Reserator/ Custom Water Setup

[konam4]

I am currently setting up an EK Supreme/ Reserator loop on my q6600 but I know that a Reserator is not an overclockers water cooling unit.

How ever, the Reserator was free and it seems that if I set it up in a custom set up as the Reservoir, built a 3 fan swiftech rad into the roof of a Cosmos S and replaced the pump from the reserator wits a custom pump then curely a self cooled Reservoir along with a normal loop would work pretty well.

Right?

Am I missing something fundamental?

 

[TheCenturion]

are you saying you want to replace the reserator, or still use it?

 

[Pilky01]

Thats a silly thing to do, i bought my res for £13.50 so you might as well just get one.

 

[konam4]

No i am saying i will use the reserator as my reservoir, cos then the reservior and the radiator would cool the fluid.

 

[Pilky01]

No i am saying i will use the reserator as my reservoir, cos then the reservior and the radiator would cool the fluid.

if you have a tripple rad that is not really needed just get a smaller res and have a fully internal system.

 

[konam4]

Ok, Thanks Qwerty

 

[sir-les-mp]

Konam4
What you going to do with the reserator if you not going to use it

 

[JTrickle]

Sounds like you want to use the Reserator (but not its pump) /w a 2nd radiator in the roof of your case.

Sure, cant see myself why that wouldnt work. But I'll wait from the people who do proper water cooling to comment. I just have a Reserator, and can confirm it struggles when upping the v's on my 90mm amdx2 (similar tdp to your q6600).

 

[konam4]

Thanks Trickle, i just think that a self cooled res would be really good. I'd build a pump into my case and remove the reserator pump.

@ Sir-les-mp , For now i'll be experimenting but i'll let you know if i decide to sell up

 

[1kiwi]

Thanks Trickle, i just think that a self cooled res would be really good. I'd build a pump into my case and remove the reserator pump.

@ Sir-les-mp , For now i'll be experimenting but i'll let you know if i decide to sell up

The only reason i would buy the Reserator is for passive cooling - otherwise just go custom.

 

[Acid_death69]

im very happy with my zalman reserator1 v2 i get temps around 22-24 and they dont go over 34 when on load

 

[ZX-10R]

im very happy with my zalman reserator1 v2 i get temps around 22-24 and they dont go over 34 when on load

at what ambient Temp?

just trying to work out if it will handle the +35c temps we get over here in the summer

 

[Acid_death69]

Well in the morning when my radiator was on the room was about 18-19C and the zalman was doing 26-28C. But ive now bought the fan that goes on top of it and that helps it keep it cooler for longer. I managed to get my temps down to 16-17C when i had the window open.
You should be alright, just dont leave it in the sun light cos it will get hot.
Ive never found my CPU temps going over 41-42 and that was on full load with a GPU in the loop. (8800GT)
it will handle those temps though no problem.

 

[AtaRo]

My reserator with Zalman ZM-WB5 at full load with my sig reaches 70deg centi with an ambient of around 25.My chip is not lap though.

 

[Acid_death69]

eh? how does your temp manage to get that high? Have you got your GPU in the loop? and also is there anything oc'ed?

 

[konam4]

Please say that 70 is under prime 95? :O

 

[Acid_death69]

either that or somethings wrong with his pc

 

[AtaRo]

yeah my quad is clock at 3150mhz at full load with prime95 loaded 4 cores.

 

[Acid_death69]

ah right, that makes more sense.

 

[shadowscotland]

A custom RES loop works well (I have one) if silence is more important that max clock (aka no extra vcore) - but not with a EK supreme, unless using a external pump.

Res with 35c ambient works for duel (with my room at 38c my [email protected] hit 59c load with CPU/NB/GPU/HHD blocks)
Not a good idea with a quad - but not tryed one in my loop since a B3 hit boiling point at 4x100% (70c with 3x100% but was a hot chip and did have NB and GPU in loop)