[Solved] FrozenQ's Reservoirs... Or In-Bay Reservoirs... Hmm..

Hello again everyone.

I want your opinions on these Reservoirs.

FrozenQ's T-Virus Reservoir
T-Virus

D5 Monsoon
Monsoon
XSPC D5
D5

XSPC DDC
DDC
Swiftech Pump Attachment for the 35X

Pump Attach

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I'm mostly concerned about aesthetics and price.

However, I am curious, are any of these reservoirs better than the other? Or is it that Reservoirs don't really affect much on the performance scales.

T-Virus is best looking res imo, i don't think they really effect performance much.

Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the FrozenQ's...they look cool, but I got over that fast. I just picked up a Bitspower Z-multi 80 res...it's a fantastic little res. If you want a little taller, go for the larger versions. They are beautifully built and very solid.

Other than that, I'm partial to top/res's and bay/res's.

Man are those FrozenQ T-Virus Reservoirs a really difficult item to judge. At face value just sitting there I have to say I don't like them. Seeing them in a finished build can result in a completely different opinion. I don't think I could vote either way without seeing the whole build so that makes my post here kind of pointless.

I do like the bitspower z multis and the fact they come in clear or an icy red is quite nice, since you mentioned transitioning to a red theme. I bought an EK res but would have grabbed the red bitspower had I seen it first.

As for the t-virus, I guess you either love it or hate and have to see the whole system before passing final judgement.

The FrozenQ Mod Res is actually not that great. The pictures you see are kind of misleading. I don't have much water cooling experience but I'd take a regular cylindrical res or the drive bay res.

Also, you asked for good lighting on your res. All you do is stick a nice LED light behind it, and it does it's justice. I would never use any colored liquids, just distilled water or Pc Ice Clear Non-Conductive Coolant.

A random video showing what I'm talking about- http://www.youtube.com/watch?featu [...] InQiNhNA#! (skip to exactly 1 minute in and try to pause when it hits 1:01, you see the res before the lights and after)

100% agreed. Sidewindercomputers has a 450mm (a foot and a half!) long tube marked down to the same price as the 250mm tube at the moment, both EK, both $50, or you can go to the regular 250mm's for around $40.... I think this is a nice price. If your really dying for the modded T virus res, just make it yourself, considering the pricing on them -.-

If you don't have a large case, just go for the drive bay res.

I don't see a 450 mm res but I do see a 400 bitspower for 39
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/biwataz400po.html

The EK advanced res has a defect across the line. The advanced bottom has an insert that screws in, then two tubes screw into that for your inlet/outlet. Well the original milling design is flawed and all of the tubes end up crooked. I've been in contact with EK support, and they checked and couldn't find any that weren't crooked, so they sent me the least crooked one they could find. That's why I'd wished I had just bought the bitspower from the beginning.

This defect wouldn't effect you if you decide to screw the anti-cyclone part into the bottom instead.

afaik thats it as of today ;-)

Yes, the reservoirs with a pump on it are a nice way to save space or just to make life easier.

In conclusion I'd say that the T-Virus Reservoirs are a complete waste of money. Just stick an LED light behind a regular cylindrical reservoir or the one with a pump attached.

^I totally agree with res/tops. The only reason I went with the Z-multi was because I'm not completely sure I wanted a D5 top if I potentially test watercooling hardware. I'd like to keep things as open to swapping as possible.

But yes, if I do a build where it is simply for personal tasted, I'd choose the res/top myself; either D5 or DDC.

^You could setup a drain like that in any loop, if you wanted.

Well yes of course, just more of a pain if you have a pump at the bottom or something lower than where you want to drain, I'm just showing him one example

I like the RV02 Case. Might have to get one for my AMD build. That'd be an adventure. I'm probably going to get the Multi since I like the look of separated parts. Going to have to post some pictures after I get my GTX 580 and WC setup.

Dont go with frozenq, I bought one and never had soooo mucchhh trouble with manufacture problem. First one was leaking between plastic tube and black cap. After 3 month of wating for a email reply for RMA and receiving a replacement. The reservoir worked for 1 week then waterleaking from the cathode. Really nice reservoir but the quality of the product isn't there usually I don't complain but for the price and to receive a second defective unit I'm really unsatified customer.