Hey, I've been using a VIA1300 for over 2yrs CONTINUOUSLY, without ANY real problems at all. The thing you might want to do is the "Quiet Mod" Which is simply gluing the impellor to the magnet structure in order to reduce some of the noise... The noise isn't noticeable over the rest of anyone's normal components running etc... The reason it doesn't come like that is that it's an anti clog feature, which will never be using in water cooling. Anyhow, for the money, NO pump compares to it at all, not even close. And the reliability? Guess for me, I'm the bench mark at 2yrs going on 3 come the end of this summer!
BTW BigBen= I've been reading about that Johnson's pump deal etc... Seems like lots of folks have had LEAK problems or Burn outs? I'm debating getting one, do you recommend getting one and if so, what SPECIFIC issues will I have to deal with? Thanks!
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XP 1600+ AGOIA-Y (GreenLabel, UNLOCKED!@/ NF7-S 2.0/ PC 2700 DDR
10.5*172FSB(1806/ 1991 high), Vcore 1.792...@84.95Watts
--86' Chevette Heater Core
--1/2" Vinyl tubes
--Via1300-Stealth Mod(QUIET!)
---Home made copper-tube block
---PVC small internal res