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Originally Posted by bobkoure
The funny thing is, given that restrictive loops and a focus on quiet are both common in Europe, this pump (if it performs to spec - I've never actually seen one) should be the exact pump they want (erm... well, except about the price, of course...)
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You know, I was really against this pump (the RD-20, the -05H would be great, but it's not meant for continous duty
) on a price/performance basis. I didn't really think that the higher flowrates possible would justify it. However, the more I think about it, the more that this pump would make sense even at $200.
1. A 30RZ+relay would run you about $150 or so depending on your deal finding abilities.
2. Restrictive blocks are becoming more popular.
3. Most people seem to be more willing to upgrade a WB than a pump.
Take the last two into consideration and what it comes down to is you can spend ~$100 after shipping on a pump now, but there's a good probability that your next block is going to be more restrictive. How many more development cycles until we actually need 20-30 ft. of head? I'm not saying it's going to be anytime soon, but it may come, especially as GPUs wind up with higher transistor counts, cooling multiple components with a single loop could very well become more troublesome. If that's the case, it would begin to make sense to just spend the money on your pump and be able to know that in two years you could still use it. Then again, that whole argument is based on supposition so I wouldn't be surprised if I get proven wrong either hehe.
And it's also cool to say I have the uberpump. But only if you have that NAZ1 block.