Good water pumps?

[cbhm]

pc water pumps are expensive because they are supposedly specialized for pc watercooling. however, i am convinced there are cheaper alternatives out there, and i am shopping around at hardware stores. do any of these on this list seem like adequate water pumps to be paired up with an apogee?

http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/html/subcategorylist435-5_1.htm
http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/framework.asp?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=311&RelatedCtlgPgs=311,312&WRQuickLinks=Circulating+Pumps
was also looking at http://www.cheappumps.com
go figure
edit: actually the mcmaster carr pumps are pretty pricey. otherwise, anyone know of effective substitutes?

 

[CmonSnz]

The best place to look for water pumps is where they are used the most....Aqarium shops Here is a link that will give you the largest asortment of pumps you could ever imagine, especially if you plan on doing the config yourself. Just a note, Eheim pumps are the pumps most used by vendors selling water cooling kits for computers. Hope this helps.

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps__index.asp

 

[cbhm]

much, much thanks

 

[cbhm]

The best place to look for water pumps is where they are used the most....Aqarium shops Here is a link that will give you the largest asortment of pumps you could ever imagine, especially if you plan on doing the config yourself. Just a note, Eheim pumps are the pumps most used by vendors selling water cooling kits for computers. Hope this helps.

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps__index.asp

thanks again for the link
btw, i was looking at the eheim pumps, and im guessing the popular model is the 1250. is that right? because im looking at the other ones and they seem like overkill for a swiftech apogee with just a loop for the CPU.

 

[phreejak]

If a pump such as the MCP655 or the MCP355 is too powerful for your needs then take a look at the MCP350. It's a 12v pump with ok capabilities, a small footprint and would work well with an Apogee of any model.

 

[CmonSnz]

btw, i was looking at the eheim pumps, and im guessing the popular model is the 1250. is that right? because im looking at the other ones and they seem like overkill for a swiftech apogee with just a loop for the CPU.

I'm not sure.... I found the site while looking to put together a water system for my planned new computer just to keep the cost down. Will you ever plan on expanding your cooling to the chipsets, GPU, voltage regulators and maybe HDD's one day. Then maybe getting a pump to handle all that now will keep you from having to buy a larger one later. It can't hurt to have more water flowing though your CPU cooling block. The only other consideration I would take into accoount is
1.) if the pump is inside the case (therefore needing to be smaller) or outside the case where size doesn't really matter.
2.) Submersible or non submersible (from my aqarium days submersibles were extremely silent)
3.) Visit a Pet shop or Aqarium store where you can see the water flow and hear how loud they are or aren't. You might even pick up a reservoir for your pump there or other things that will help in your quest.

Anyway, Hope it turns out well for you.

 

[rammedstein]

try read reviews for the DD12VD5, it is a very very good pump, i know from personal experience, it turned my crappy thermaltake lcs into a real water cooling setup, dropped the temps by 5oC-6oC, then changing the WB dropped it by another 2oC-3oC

 

[shawnlizzle =]]

it is definitly alright to buy pumps that are not designed for pc watercooling. however, the pumps that we recommend are tried and tested by people who used it on their computer.

the iwakis are amazing pumps that are not designed for pc watercooling, but when you read pump specs, take it w/ a grain of salt.

manufactures will often mark their products with higher specs or leave out info that will be misleading. for example, you can buy a really highflow pump only to figure out that it has a pathetic head pressure. or you buy a high head pump to figure out that the heat dump is 100w.

just be careful when you choose pumps.

 

[Mugz]

Eheim pumps work quite well, I find.

Er, yes, they can be used in aquaria too, but that would be boring...

 

[wun911]

D5 from danger den

 

[bydesign]

Here are two excellent pumps.

Swiftech MCP355 w/Custom Delrin DDC
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swmcwdeddcpu.html
or

AquaXtreme 50Z-DC12 Inline 12V DC Pump
http://www.petrastechshop.com/aq50in12pu.html

 

[umeng2002]

As long as they flow enough and don't leak, any will do.