Silent Water Cooling - PC SHOW 2010 | COMPUTEX 2010 | VRForums

rickbath · Jan 7th, 08, 01:57 PM

Hi Folks,

I have recently been interested in watercooling. Have checked around
and alot of those pumps cost like 150++ I need a silent one. Anywhere where i can get something cheap and silent. Kindly advise which brands
or is there any shop in sg having a range of WC stuff.

Also, roughly how much could i get one. Not looking at getting those water cooling kits as have read some reviews and dont seem too good.
How often do i need to change the water / tubing. Whats the cost of those type of coolants which does not damage my hw in the case of a leak..

Nashaz · Jan 7th, 08, 02:17 PM

i actually was gonna post up a complete custom cooling set for sale... got the 1200 l/h oem pump that was very popular before the mcp655/d5came out... are u interested?... got radiator and waterblock and coolent as well... pm me if your interested...

btw, the mcp 655 revision 1 pump has a speed control and even though the new ones do not have it, its still pretty silent at full speed... more noisy would be the fans...

Navanod · Jan 7th, 08, 09:09 PM

I have some rather top end spare water cooling items too

For the pump, I recommend the Swiftech MCP655-B
pm me if you're interested

elpibe10 · Jan 7th, 08, 11:11 PM

Silence is subjective but IMO, the silent pumps are MCP350 and D-Tek DB-1 (aka Danger Den DD-CPX1).

MCP655-B is audible (not silent but wouldn't call it noisy) and MCP355 is just plain noisy.

Nashaz · Jan 7th, 08, 11:13 PM

mcp350 and 355 have had issues of high failure rates... wouldn recommend them even though they are silent...

elpibe10 · Jan 7th, 08, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nashaz

mcp350 and 355 have had issues of high failure rates... wouldn recommend them even though they are silent...

Not really. They sell a lot so naturally there are more failures. Also some of the failures are user-related as they mounted the pump upside down.

Nashaz · Jan 7th, 08, 11:50 PM

i got a friend who imports these swiftech stuff into sg... he was was the one who told me about the issues the 355 have... so jus sharing... ^^ btw, the mcp 655 outsells any other pump swiftech has ever made...

Philip · Jan 7th, 08, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nashaz

mcp350 and 355 have had issues of high failure rates... wouldn recommend them even though they are silent...

Got a 350 here. 2nd hand and still going very strong. Runs near silent too.

Phil

elpibe10 · Jan 8th, 08, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nashaz

i got a friend who imports these swiftech stuff into sg... he was was the one who told me about the issues the 355 have... so jus sharing... ^^ btw, the mcp 655 outsells any other pump swiftech has ever made...

Yeah, between 350 and 355, a Swiftech rep did admit at XS that 355 has higher failure rate due to its higher operating rate but overall failure rate is still acceptably low (in terms of %).

MCP 655 is a top seller here bcos S'poreans like their stuff BIG even though lots of tests have confirmed that the performance diff between 3/8 ID vs 1/2 ID is negligible.

rickbath · Jan 8th, 08, 12:07 AM

how often do i need to change the liquid?

rickbath · Jan 10th, 08, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickbath

how often do i need to change the liquid?

...

daze_lee · Apr 3rd, 08, 11:54 AM

how much is the mcp355 and where can i get it???
thought of changing from mcp655 > mcp355

flye · Apr 4th, 08, 12:19 AM

anyone selling coolent? blue or transparent.

heartykid · Apr 4th, 08, 06:44 AM

how would a 655 be compared to a 2000 l/h fish tank pump lol.

Navanod · Apr 4th, 08, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heartykid

how would a 655 be compared to a 2000 l/h fish tank pump lol.

Technical specifications

Nominal voltage 12 V DC

Maximum head 10 ft (3.1 m)

Maximum discharge ~ 317 GPH (1200 LPH)

Connection size Â½" barbs

Electrical connector Molex 4 pin

Weight 1.4 LB (650 gr.)

it's lower...but i would bet the head pressure might be close and the size and noise would be much less