Lack of water cooling stock

Subliminal Aura · 4 Apr 2009 at 01:10

Not just at ocuk but everywhere

Anyone know what's the deal or when we'll see decent stock levels return ?

Mekrel · 4 Apr 2009 at 01:29

this has always been a problem with watercooling.

It's a combination of the following:

Demand greater than supply
Long lead time on product, a lot is made in the far east and shipped via boat. A lot but not all.
Working Capital during the hard economic enviroment. I would imagine a lot of manufacturers working to a "just in time" model.

It is annoying though, especially when you find one in stock in all of the UK stores of a product you want. Only they send you the wrong product and are impossible to get in contact with

Geckovich · 4 Apr 2009 at 01:30

I heard XSPC's distributor went under/is in difficulties. Might go some way to explain it if they also work for other cooling companies.

Subliminal Aura · 4 Apr 2009 at 01:33

Thanks guys... Now I'm really kicking myself for not having pushed the buy button a couple of weeks back

{SAS}TB · 4 Apr 2009 at 07:54

There are some suppliers with plenty of stock - Also go direct to manufacturers if possible - i.e the radiators

Sayso · 4 Apr 2009 at 08:03

a few have stopped stocking FESER due to problems.

Subliminal Aura · 4 Apr 2009 at 09:34

Thanks !

rjk · 4 Apr 2009 at 09:51

most watercooling companies are a few guys in a shed

thats the problem - its only swiftech/feser who mass produce stuff really

its unfortunate - because the products are listed in webstores and there is a massive demand - but if there is no supply then it reflects badly on the webstore

pastymuncher · 4 Apr 2009 at 14:08

Geckovich said:
I heard XSPC's distributor went under/is in difficulties. Might go some way to explain it if they also work for other cooling companies.

XSPC has their own UK online store now. They took over one of the other watercooling retailers. Loads of stock too.

Subliminal Aura · 4 Apr 2009 at 14:18

Well judging by the way these companies are going belly up, I'm going to click buy only if they have stuff in stock - ' think I can count on ocuk but the others NO '. Waiting on a cart worth £300 is asking for trouble.

Also hating shelling out the multiple delivery fees :mad:

DJ_Switch · 4 Apr 2009 at 17:05

I know that one major watercooling supplier in the UK was broken into and had most stock stolen or damaged so that doesn't exactly help matters.

Nick1881 · 4 Apr 2009 at 17:11

I'll be selling some kit in mm next week.

Ducky Spud · 4 Apr 2009 at 17:25

Sayso said:
a few have stopped stocking FESER due to problems.

I got a good deal from that! A store was selling its last bottles of Feser One and i managed to pick up a bottle for £3.99, bargain!!

Sure its pink and I wanted blue haha, but like you say, nowhere has stuff in stock! Not seen blue feser in stock probably for over month

Subliminal Aura · 4 Apr 2009 at 17:28

Ducky Spud said:
I got a good deal from that! A store was selling its last bottles of Feser One and i managed to pick up a bottle for £3.99, bargain!!

Sure its pink and I wanted blue haha, but like you say, nowhere has stuff in stock! Not seen blue feser in stock probably for over month

LOL I saw that one too.

Anyway I think I'm just going to have to hold off and probably look in mm too.

This is consuming way too much of time

ecat · 4 Apr 2009 at 17:42

Looking around various sites you see the same zero stock complaints from people in the U.S., radiators especially. Recession ?