High performance, budget water cooling

Gravyman94 · 2 Aug 2011 at 13:57

So I currently have an Antec kuhler 620, but I want to upgrade, I don't really want to spend £150+. I would prefer one in which the pump and/or resiviour (sorry if I got the names wrong, I'm new to all this water cooling) sit in the drive bays. Anyone have any suggestions? Oh yea and I only want a cpu cooler.

JeffyB · 2 Aug 2011 at 14:05

Both ek and xspc make some pretty good kits for under £150, the xspc klits use bay res/pump combos, search for

EK H30 Supreme LT 360 WaterCooling Kit
and
XSPC Rasa 750 RS360 WaterCooling Kit
or
XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 WaterCooling Kit if you only need a dual rad

Gravyman94 · 2 Aug 2011 at 14:12

JeffyB said:
Both ek and xspc make some pretty good kits for under £150, the xspc klits use bay res/pump combos, search for

EK H30 Supreme LT 360 WaterCooling Kit
and
XSPC Rasa 750 RS360 WaterCooling Kit
or
XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 WaterCooling Kit if you only need a dual rad

Nice pieces of kit right there, but I should have mentioned that my motherboard is a Sabertooth 990fx with an AM3+ socket and my case is an NZXT Phantom so I don't think there is a snug place for a dual rad

JeffyB · 2 Aug 2011 at 14:46

Hows about the 120.1 rx kit?

XSPC Rasa 450 RX120 WaterCooling Kit

Kit Contents:
• Rasa Black (Acetal) CPU Waterblock
• Socket 775, 1366 and 1156 Backplates
• Socket AM2 and AM3 mounting kit

• X2O 450 12V Pump/Reservoir
• 5mm Blue LED with 4Pin Molex
• RX120 Radiator
• 80mm to 120mm Radiator brackets
• Adhesive hook/loop pad
• Low Noise 1700rpm 120mm Fan
• 120mm Fan Grill
• 2 Meters of Clear 7/16" Hose
• G1/4" to 1/2" barbs x6
• Thermal Paste

Supports Sockets:
• AMD Sockets 939, 754, 940, AM2, AM3
• Intel Sockets LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA775, 603, 604

coldfused · 2 Aug 2011 at 23:12

Beware, some pump/res combo don't last very long. In some cases I've heard they last a few months before failing.

Biffa · 2 Aug 2011 at 23:29

Everything has the potential to fail. I doubt pump/res combos (of which there are myriad types) fail any more than a separate res and pump setup

OLDPHART · 4 Aug 2011 at 17:41

coldfused said:
Beware, some pump/res combo don't last very long. In some cases I've heard they last a few months before failing.

The first version of the XSPC Dual 750 Res/Combo was prone to that , but version 2 to got a beefed up pump, my XSPC Dual 750 Res/Combo was nearly a year old no problems at all.

Biffa · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:01

Thats what I mean, I've got the original model bought when it first came out and have no problems with leaks or the pump. I know there were issues with some of them but mines been fine.