water/pelt cooling for a 9700 pro

[mkosem]

my friend wants to add a water cooled pelt to his water cooling setup for his 9700 pro. I see that there are 2 obvious options. The Swiftec offering and the Danger Den offering. Any compelling reasons to go with either of the 2? The swiftec looks like a much more solid product, and appears to have better insulation.

--Matt

[dacooltech]

Originally Posted by mkosem

my friend wants to add a water cooled pelt to his water cooling setup for his 9700 pro. I see that there are 2 obvious options. The Swiftec offering and the Danger Den offering. Any compelling reasons to go with either of the 2? The swiftec looks like a much more solid product, and appears to have better insulation.

--Matt

I used them both, and performance-wise I didn't notice a diff.

Swiftech's 50-T comes pre-assembled, DD Maze4-1 requires a bit of assembly. Both blocks come with self-adhesive, pre-cut gaskets so using only di-electric grease for insulation is good enough IMHO.
If he's going to use the stock 80W peltier module, i'm sure he'll be happy with either one.

If he's going to use a 172W pelt @ 12V, or planning to do so in the future. Then DD's Maze4-1 can be a better option.
Because there's no base plate on the 50-T, meaning the hot side of the pelt is in direct contact with the coolant. So replacing the 80W stock pelt -that comes pre-installed with the 50-T- is not only more difficult, but also requires purchasing extra set of 50-T body gaskets to prevent a possible leakage. After switching the pelt, leak testing is a must.
DD Maze4-1 has a base plate, so switching to different 40x40mm pelt is not a problem.

Bruce