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Originally Posted by Pug
For that, I apologise.
Overcome with the daunting task of responding to every criticism I felt levelled at my initial challenge, I lashed out in the wrong direction.
I didn't want to post today as my mind was elsewhere with personal issues but I did feel I had to respond when I caught the chance to read the updated thread.
The kit I originally proposed is an alphacool one found here on their site.
pHaestus - let me know whether you want to test this kit, a similar one using a continuous tube radiator and lesser pump or just the block itself.
I have nothing more to add at this point as the reaction I have provoked in Etacovda saddens me more than you can know.
Only learning that you've had someone's respect after you've lost it is a hard cross to bear.  |
The Alphacool kit you linked to
here looks fine to me Pug. I don't know what all the fuss is about. Swiftech has a dual 120mm radiator as well in their kits. And any deficiency between the rads I think is somewhat made up by the fact it looks like a MCP600 pump looks to be a more capable and robust unit than that pump in the Alphacool kit.
One thing that I find kind of strange though, that kit costs 270 Euros...in Europe. Currency conversion tells me same price without shipping and import costs would be $330 in dollars factory direct from Alphacool. For $350, I can get a MC5002-PT and Meanwell power-supply with the Swiftech kit again factory direct. In other words, for very near the same money, the Swiftech kit will crush that Alphacool in temps. Now I know that going off into pelt world is in no way part of this, but that Alphacool kit is really expensive for the parts! Why so much moolah for that thing, even at local Europe prices? Ouch!
EDIT-I was wrong on the pricing, sorry Pug. Swiftech direct for the TEC stuff would be $440 altogether. My bad, its not as bad as I thought price wise. The Swifty 22600 kits with blocks though hover around $220...considerably cheaper than $330.