I'm currently looking at a loop consisting of: a restrictive 240mm radiator (GTS or GTX 240), an EK LTX CPU block, and a EK VGA Supreme HF, plus a reservoir of some description.
Now, the loop is intended to be powerful enough, but on a budget. Both blocks are low-restriction (ish), though the radiator is the highest restriction on the market.
My plan was to get a D5 in an XSPC Reservoir, but at ~£110, this is a bit pricey for a 'budget' loop. I was wondering whether something more akin to a 10W DDC or an EK DCP4.0 would do the job. I'm after a quiet idle (quite happy to put the pump on a fan controller - it's got 30W/channel), while full load, I couldn't care less to be honest (with 3000rpm Ultra Kazes, I don't think I reasonably could!)
Now, the loop is intended to be powerful enough, but on a budget. Both blocks are low-restriction (ish), though the radiator is the highest restriction on the market.
My plan was to get a D5 in an XSPC Reservoir, but at ~£110, this is a bit pricey for a 'budget' loop. I was wondering whether something more akin to a 10W DDC or an EK DCP4.0 would do the job. I'm after a quiet idle (quite happy to put the pump on a fan controller - it's got 30W/channel), while full load, I couldn't care less to be honest (with 3000rpm Ultra Kazes, I don't think I reasonably could!)