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I'm more hoping to have it near silent so lowering the rpm of the pump will lessen the vibration hopefully
 
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