Laing DDC-Pump 12V Ultra WITH Water Tank or NO Water Tank?

slimeballzz · Post by **slimeballzz** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:56 pm

Does anyone know if there is a performance difference between the two?
They have the same noise levels right...?
If I get the one with the water tank does that mean I don't need a reservoir anymore?

zds · Post by **zds** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:28 pm

slimeballzz wrote:They have the same noise levels right...?
If I get the one with the water tank does that mean I don't need a reservoir anymore?

Noisewise, I think the reservoir at least imposes further restrictions to placement of the pump as the reservoir should be pretty high on the water loop.

But remember that you do not have to reservoir at all. Check the Chylld's guide for other options like T-line. It's sticky for a reason

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nici · Post by **nici** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:37 am

Well the cap on the reservoir canÃ¤t stand glycol, i have had two caps break using the zalman coolant. They start cracking almost immediately, and finally break in a month or so..

I suggest jsut going with the top and using the top hole on it for inlet, i can't remember where the article was but there was a test at some OC site that showed that flow was clearly impoved by having a top inlet.

unimatrix0 · Post by **unimatrix0** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:23 am

According to this article, the acrylic no tank outperforms the acrylic with tank.

And I agree with nici, on the acrylic with no tank and using its top inlet.

slimeballzz · Post by **slimeballzz** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:45 am

Thanks for the help.

How much better is it using the top for the inlet?
I was planning on sticking the pump in a metal enclosure just like nici's "homebrew drive enclosure"...

Was it the MCP-350 that was better than the 355?

nici · Post by **nici** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:38 am

The 355 is the 18W version and the 350 the 10W version, so for quiet the 350 is the better choice.

unimatrix0 · Post by **unimatrix0** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:31 am

nici wrote:The 355 is the 18W version and the 350 the 10W version, so for quiet the 350 is the better choice.

Careful!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've gotten some 350s which are rated at 18w, and are noisy as heck. So be careful, read the wattage rating before you buy.

And yea the 10w version is by far the best option: less power consumption, much quieter operation, less heat ouput. More than sufficient for any set up.

nici · Post by **nici** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:36 am

Well that's how it should be...

unimatrix0 · Post by **unimatrix0** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:02 am

nici wrote:Well that's how it should be...

I got a 350 which was 18w instead of 10w, the labeling was wrong, it should have been 355. For some reason Swiftech is mislabeling them, that's what I was refering to

nici · Post by **nici** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:02 am

I undestood what you said, i just have a bad habit of over explaining stuff so its get too complicated and i forget what i was trying to say. So i made it more simple and, er, yeah!

unimatrix0 · Post by **unimatrix0** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:04 am

nici wrote:I undestood what you said, i just have a bad habit of over explaining stuff so its get too complicated and i forget what i was trying to say. So i made it more simple and, er, yeah!

Oh lol, yea I can relate

Laing DDC-Pump 12V Ultra WITH Water Tank or NO Water Tank?

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