Pump Reservoir Combo Review

Unless you have a specific design in mind it s usually best to go with a pump and reservoir combo unit which as the name suggests has both a pump and reservoir in a single device.

Pump reservoir combo review. The best thing i like about this pump and reservoir is that it is able to control both the cpu and gpu waterblocks from corsair. It also comes with both brackets for a 120 and 140 radiator mount. If you run a cylindrical reservoir and pump combo dry you risk damaging it. There are several types of combo units that use the classic cylindrical reservoir and there are the so called bay pump reservoir combo units.

Given it continues the trend of very long product names i am henceforth using hydro xd3 pump reservoir combo for corsair s second open loop pump and reservoir if only to save my fingers a touch. It even comes with a thermal sensor and all the screws for different mounting options. Swiftech has sent us their apogee skf prestige cpu water block and maelstrom d5 x100 pump reservoir combo for the review. The reservoir pump combo is what we can simply describe as fail proof concept.

The image above definitely shows that corsair intends this to be a lower profile alternative to the hydro xd5 and it indeed uses a more cubical form factor with a xylem ddc pump which was the. 160mm combo reservoir for ddc pump. Heading down to where the reservoir meets the pump we see an inlay to further minimize air bubbles being fed to the pump and another corsair logo. Also as a side note i had contacted xspc support about a question on a gpu block i purchased they responded in a day and were helpfull and quick with all correspondence.

The coolant will always be at the right spot for the pump to operate without any problems. The cylindrical pump and reservoir combos on the other hand are a bit more versatile and modern. You will always see the reservoir above the pump and the coolant must always be circulating in the system. Also i have read other reviews for this pump res combo that are less than 5 stars and given my experience find them hard to relate to.

Swiftech has taken a new design approach for this particular reservoir. 16 individually addressable rgb leds light up the integrated reservoir with stunning customizable rgb lighting when combined with a corsair icue commander pro or icue lighting node pro. Transparent acrylic backplate allows for a more spacious look and integrated digital rgb lighting for an immersive effect vertical or horizontal mounting options and unique inner tube design to minimize air bubbles with the drgb control of our compatible phanteks cases the cable can synchronize with the case.