Hi,
I just purchased the Thermochill PA160 radiator, in order to replace my
old BIP 120. My other components are:
- Swiftech MCP-350/reservoir (5 1/4" Drive bay Pump and reservoir assembly)
- Swiftech MCW6000 P4 waterblock
- Danger Den Acetal MAZE4 GPU
- 3/8 ID Tygon R3603 tubing
- Mcubed Water Temp Probe with MCP-350 RPM sensor
Now, as the new MCP-655 pump is avaliable (and it seems that initial
performance/noise specs are good) is it wise that I upgrade the pump
also ? Which pump is the best match for PA160 (if not MCP-350) ?
I don't mind little bit more noise (but not to much) ... however question
is how much thermal improvement the MCP-655 will bring. Also, my
current setup is space efficient (pump and reservoir are integrated in
the 5 1/4" drive bay), so I guess that with the MCP-655 I would have
to rearrange everything again. How big the MCP-655 is anyway ?
Because MCP-655 will work with the 3/8 ID tubing, are there any
performance penalties here ? I have some 1/2" ID Tygon tubing
around ... so I could easily replace the present tubing with the 1/2" ID.
Ahhhhhh ... I suppose that's to much questions anyway
To recap
should I just replace the radiator with PA160 (as intended) and leave
everything else as it is .... or experiment further as asked above
All the best