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Karantanec · 06-21-2004, 10:55 AM

If the pumps don't fit the reserator, then I'd build a plexi stand that houses the 2 submerged pumps and on the stand the Reserator.

I understand that the Reserator itself would then be nothing more than a fancy reservoir, but it's a radiator/reservoir with great looks and just enough efficiency, combined with a heatercore, that I could run it passive...

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only welcomes hardcore watercooling enthusiasts, end users need not apply

And just where does the one end and the other start? I would consider such a project well in the enthusiast zone with a certain goal rather then a beginners mod with compromises and giving out lots of money for ease of use...

A custom made immitation of the Reserator would cost at least twice as much as the original set and like I said - i'm paying half the price of the original set. The spare parts can be sold so in fact I'm paying very little for a well made reservoir/radiator

As for fans:
I cannot understand the point of going normal watercooling, if U cool just a few parts with it and use fans for everything else. I see the main reason for WC in silence and not in OC.
A robust setup, that can passively cool 2 or 3 complete rigs, with nothing inside the cases but the waterblocks and some tubing, with a compact and great looking cooling tower beside it and some heatercores on the wall and with optional OC availability with a large fan on those heatercores...

Compare that with evaporative cooling that needs constant refilling or setups with huge nets of copper tubing or burrying a reservoir 10 feet under ground and so on...

I can use some objective thought why it can or cannot work and the solutions of given problems and I will respect the conclusion that my idea is faulted or just plain stupid.

But to stay silent at, what I think is an innovative mod, with potentially good results is just, cowardly...

I was thinking about a plaxi tube about the same height of the Reserator and a bit wider, but the price tag on such a tube (with holes, caps and everything) is almost 120$, and plexi or PVC doesnt cool the water, while the reserator does...
The fact that the Reserator also cools the water seems to get put aside a lot

As for taking up room, here's a picture what i'm going to cool with it
My 2 bigtowers
Taking up room and easy transport is obviously not a big issue here

06-21-2004, 10:55 AM	#6
Karantanec Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 33	If the pumps don't fit the reserator, then I'd build a plexi stand that houses the 2 submerged pumps and on the stand the Reserator. I understand that the Reserator itself would then be nothing more than a fancy reservoir, but it's a radiator/reservoir with great looks and just enough efficiency, combined with a heatercore, that I could run it passive... QUOTE: only welcomes hardcore watercooling enthusiasts, end users need not apply And just where does the one end and the other start? I would consider such a project well in the enthusiast zone with a certain goal rather then a beginners mod with compromises and giving out lots of money for ease of use... A custom made immitation of the Reserator would cost at least twice as much as the original set and like I said - i'm paying half the price of the original set. The spare parts can be sold so in fact I'm paying very little for a well made reservoir/radiator As for fans: I cannot understand the point of going normal watercooling, if U cool just a few parts with it and use fans for everything else. I see the main reason for WC in silence and not in OC. A robust setup, that can passively cool 2 or 3 complete rigs, with nothing inside the cases but the waterblocks and some tubing, with a compact and great looking cooling tower beside it and some heatercores on the wall and with optional OC availability with a large fan on those heatercores... Compare that with evaporative cooling that needs constant refilling or setups with huge nets of copper tubing or burrying a reservoir 10 feet under ground and so on... I can use some objective thought why it can or cannot work and the solutions of given problems and I will respect the conclusion that my idea is faulted or just plain stupid. But to stay silent at, what I think is an innovative mod, with potentially good results is just, cowardly... I was thinking about a plaxi tube about the same height of the Reserator and a bit wider, but the price tag on such a tube (with holes, caps and everything) is almost 120$, and plexi or PVC doesnt cool the water, while the reserator does... The fact that the Reserator also cools the water seems to get put aside a lot As for taking up room, here's a picture what i'm going to cool with it My 2 bigtowers Taking up room and easy transport is obviously not a big issue here Last edited by Karantanec; 06-21-2004 at 11:13 AM.