** WATERCOOLING IN SMALL SPACES JUST GOT INTERESTING **

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In stock and ready to ship, we have the fantastic Alphacool DC-LT Ceramic 12V Pumps

The small footprint of these units make them ideal for watercooling in small spaces.

You need to add a Alphacool DC-LT Plexi Top to allow the pump to be mountable and to allow fittings to be used with the pump.

We also stock the Alphacool Reservoir for DC-LT pumps that fits directly to the Plexi Top. This gives you the option of incorporating a reservoir into the pump setup. the whole thing is tiny and realistically is the smallest Res/Pump solution on the market.

we have taken a picture with it next to a pound coin to give you a sense of scale.

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Alphacool DC-LT Ceramic - 12V DC - Pump @ £19.99 inc VAT

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Alphacool DC-LT ceramic 12 Volt pump, the compact pump with lots of steam under the hood!

Water cooling generally is not only for Big towers and the high-end sector. Barebones, HTPC and Desktop systems also greatly profit greatly from a liquid cooling system. Here extreme overclocking is not the goal, but rather total silence in the system.

Besides the fans, which are extremely quiet to silent thanks to the water cooling system, the pumps are another noise emitting element. Not with this pump! From the start much quieter than the majority of the competition and still powerful enough to cool CPU and GPU with ease. A ceramic shaft promises a long lifespan and permanently smooth operation.And the size? The outer dimensions are roughly the same as of a 2 Euro coin (about 5mm larger in radius).

This is the currently most compact water cooling pump for computer cooling!

Technical specifications:
Dimensions (WxHxD): 51x48x9mm (without fittings)
Standard voltage: 12V DC
Power draw: 1.4-2W
Permitted voltage: 12V DC
Pressure head at 12V: 2.5m H2O
Maximum flow rate: approx. 350l/h
Pumped medium: Water, Water/glycol mixture
Maximum system temperature: 65°C
Power connector: 3-Pin fan plug
Weight: 41g

Extent of delivery:
1x Alphacool DC-LT ceramic 12 Volt pump – bulk

Please note: This pump in its bulk version has no connection threads. We recommend ordering the suitable top from our portfolio with this pump.

Only £19.99 inc VAT.

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Alphacool DC-LT Plexi Top @ £14.99 inc VAT

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This is the ideal top for the Alphacool DC-LT pump.

This top is designed in such a way to allow mounting on the Alphacool DC-LT pump. With the top it is possible to integrate this miniature pump into your water cooling loop via ¼” threads.
The inlet fitting can be connected on the side or on top of the unit. The outlet is then connected to the opposite side.
All silent system enthusiasts will be happy to hear that threads were implemented to allow decoupling with e.g. Item No. 13701. With these decouplers the pump and top can be mounted in a 3.5” drive bay.
Thought was also given to the case modders amongst us, a 5mm LED hole near the outlet allows unique lighting effects for your system.

Technical specifications:
Dimensions (LxWxH): 49x49x24mm (without fittings, without pump)
Weight: 66g
Material: Röhm Plexiglas GS
Mounting: 4x M4 threads
Connection threads: 3x ¼”

Extent of delivery:
1x Alphacool top DC-LT Plexi
Mounting screws for the DC-LP pump

Note: For operation of the top only one of the two inlet openings is needed. We recommend ordering a screw plug with this top.

Only £14.99 inc VAT.

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Alphacool Reservoir for DC-LT pumps @ £14.99 inc VAT

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The ideal addition to the Alphacool DC-LT ceramic 12 Volt pump equipped with a Alphacool DC-LT Plexi top.

The Alphacool reservoir individual for DC-LT pump is another module for expansion and improvement of the Alphacool DC-LT ceramic 12 Volt pump. As basis a pump already equipped with an Alphacool DC-LT Plexi top is used. With only few steps this pump can now be additionally equipped with a reservoir. Simply place the reservoir on the included ring gasket and tighten the four also included screws in the corners: Done!

¼” threads are machined into the side of the reservoir. They can be used as an Inlet or for a lighting module.

Technical specifications:
Material: Röhm Plexiglas GS / brass
Color: Transparent / black
Dimensions (LxWxH): 49x49x56mm (without fittings, without pump)
Weight: 141g
Connection threads: 1x ¼”
Fill level indicator thread: 1”

Extent of delivery:
1x Alphacool reservoir individual for DC-LT pumps
1x Gasket
1x Fill level indicator with gasket
4 mounting screws

Please note: For operation of the top only one of the inlet openings is needed. Hence we recommend ordering a screw plug.

Only £14.99 inc VAT.

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also

we have these too :)

OcUK Tech Lab - Alphacool DC-LT Ceramic 12V Pump, Top & Reservoir Value Combo @ £48.98 inc VAT

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Assembled in house by Expert OcUK Technicians

The DC-LT is the most reliable Small Form Factor watercooling pump design.

