upgrade to laing d5 or not??

SpudMaster · 10 Sep 2006 at 20:28

Simple question really, would it be worthwhile me upgrading from my hydor l30 pump to a laing d5? i know the technical specs of the d5 are better but i am really gonna see any real world performance increases?
Thanks

daven1986 · 10 Sep 2006 at 20:40

i'd say no. if what you have works then keep it as it is. if when you next upgrade you redo your watercooling then go for it then. it'll be way too much hassle for what cooling increase you get.

daven

weescott · 10 Sep 2006 at 20:48

I would say yes - statistics prove that Hydor pumps will fail, leak water all over all your PC and cause a deadly fire!

smids · 10 Sep 2006 at 21:37

I say no - upgrade to a Laing DDC Ultra (18W). About 1.5x better than a D5 for virtually the same cost (oh and get an Alphacool Pro top for it too).

SpudMaster · 10 Sep 2006 at 22:35

ok cheers thanks guy. I know the DDC Ultra has a greater head height than the D5 but its flow rate is lower. Does the flow rate not make much of a different and is it the head height that makes the difference??

smids · 10 Sep 2006 at 23:22

Flow would only make a difference in a MUCH larger loop. The size loops we deal with, flow has very little bearing at all, especially given the flow rates the pumps (even the worst) can output. The DDC Ultra is THE best w/c'ing pump out there at the moment - that's something that even came from the mouth of Cathar (designer of the Storm and cascade blocks and aid to the design of the Thermochill PA series radiators).