EKWB Fits Pump and Reservoir into Single Optical Drive Bay
EKWB has built a new reservoir and water pump combo unit that fits in a single 5.25" bay.
EKWB has announced a new product – the EK-SBAY DDC 3.2. This product is a combination of two: a water pump and a reservoir.
The reservoir can reside in just a single 5.25" optical drive bay, even while holding the pump. The pump included is an EK-DDC 3.2 PWM pump, which is a 12 V water pump that is PWM controllable. This allows you to run the pump at lower speeds for reduced noise and vibration, though there's more. The pump is also mounted to the reservoir using an anti-vibration rubber mounting system, making it possible to achieve some very low noise and vibration levels.
The reservoir is made from POM acetal and comes with a clear acrylic front plate for easy visibility of the water level.
Included in the packaging is the reservoir/pump combo, mounting accessories, as well as a small beaker that can be used for filling up the reservoir.
Pricing is set at $192.73, and the unit is immediately available directly from EKWB.

The real wide corsair case (forget its name) only has 2 5.25 bays and thats the reason I dont buy it. If I got this res I could make due with just 2 bays. Sucks its $200. I guess thats the cost of good parts. $200 plus a new case = at least $300 that I dont have
I ended up going from mini-itx to a larger form factor because even though the Apogee Drive II was a great pump, it was hardmounted to the motherboard. Having a decoupled pump makes a huge difference.
Very true..
What i don't get is why a lot of watercooling equipment builders insist in turning these pumps upside down when the DDC models were definitely not meant to be installed like that.. (please if someone knows why or can explain why it is not problem in this product i would really like to learn..)
Agreed, I got mine exactly because of that,
(not confident enough to mod the case)
U still missing the radiator, fans, water block, the hose, the fitting, and any accessory u may like (lightning, flow control, drain plug, sensor, etc) and the liquid
More like 20% of the AIO closed loop cooler..
U still missing the radiator, fans, water block, the hose, the fitting, and any accessory u may like (lightning, flow control, drain plug, sensor, etc) and the liquid
More like 20% of the AIO closed loop cooler..
well the fans I understand but simply put this "thing" is about is basically the "storage" (from what I understand it) for the water?
then i guess with the stuff you mentioned I guess DIY watercooling is not for me (unless technology leaps again ang makes the whole set-up more "compact" (by compact I mean lesser parts to assemble)
then i guess with the stuff you mentioned I guess DIY watercooling is not for me (unless technology leaps again ang makes the whole set-up more "compact" (by compact I mean lesser parts to assemble)
It's your reservoir, which holds the water, and it's the pump, which moves it around.
Seriously though, I suggest you do a little bit more research, because although all in ones are more compact, they suck compared to custom watercooling. As in, a vw bug vs a jaguar.
- All in ones have a combination pump and CPU block. These exist for custom loops too, but the all in ones' pumps are very weak, and very noisy... doubly so because they're bolted to the motherboard / case and so all the vibrations reverberate.
- All in ones have cruddy, small radiators and cheap fans, which can't cool very effectively when it comes to overclocking.
- You can't add your graphics card to the loop, or put in another radiator, like you can with custom loops.
Now, as for rdc85s comment, it's not exactly accurate. He's listing a lot of frivolous stuff. You can put together a custom cooler with a radiator that has a built-in reservoir, and a CPU block / pump combo. It'll be a little noisier than it could, and perhaps a pain to refill, but it's certainly doable, and would only need two parts, four barbs, and two lengnths of tube. It would look a lot like the all in one coolers, but it would be far more powerful.
then i guess with the stuff you mentioned I guess DIY watercooling is not for me (unless technology leaps again ang makes the whole set-up more "compact" (by compact I mean lesser parts to assemble)
It's your reservoir, which holds the water, and it's the pump, which moves it around.
Seriously though, I suggest you do a little bit more research, because although all in ones are more compact, they suck compared to custom watercooling. As in, a vw bug vs a jaguar.
- All in ones have a combination pump and CPU block. These exist for custom loops too, but the all in ones' pumps are very weak, and very noisy... doubly so because they're bolted to the motherboard / case and so all the vibrations reverberate.
- All in ones have cruddy, small radiators and cheap fans, which can't cool very effectively when it comes to overclocking.
- You can't add your graphics card to the loop, or put in another radiator, like you can with custom loops.
Now, as for rdc85s comment, it's not exactly accurate. He's listing a lot of frivolous stuff. You can put together a custom cooler with a radiator that has a built-in reservoir, and a CPU block / pump combo. It'll be a little noisier than it could, and perhaps a pain to refill, but it's certainly doable, and would only need two parts, four barbs, and two lengnths of tube. It would look a lot like the all in one coolers, but it would be far more powerful.
I guess that shows the length of my knowledge on water cooling DIY set-ups
thanks for the clarification and I might look up some more info about it when I get a bigger/bettter case with at least 1-2 ODD on it
it's have all the component needed like AIO cooler u just need to connect them...
IMO "radiator that has a built-in reservoir" or "reservoir with pump combo" is still considered 2 parts..
edit:
anyways my point is that the beauty of custom loop.
u can connect lots of part/model as u like, to suit u best..
lot's of possibilities