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Pierre Olivier Vidal

Pierre Olivier Vidal

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I'm looking to convert to water cooling for my Maximus VII Formula ( board and cpu ) and I have a HAF 912 case which mean I don't have much free space. I am pretty much set for a Phobya Xtreme 200 on the top of my case as radiator. The dilema is for the pump/reservoir, here are my top picks : ( keep in mind I only have one drive bay free )

- Xspc single bay reservoir with D5 vario pump placed over hard drives instead of the removable hard drive trays. ( no capacity listed for the reservoir, but one with a pump holds 140ml so I'm guessing around 200 - 280ml )
http://www.xs-pc.com/reservoirs/single-525-bay-reservoir-alu-front
http://www.xs-pc.com/water-pumps/d5-vario-with-front-cover-12-barbs

- All in one Xspc DDC single drive bay reservoir/pump combo
http://www.xs-pc.com/water-pumps/ddc-single-bay-reservoirpump-combo

- D5 reservoir tank with according pump placed instead of the removable hard drive trays once again
http://www.xs-pc.com/reservoirs/acrylic-tank-reservoir-for-laing-d5
http://www.xs-pc.com/water-pumps/d5-vario-without-front-cover

I am open to sugestions, but at the risk of repeating myself, keep in mind I have very little room in my HAF 912.
 
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Drive bay reservoirs tend to rattle and also have been known to leak as the result of acrylic adhesive failures from certain coolant additives.

I'd offer up the Swiftech H220-X / H240-X as an alternative. Other than that, I'd try and fit a small internal cylinder type reservoir / pump combo....something like the EK, Swiftech or XSPC setups you'll see here:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30/c107/s152/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-PC_Water_Cooling_Pumps-PumpResevoir_Combo-Page1.html?o=title_az

AFAIK, FCPU is "temporarily closed for business" and everyone's wondering if they will re-open (I haven't been checking) but it's still the bast website to browse for what's available out there.


Getting back tot the Swiftech setups above, they are...
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Drive bay reservoirs tend to rattle and also have been known to leak as the result of acrylic adhesive failures from certain coolant additives.

I'd offer up the Swiftech H220-X / H240-X as an alternative. Other than that, I'd try and fit a small internal cylinder type reservoir / pump combo....something like the EK, Swiftech or XSPC setups you'll see here:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g30/c107/s152/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-PC_Water_Cooling_Pumps-PumpResevoir_Combo-Page1.html?o=title_az

AFAIK, FCPU is "temporarily closed for business" and everyone's wondering if they will re-open (I haven't been checking) but it's still the bast website to browse for what's available out there.


Getting back tot the Swiftech setups above, they are basically a set of Swiftechs custom water cooling components, pre-assembled for you.

But a coupla fittings (whether you'll need tube is questionable) for the MoBo Block and your done.

http://www.swiftech.com/

 
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For the small ones, I like EK and / or Swiftech

Here's a pic that should give ya some ideas ... and no, I still haven't sleeved the cables :)

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Pierre Olivier Vidal

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I love that build, but since I have a small case, I don't have any room between my MB and the drive bays for a res like that. If I get a reservoir it will have to be between my ssd and my gpu or between my hdd and drive bays.
 
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