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Originally Posted by Cathar
Hmmm, my mission critical work machine is water-cooled. The biggest issue I found was what pump to trust to do the job. Ultimately it came down to the MCP600. It doesn't leak. It's quiet and reliable. The system could handle the radiator fan failing, but it couldn't handle the pump failing (short of then relying for the motherboard shutting the CPU down due to thermal overload).
Pumps, being mechanical items that drive the whole water-cooling loop, is something that absolutely, utterly, cannot have sacrifices in quality, but that's something that we see all the time with these budget kits.
I would not hesitate to setup a water-cooling loop in my parent's PC if they were willing to pay for the quality parts that I would insist go into it.
Aluminium with copper is another of my pet hates.
So are clear plastics. I'll never make blocks with clear plastics again. They are all just too brittle.
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I agree, the pump must work or there is really no point. Ultimately, a great radiator and pump with a bad waterblock will not just turn in better temps, but a better and more reliable experience overall than a Cascade SS with a crap radiator, and cheese pump.
BTW, speaking of China BillA, I was wondering, where is the new MCW600x series of waterblocks made? There is no "USA" icon on the web page at Swiftnets.com. I am curious.