Would this pump/res be good enough?

jamesfreddie · 29 Jul 2012 at 11:03

I wondered if this pump would be enough to go through:

CPU Block
GPU Block
360mm RAD
120mm RAD

all help appreciated

jeff6475 · 29 Jul 2012 at 11:16

should be ok at a push but i would get a d5

jamesfreddie · 29 Jul 2012 at 11:19

So it sould be OK?

Would this be any better? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-011-XS&groupid=962&catid=2141&subcat=2142

jeff6475 · 29 Jul 2012 at 11:20

yea that one will be better

Sgt Tackleberry · 29 Jul 2012 at 12:53

jamesfreddie said:
So it sould be OK?

Would this be any better? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-011-XS&groupid=962&catid=2141&subcat=2142

I have that pump/res combo. Its a very good one and will do the job for you, it dose my 360 rad, 240 rad 2xgpu and cpu block BUT i am on my second one now as the pump has died on me.

D5 all the way if u want to save for, i would highly recommend it as i have got two of them now for my new build.

malfunkshun · 29 Jul 2012 at 12:53

The EK will perform better, I have both of those pumps and the XSPC drops off rapidly when you add more than a cpu block.

jamesfreddie · 29 Jul 2012 at 13:44

malfunkshun said:
The EK will perform better, I have both of those pumps and the XSPC drops off rapidly when you add more than a cpu block.

So you would say the EK DCP 4.0 would be fine for what I want?

jamesfreddie · 29 Jul 2012 at 14:41

Hopefully the EK DCP 4.0 will be enough.

I have bought it now

Mayhems · 29 Jul 2012 at 17:29

The EK is a much better pump than the XSPC combo. The XSPC has extremely low overhead pressure drop so any thing above its spec causes problems. You be fine with what you have ordered.

jamesfreddie · 29 Jul 2012 at 17:41

mlwood37 said:
The EK is a much better pump than the XSPC combo. The XSPC has extremely low overhead pressure drop so any thing above its spec causes problems. You be fine with what you have ordered.

It will be my first time watercooling.

Need to ask somemore questons really.

I only paid £25 for the pump & res combo. So i am happy.

Biffa · 30 Jul 2012 at 01:49

Just get an anti vibration sponge or gel pad for it.

jamesfreddie · 30 Jul 2012 at 11:56

Biffa said:
Just get an anti vibration sponge or gel pad for it.

OK,

I am getting your old pump/res. Bought it off TTB.

jamesfreddie · 30 Jul 2012 at 11:57

Biffa i assume you mean one of these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-106-EK

Biffa · 30 Jul 2012 at 13:24

I havent used one of those, but it looks like it might work and its designed for the pump.

Unfotunately I don't think OcUk shop has any at the moment, but if you do a G search for "anti vibration pump mount" you will probably find one. The Petrastech Gel-Stuff is just a fat square of silicone gel and is the best, but its hard to get hold of. Would be great if OcUk could get decent stock of the Gel-Stuff

jamesfreddie · 30 Jul 2012 at 14:53

Is the pump loud without a sound anti-vibration pad?

craarc · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:03

i have just popped an EK4 in the bottom of my case and it hardly murmours its sitting on a sound deadening pad anyway fitted to the bottom panel of my case but i havent got it fixed in position.

ek rcomend you use orings with any fittings on the pumps btw so use barbs/compresions with O rings preferably

jamesfreddie · 30 Jul 2012 at 18:18

Do you have to fit o ring's?

Biffa · 30 Jul 2012 at 18:20

Thats what I'm saying, its not loud per se, and with a bad its nice and quiet, but if its touching the metal case it can resonate and the case amplifies that resonance. Its the same with all the higher speed pumps, even a D5 on the higher settings does the same, you need to isolate it from the metal case, the part you have listed has foam pads and a metal bracket so is probably a good bet. craarc and I are just advocating using something like that.

I have gel pads on all my pumps because I can't be bothered to try and suspend them somewhere and just have them sitting on a flat metal surface in my cases. (except for the one rig with two DDC's in a bayres. But then the Bayres is on rubber grommets to help. Also one mans noise is another mans silence so get what you can, test it out and then fiddle till you are happy.

jamesfreddie said:
Do you have to fit o ring's?

I don't think I've purchased a fitting in years that didn't have o'rings already fitted so you should be fine

jamesfreddie · 30 Jul 2012 at 18:20

Where would i get O rings from?

Biffa · 30 Jul 2012 at 18:21

jamesfreddie said:
Where would i get O rings from?

See above, 99% of fittings come with o'rings.