XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir Pump - good?

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Hey all,

I'm in the process of planning my first water-cooled PC. I've been building my own PCs for a good 15 years, and wanted to do something a little different than I've done in the past. After reading how well the i7 920 OCs, especially with WC, I figured I'd give it a go. All I have to say is that there's a TON of stuff to learn about WC - but I'm learning! :)

I've pretty much decided that I'm going with the CM HAF 932 for the case. I'm really leaning towards the XSPC RX360 for the radiator -- because it appears to use copper and I don't want to mix copper and aluminum if I can help it.

So that leaves the res/pump, the CPU waterblock (Heatkiller 3.0?) and possibly the GPU water block, as well as the tubing/fans/barbs. And that leads me to my first question --

I've seen a lot of people use the small XSPC square res and put it in the bottom of the case. That's what I was planning on doing, until I came across this dual bay Res/Pump combo from XSPC:

http://www.xspc.biz/baypump750a.php

Since the HAF is so big, and has the fill port on top, I thought this would be a good choice -- the only other things I'll be using the 5.25" drive bays for are a DVD drive and possibly a fan controller (but even that's not necessarily true). Is there a reason I shouldn't use this one? Is the performance/noise not as good as some others?

I'm sure I'll be asking more questions in the future -- looking forward to working with everyone! Thanks! :)
 
Sorry to hijack OP.

Sayso, how do you find the Dual ddc bay res? I just ordered one to allow me to run dual loops (with the PA120.3 I bought from you :p - Thanks again).

Does it do a good job of cutting out vibrations?
 
Sayso said:
ive got a version of this with 2 ddc ultras in, the only problem you might have is the xspc pump.

my version is this http://www.xspc.biz/ddcdualbayres.php

oh and it is a ok res/top combo, if you have space i would recommend it.
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Your comments aren't very reassuring - it's "an ok" product, and I might have problems with the pump...? What problems? Am I better off with the small rectangular res/pumps I've seen people put in the bottom of the HAF 932?
 
The head pressure on the xspc pump isn't very good, and that's pretty important if you're ever going to have more than one block/radiator in the loop. The laing pumps are wildly popular with good reason, the dual ddc reservoir would be excellent. But then, it'll have over £100 worth of pumps in it.

Single ddc with xspc reservoir top is the "standard solution" as it were for those who can afford it. 10W if running a loop with a few things in, 18W if it'll have lots in or you're using a very restrictive cpu block (e.g. ek supreme). The reservoir is a good size, the pump performance is exceptional, it's small, and there's a fill port which you can run a fill line to using an M4 to G1/4" adapter. It's difficult to improve upon, and will work reliably and effectively in any loop arrangement.

The better alternatives either feature multiple ddcs, parallel loops or appropriate use of the D5, i.e. on a low restriction loop or on two matched loops using the typhoon 3 reservoir. So the 18W ddc is not perfection, but it's damned close. I just want a second one now.
 
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neo-omega said:
Please don't post competitor links. Both are available in the OcUK store.
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Sorry - I never actually realized that there was a store attached to this forums. Sorry! :eek: I've fixed the original links :)

So I see that this site has both the 10W and the 18W -- do I need the 18W, or should the 10W be good enough for me? I like that the 10W is quieter... :)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-005-SW
vs
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-047-AC
 
That XSPC restop, and Laing DDC 10w pumps are a good combo mate.

I'm using them in my loop, and I am really happy with the cooling performance I'm getting with them.

I don't know about the newer 10w DDC's but with the older ones, you can perform a simple mod on them so that they run at 18w instead, I've done it to my pump, and it's working perfectly, all it involves is bridging 2 contact points on the PCB with some solder..

With the pump running at 18w, it's pretty much silent, I can't hear my pump at all.

Even if you don't feel comfortable performing the mod, the pump should be more than capable of running your loop.
 
Geckovich said:
Sorry to hijack OP.

Sayso, how do you find the Dual ddc bay res? I just ordered one to allow me to run dual loops (with the PA120.3 I bought from you :p - Thanks again).

Does it do a good job of cutting out vibrations?
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its quietish, but i have my PC on the desk at head height and tbh the pumps have always been the noisiest bits in the PC.
ive got the old style one which had 1 res for both pumps you will have to shop about to get it as they have stopped making it, the newer one has separate res. will send you some snaps of the set up if you want (gotta wait for camera to arrive first :))
 
neo-omega said:
Would you be running dual loop or one loop with 2 pumps in it?
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I'm planning on running one loop with one pump.... Wouldn't I do this:

Pump->Res->CPU->GPU->Rad->Pump

From what I've been reading, that seems like a relatively common way to do it, right? Or am I missing something? (I'd rather miss it now than after I order the pieces and assemble it ;) )
 
neo-omega said:
No, you put the res at the very end, otherwise you kill the flow.

There is a very handy basic layout designer Here
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So looking at that link, it looks like it should be:

Res->Pump->Rad->CPU->GPU->Res

If I get the Laing pump/XSPC res combo, it'd be:

Res/Pump->Rad->CPU->GPU->Res/Pump

Is that correct?

I thought I read in a few places that the order didn't really matter....?
 
no it doesnt really matter, what matters more is flow rate and length of tubing used. You want a high flow rate and as little tubing used as possible. This not only makes the loop more efficient, but also neater.
 
I got a HAF 932 watercooled single loop, running from XSPC DDC 18w Ultra Pump/Reservoir. Thermo pa 120.3 using a full cover block on nvid gtx 260 along with me i7 920 clocked to 4.2 on 24/7 profile. runs fine
 
well yeah the only order that matters is that the pump is somewhere after the res (though not nessicarily directly before it I think) as pumps have a strong draw effect on them as well as the high rate of expulsion of coolant.
 
DavyBoy said:
I always thought the res had to be before the pump?
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The only thing that matters is the the pump is not allowed to run dry whilst first filling the system. This is usually easier to control with a res just before the pump. Other than that it makes no difference where it is.
 
prt said:
I got a HAF 932 watercooled single loop, running from XSPC DDC 18w Ultra Pump/Reservoir. Thermo pa 120.3 using a full cover block on nvid gtx 260 along with me i7 920 clocked to 4.2 on 24/7 profile. runs fine
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Awesome! That sounds like what I'm planning on doing! Thanks!
 
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