what pump is good for this setup?

[Nek]

MCW6002-64™ 1/2 in. CPU Waterblock
MCW50™ VGA Waterblock
Black Ice Pro II or Black Ice Xtreme II or those 77 Bonneville heater cores(still deciding on which to get)
1/2 ID tubing

I read in reviews that swiftec blocks do good in low flow or something like that, but I don't know what pumps are low... then again, with low flow... is that good for the radiators?

Here's what I'm looking at the DD store because they seem to have a nice selection but will search other stores for better prices once I find the one I'm looking for

Danger Den DDC-12V
12V DD-D5 Pump
Hydor L35
Eheim 1250

but I looked at crazypc.com and they have some pumps that looks like those above, but with different names

Swiftech MCP-655 looks like the DD-D5 pump
Swiftech MCP-350 looks like DDC-12V pump
...are they the same?

 

[Top Nurse]

DDC is 3/8" barbs unless you get one of the alternate tops. So any of the other pumps will do okay, but my preference in order of best to bad is:

Eheim 1250
Hydor L35
Laing D5
Laing DDC

But I should point out I am also big on asthetics so someone else without that criteria will probably pick in a different order.

 

[Toonage]

They are just rebranded with the manufacturer's permission (and paid royalties too, I'm sure). Those are Laing pumps, and quite good. Your block choices aren't low flow, and that D5 (655) is a good choice. With any time, you will get lots of opinions. Read around the forums and use the search function....there is a wealth of good information here pertaining to every aspect of watercolling. Persoanlly I've always liked the look of the Polarflows...same deal as above.

 

[Erasmus354]

DDC is 3/8" barbs unless you get one of the alternate tops. So any of the other pumps will do okay, but my preference in order of best to bad is:

Eheim 1250
Hydor L35
Laing D5
Laing DDC

But I should point out I am also big on asthetics so someone else without that criteria will probably pick in a different order.

ROFLMAO....I cant believe you actually put the L35 over both the D5 and the DDC. Laing makes some GREAT pumps. I can understand someone putting the 1250 at the top (personally I would rank it D5, 1250, DDC, L35), but the L35?! Also, the 1250 is huge, and the L35 looks no better than the D5 or DDC, seems to me like you have a bias against Laing because their pumps are used in a lot of your hated arch enemy "BIB" systems....

 

[plywood99]

Don't forget the Mag pump. Great pump at a great price.

 

[Top Nurse]

seems to me like you have a bias against Laing because their pumps are used in a lot of your hated arch enemy "BIB" systems....

No not at all I have a DDC on order with a Watercool plexi-top. If The guy would have let me pick the DDC variant I would have listed:

DDC w/ Plexi-top
Eheim 1250
D5
L35

 

[Bio-Hazard]

For the components listed, you may find the DDC a little weak on flow to push all he wants to cool with a 1/2 tube size. I'd be more willing to recomend the D5 over all the others.............

 

[ikellensbro]

Here's an order by best price (just some pumps listed):
L25
1048
L35
1250
D5

By noise:
1048
DDC
1250
D5 (still pretty quiet, not too much than DDC)

By Flow in a real system:
D5
DDC
L35
1250

I'm not listing the Mag series or CSP pumps, so if you want one of those, do some more research. Basically, if you can get the money for the D5, just get it and be happy . I'm tired right now, so if there's any more questions I might be able to help with, then ask them in a couple hours.

 

[Erasmus354]

nice ikellensbro, with pumps it really is what balance of price/performance/noise do you really want. If you can afford the D5 it is really nice because you can adjust the performance/noise as you see fit.