AIO Open loop - Gone now?

BigBANGtheory · 5 Sep 2017 at 08:38

I was looking for an open loop AIO solution the other day and was really struggling to find a reliable and current solution... were all these products a fad that dried up or it there still a solution to be found?

EKWB Predator is end of life
Swiftech H--X series seems to have QA issues and numerous reports of leaks
Alphacool Eisbaer is no good for me due to the pump being on the CPU block

VKleita · 5 Sep 2017 at 11:41

Alphacool is the only big one I know of that meant to be "good"

Just curious why is the pump on cpu a problem?

BigBANGtheory · 5 Sep 2017 at 13:12

VKleita said:
Alphacool is the only big one I know of that meant to be "good"

Just curious why is the pump on cpu a problem?

I'd like to use it in a server chassis with the pump, res and rad being externally mounted.

VKleita · 5 Sep 2017 at 16:55

if your going down the mounting things outside, your already into the custom build almost.
just build your own loop?
Its not that difficult and we can help

Evian · 6 Sep 2017 at 01:03

EKWB is coming out with another one soon: https://www.ekwb.com/news/ek-is-announcing-modular-liquid-cooling-products/

BigBANGtheory · 6 Sep 2017 at 11:31

Yes it will be customized, there is method in my madness.

Ok so EKWB are replacing the Predator range with the MLC that is good to know on the face of it this could be what I'm after ty.

D1craig · 7 Sep 2017 at 09:06

I've not read about the mlc but wasn't the pump on the radiator with the predator? this might be the same.

Asa · 7 Sep 2017 at 12:33

D1craig said:
I've not read about the mlc but wasn't the pump on the radiator with the predator? this might be the same.

Seems the MLC has the pump+radiator combo as a separate item, which matching GPU and CPU blocks sold separately. I can see the appeal, particularly where case space is limited.