Reserator performance?

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Just like to know how these things stack up against 'full' custom loops?

A friend has just informed me he has one of these (believe it to be a Reserator V1?) that I could have for next to nothing. He originally had it for a watercooled xbox 360 which has since died.
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Are they comparable to current setups, i.e. similar performance to a 360 rad? Would the contained pump be enough to push through a CPU block, a pair of GPU blocks and perhaps if I should need it another 240 rad?

Thanks in advance guys :)
 
I think these were more tended for low end CPUs rather than overclocked i7 9xx & i5 ranges, old and new and lower power gpu's.
 
Really? Damn, I got my hopes up a little too.

Would it not be possible to add an extra radiator to the loop providing the pump can handle it? Just read that these things might only handle 200w of heat which means CPU only at most, if I could fit an extra 240 in the line perhaps that would give headroom for the GPU's?

Also would I be right in presuming this would out-perform my current H80?

Edit: found this in a rainforest review:
Using to cool sandy bridge at 4400 mhz, while in stress mode temp stays at no higher than 43C.
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Temps at least for CPU seem fine?
 
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Hmm I remain dubious, I must admit it has been a while since I looked at reviews regards the Zalman cooler, Some people did put a stronger pump in, but I a not sure on what make / model they used.

The only way is to try really, but I would personally go with a rad and low speed fans.

Sorry for sounding slightly vague.
 
Its fine, its just hard to find anything concrete on them, though I am still searching and seeking any more pros/cons anyone on here can shed light on :)

I would prefer a rad with fans but I'm pressed for space in my 500R as it is. Picking it up on sat for £30, which isn't bad as its only had 3 days usage and retails for £155+.

Any and all input welcome :)
 
That's a pretty good price :)

You could mount a rad external to the case using a Swiftech rad mount which screws through the rear 120mm fan mount or another fan mount.
 
Yeah I've had a thousand different ideas for better/quieter cooling and this came up so I think I'll give it a whirl. He has confirmed is the Reserator 1 Plus. Complete with now useless CPU (775/754) block and a universal GPU block (would prefer full cover)

From what I can make out from videos the pump is simply bolted to the bottom of the res and linked up to the hoses so nothing special on that part, so perhaps it may be possible to swap out the pump for something with a little more grunt.

IF it is changeable then I may throw a 240 into my case to help the reserator along :)

Going to pick it up on sat so I should maybe think about buying some tubing/cpu block/TIM
 
How much is next to nothing?

If it's like £20, then you may as well try it out!

I don't think you'll see massive improvements over the H80, but this comes nowhere near full loops. It should be fine with CPU only though
 
I emailed zalman tech help about this last year as I had two which I wanted to run in serial to cool a i7 920 & a 5870 the tech guy said that they'd never tested it with those components. however the heat output from them would exceed the zalmans designed limits.

if you do decide to give it a go it's worth modding the pump
which is at the bottom of the rad with a snorkel. google it but at the shop built spec the pump dumps the hot water at the bottom of the rad next to where it takes the cold water in.
 
Really needs to be a new Reserator imo. Would suit me down to the ground, and the lack of such a product really turns me off watercooling. Is there anything similar that isn't a fortune? My air cooling is fine, but passive water would be nice :cool:
 
There is a fan kit yes

140mm moves up-to 1800rpm and is adjustable.

There are 'newer' Reserators, one actually looks like an oil filled radiator

Decided the first thing I'm going to do is take it apart, see what bits can be swapped out, worst case scenario I suppose it could become a decent sized external res.

And thats a good point cleeecooo, what block would you recommend? also what does say a £30 block have over a £60 block? just higher surface area?

Though the pump is 230v, fortunately I have an absolute ton of 230/12v transformer boxes so wiring in a 'standard' WC pump shouldn't be much of an issue.

Edit: bugger sorry about the hotlinking images.
 
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pgi947 said:
Fan as mentioned:
http://worldofcomputers.co.za/images/WC-ZARF1.jpg[/MG]

140mm moves up-to 1800rpm and is adjustable.

There are 'newer' Reserators, one actually looks like an oil filled radiator:
[IMG]http://pcper.com/images/reviews/343/1-Reserator-2.jpg[/MG]

Decided the first thing I'm going to do is take it apart, see what bits can be swapped out, worst case scenario I suppose it could become a decent sized external res.

And thats a good point cleeecooo, what block would you recommend? also what does say a £30 block have over a £60 block? just higher surface area?

The pump:
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Roghly 5 deg tempreature difference
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My bad its just force of habit hotinking! Consider the mistake learned from! Found an image of the pump, seems quite simple and should (I hope) be easily replaced!
 
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