Keep my eheim 1250, or get a smaller pump

[zbarnes]

My WC loop consists of a t-line, swifty 6002 (1/2") cpu block, '77 Bonneville Heatercore (dual 120mm fans, 1/2"), and an mcw50 (1/2") gpu block. I'm running a Eheim 1250 for the pump, but its big, bulky, and doesn't fit inside my case.

However, my radiator isn't inside either, so its not that big of a deal to mount it outside. I'm trying to decide whether I should go for a smaller DC pump that would fit inside the case.

To be worth it, it would need to have the following:
-low heat into the system
-enough pressure to get through a cpu, gpu and '77 bonne heatercore
-DC, and not draw too much power (I have an OCZ GameXstream 600W powering everything)
-quiet
-smaller than the eheim 1250

I'm trying to decide if the Aquaxtreme 50z-dc12 is worth the extra $$ over my eheim 1250 that I currently have.

Will temps be affected?

Also, Is http://www.cooltechnica.com/Merchan...ROD&Product_Code=AQX-50Z-DC12&Category_Code=P the only place to find these in stock? None on ebay or froogle, so I guess $75 is the cheapest.

Thanks for the suggestions

 

[zbarnes]

I've also seen the mcp655 (d5) recommended, but I've seen that it puts out more heat.

What do you guys think?

 

[n00btard]

two other places to get the AquaXtreme 50Z:

http://www.petrastechshop.com/aq50in12pu.html

http://www.dtekcustoms.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=138

but it's not in stock at D-tek. However, it IS in stock at Petra's.

 

[zbarnes]

thanks for the link!

I'm currently debating between the D5 (mcp655) and the 50z. It looks like the 50z is about 1cm bigger than the D5 (not much), 3x less heat output, 3.2m head (vs. 3.1m for the D5), but less max flow.

They are both around the same price. Now I don't know which way to go... My case is blue and so is the 50z

 

[Bbq]

50z. It's VERY small, lots of head pressure, more than enough flow, and low heat dump.

The 50z is just over 3" cubed, minus the barbs.