Reserator performance?

I'll add more tomorrow but as a Reserator owner (res2 - the oil rad lookie-likey)
And passive watercooling fanboy, will give you a few quick tips on 'quiet' loops.

The EK Supreme LTX is a no-no with the stock pump.
You need low restriction blocks - the EK highflow is much better.

The stock blocks for the zalman are poor.
Universal gpu block only if passive cooling
VRM's pump out loads of heat but over a large area - use copper enzotech heatsinks.

Replacing the pump is a good idea if going for multi blocks (it's designed for two)
But you might need a bench vice to unscrew the base!!!
Adding a rad also works - ideally have it roof mounted as an extract vent.

Their are other passive rads - cape cora / Konvekt-O-Matic - but they are expensive
Having a roof mounted low fpi 360 is imho the best passive watercooling option.

But a Res1 plus for £30 is ok - usually go for £40-50inc on the bay
Also and this is REALLY important - do not use with ultra pure water/kill coil
premix or consentrate (zalman G200) + distilled

The snorkle mod and using 3/8 tubing also make cheap effective upgrades
 
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yes - but that costs more that £30

Oh and yes the Res1 is better that a closed loop out of the box on a SB cpu

The thing to remember is passive cooling should acheive temps simular to the stock intel/amd cooler.
But with NO sound - if you want high oc's and low temps passive cooling is not a option (unless your silly rich)

It will not deal with CF 6950's
 
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Passive cooling IMO is pointless unless you live in a sound free environment.

The fan noise of 10 fans at low rpms is considerably quiter than the planes overhead where I live (not next to an airport :p). It's also quieter than if my headphones were on full volume, but next to me.
 
But what if your wife is trying to sleep next to you???
10 fans = major headache

Passive watercooling has it's place - semi-passive is better, as one fans makes so much differance
An Inaudable pc is different to each and every person/room - don't knock it cleeecoo, just because it's not what you think 'best' is.
Horses for courses
 
In that case it's a pretty soundproof room :p

But if my wife was trying to sleep next to me, then wouldn't te clicking wake her up?;)

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with Passive, It's great in some circumstances.

It will be pointless for the many though, simply because most won't be able to utilise the passiveness properly :)

Post isn't aimed at anyone BTW
 
Yeah I did more reading last night and on its own its not up to much cooling wise, should I be able to change the pump then it will serve as an external pump and res to feed internal rads.

I know it sounds a little pointless but I'm pushes for room as it is with my 500r so for the sake of not over crowding my case further it my be worth it.

Thanks for the tips with high flow blocks and fluid, but would all that also be applicable should I manage to change the pump (I have a full workshop at my disposal).

Edit: its also maybe worth mentioning that this little venture isn't aimed and silence/passive, more space conscious than anything.
 
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they were good for 775

not so great for current chips.

would probably work ok on a sandybridge cpu
 
Noted, so what are the main differences between a dcp pump and a ddc one?

Apparently the reserator is ready modded for 1/2" hose. Another mod I have found is plugging the return and tapping a hole near the top to allow better water circulation
 
My res 2 with ek hf block on my i7 clocked to 4.8 folding. For. 24 hours saw max temps of 62..Dunno if that's any good at all but I was running a 775 q6600 with tri sli and it. Seemed to work ok.. Don't know. How much diff there is. Between the res 1 and 2 setup wise though!
 
Yeah the res2 is pretty big in comparison.

Should get it pulled apart and see what room there is on sat. Have read that pump replacement offers great improvement, especially if I can get a 240 Rad somewhere in the line too. If it is poor at least I will already have the pump and blocks etc... for a better loop.

Thanks so far for all the help guys, brilliant as always:D
 
So now comes the choice of pump, there appears to be a fair chunk of space. What am I looking for in a pump? high L/Hour? higher pressure head? As I've noticed the 230v ones tend to be higher L/h but lower pressure head, while its the opposite with the 12v pumps.

Image hosted via my dropbox account, presume thats ok? :)

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Found a few pumps, even 230v ones that might fit. Failing that I do have access to a 230/12v transformer block.
 
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