Help / advice needed - replacing a combo pump/reservoir with separate components

[[HB]Rugrat]

OK so the two water-cooled systems I've built have used combination reservoirs and pumps: nice and easy, no thought required. I decided I wanted to get clever though and combine this:

Barrow T Virus Helix 255mm Reservoir - White

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... with a pump. Sounds like a plan - except I have no idea what I'm supposed to actually buy to go with it Is it as simple as buying something like this:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bitspower-d5-top-reservoir-digital-rgb-pom-wc-66v-bp.html

Or do I need extra bits? There's clearly more to it than I realised and I'm confused. Has anyone got any advice / tips on what I should be looking for?

 

[LuckyBenski]

That is just a pump top. You'll need that plus a D5 unit.

 

[Parsley]

Personally I'd be getting a cheaper pump top than that, unless the RGB is your thing. I'd hide the pump away as much as possible using something like this as a top.

Aqua Computer ULTITOP D5 Pump Cover for D5 Pumps

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Then stick a D5 on it.

Alphacool VPP655 D5 PWM Water Cooling Pump

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I'd always go for something PWM controlled as I like controlling my flow rate (pump speed) against coolant temperature.

Stock seems pretty flaky on Ocuk at the moment though.

 

[[HB]Rugrat]

Aaaah OK - many thanks for your advice guys

 

[pre]

Not clear if that res comes with additional stop fittings. You'll need some for the 2/3 holes you are not using as an outlet/inlet to pump.

 

[cavemanoc]

I've been stung a number of times buying the bits separately - either missing bits or incompatibilities - might be worth trying to buy as a bundle to avoid disappointment.

 

[Parsley]

I've been stung a number of times buying the bits separately - either missing bits or incompatibilities - might be worth trying to buy as a bundle to avoid disappointment.

It's not so difficult as long as you get the right fitting sizes and types, I'm not sure what there is that can go wrong with a pump top and stand alone reservoir other than something having a port in a place you can't use or something not physically fitting into the space you want to put it.

 

[[HB]Rugrat]

It's not so difficult as long as you get the right fitting sizes and types, I'm not sure what there is that can go wrong with a pump top and stand alone reservoir other than something having a port in a place you can't use or something not physically fitting into the space you want to put it.

Yeah I think I've got everything I need - I'm reusing my existing fittings and have plenty of spare hard-line tubing to match. I'm not sure how I'll physically secure the pump to the case yet but I have a bracket that I think will do the job. My plan is to simply attach the bottom port on the res to the top port on the pump using a male to male extender - that works right?

 

[megatron]

My plan is to simply attach the bottom port on the res to the top port on the pump using a male to male extender - that works right?

My res (EK) has a thread which I screw into the pump inlet of my EK dual pump. The outlet of the pump has a male to male extension. That connects to a all female t splitter (for the drain port/first radiator). I'm replacing those two components with a male rotary to female splitter because its never on tight enough but can't go full 360 with it.