The specially selected Alphacool Plexi Top improves the performance of the already impressive DC-LT pump further.
This aftermarket pump top improves performance by increasing the head pressure created by the pump. This means strong consistant flow around your loop and no slow points or hot spots.
The Plexi Top and Reservoir Combo also gives the user several configuration options by adding the ability to use standard sized watercooling fittings as well as controlling tubing layout

Easy filling through the reservoir top is one of the many great features of this excellent combination.

Every OcUK Tech Lab - Alphacool DC-LT Ceramic 12V Pump, Top & Reservoir Value Combo is assembled by an Expert OcUK technician and tested for quality assurance before it ships to the customer.

Technical specifications:
Dimensions (WxHxD): 51x48x9mm (without fittings)
Standard voltage: 12V DC
Power draw: 1.4-2W
Permitted voltage: 12V DC
Pressure head at 12V: 2.5m H2O
Maximum flow rate: approx. 350l/h
Pumped medium: Water, Water/glycol mixture
Maximum system temperature: 65°C
Power connector: 3-Pin fan plug
Weight: 41g

Only £48.98 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
d_brennen said:
Mindbogglingly small. Any pics/vids of these in action?
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sadly not, they hit today. I am going to try and set up a loop with one soon to see how quiet they are.

gropingmantis said:
Interesting, I just wish running a GPU and CPU on one 120mm rad was a viable option.
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I reckon multiple block loops would struggle. this is more for smaller cpu only loops. i will be doing a complex loop with one at the weekend to monitor flow rates.

SimonMaltby said:
Ordered ta :)
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thanks for your order :)
 
hmm, i will be interested to see how many watts they can dissipate, the 18 watt laing pump was the noisiest part of my system, when I tried a 10 watt laing the temps crept up, I wonder how this will do at only 2watt. Look forward to seeing it in action and a noise report
 
hi, i'd definitely buy this only if i knew what to do with it! i love my cubit 3 case and the noise does get to me. This would be perfect to silence it and maybe get decent cooling as well?

Anybody willing to help me/point me in a 'start to finish' guide using the above bits?

thanks!
 
Mine arrived today.
I ordered the pre-built Pump, Top and res.

First thoughts are that its excellent quality, quite heavy and very well built.

It is bigger than I imagened, this is because of the thickness and quality of the clear plastic and I supose, now i think about it a Rad has to have a bit of size. Don't get me wrong its still small, just bigger than I expected.

My plan is to do a loop in my new Shuttle SZ68R5 which is the first Shuttle I have had with standard CPU fitting holes so can use a normal block. I have the following...

This Pump, Top and res.
3/8 Compression fittings and tube
92mm single Radiator
EK-Supreme LTX - Acetal CPU Block
XSPC Razor GPU block for 570GTX

This will be going on...
i7 2600K CPU
MSI 570GTX

I have no idea if it will be good enough, but am confident that it will all fit.

Unfortunatly OCUK don't sell the 92mm Radiator so I have had to order that elsewhere and they are slow to deliver... its goign to be the weekend before I can get this working and find out how much money i've wasted LOL
 
I'm afraid my watercooling idea was a non-starter.
The 92mm Rad did not turn up and it seems might not actually have been in stock (not OCUK). The Pump/Top/Res was bigger than I imagened and the connections went in different directions making it very difficult to fit in the shuttle... finally the GPU block I ordered was too tall for the case.

Anyway, I have had to abandon the idea for now.
 
You should be able to unscrew and rotate the res so the flow and return are on the same side.
Or just remove the res (and have a micro/bay res elsewere)

Will not help with the oversized block - a universal would have been a better option as the barb threads don't increase the cards height (above the mobo)
The two koolance ones have two inlets and 2 outlets for maximum options.
 
SimonMaltby said:
I'm afraid my watercooling idea was a non-starter.
The 92mm Rad did not turn up and it seems might not actually have been in stock (not OCUK). The Pump/Top/Res was bigger than I imagened and the connections went in different directions making it very difficult to fit in the shuttle... finally the GPU block I ordered was too tall for the case.

Anyway, I have had to abandon the idea for now.
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Well there is certainly appreciation from me for the research you are putting in. It is really helping me to work out some of the kinks of what I do and don't want in my new build. :)
 
Has anyone seen pics of this next to some kit? would like to see how small these really are as it could be quite usefull for a htpc i'm thinking of building soon
 
looks good to me, i like to see more res's that can fit in a 3.5 tho or maybe with a pci bracket, would be popular on smaller builds
 
Does anybody know if this would have enough grunt to cool my i7 through 2 x 120mm rad and Swiftech apogee XT?

I am thinking of downsizing to a micro case and selling my D5?
 
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