I'm trying to figure out what would be a quiet reliable pump to fit to the iceman I have on the way. This is my first go at a custom loop so forgive me if I have terminology mixed up and please correct me.
The options I've seen so far:
Update: I ended up going with the Alphacool based on price and availability for my build and have been very happy with the results, it's been running happily and quietly for the past 3 months.
The options I've seen so far:
- Alphacool Laing DDC
- Leaning towards this because it seems to be plug and play, only concern in noise
- EK DDC 3.2
- Does this actually fit? Can the inlet/outlet plate on the top be removed?
- If the top does come off, then I should be able to use the EK DDC heatsink kit on this, correct?
- EK VTX
- Not even considering this since you have to buy it with the pump/res combo.
- Also saw mixed reviews regarding material deposits inside the pump.
- Bykski
- Don't know much about this one, apparently there's a Barrow equivalent around too.
Update: I ended up going with the Alphacool based on price and availability for my build and have been very happy with the results, it's been running happily and quietly for the past 3 months.
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