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Nautilus Vs. Reserator

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GreendogX7

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I am looking to go to watercooling on my gaming rig and dont have the time to mess with a "real" watercooling setup. A coworker of mine has a Reserator (1st gen) that he doesn't have room for in his new house and is wanting to sell for ~$150ish. But I am also looking, and have been for some time, at the Corsair rig. I am currently running an Thermalright Si-120 on an AMD 4200+ X2(stock speed) and idling around 38-39 loading @ 42ish. Which one would I get the best results on my 4200+ X2 housed in a P180. Being able to dump a few fans and turn the remaining few to "slow" would be grand. Also some overhead for overclock would be great, this thing is stable to 2.7 - 2.8...with the windows open in january. ;) getting 2.6 at a reasonable temp is what I am shooting for. Any input or advice is welcome. (yes I know a "real" watercooling set would be better :rolleyes: but I like the idea of a self contained rig.
 
Actually a "self-contained" WC rig would require traditional watercooling as reserators (and nautilus) are external solutions. If your case is big and roomy enough you can fit the whole thing inside but it can be a fair bit of work.

I've never used the Reserator 1, but the reserator 2 cools my 4400+ x2 and x1800xt very well and very quietly. With a larger external pump it could do more. The Nautilus 500 has an audible (though not loud) pump but pushes a lot more water than the reserators so it will cool significantly better in theory.
 
i have been considering the nautuilus for a a while and was wondering if I could use a pentosing mixture rather than the included coolant.
 
They are both pretty close in terms of ease of use, but the Nautilus will have slightly better temps. The benefit of the Reserator is it is totally silent, and can cool a GPU as well with just one more extra block.

I use the reserator and it's awesome. It's completely silent and cools just fine. If I was into major overclocking I'd go with the Nautilus but for low-to-mid overclocking with silence, the Reserator is hard to beat.
 
i agree with josh. my reserator is great. my idle now in the fall is 29-30 and at load its 38. in the summer when it was 78 up in the office my idle was 34 and load still 38. great device allbeit kinda pricy.
 
People scoff at it since there are no fans, but look at how much water is in the tank. And think about how much heat your system would have to give off to warm all that water. It maintains very respectable temps at all times, in total and complete silence. Plus it's easy to install and needs no maintenance.

If you're interested, check out the Reserator 1 Plus. It's pretty affordable and does the job quite well, plus it includes a GPU block.
 
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