Topic Zalman Reserator 2 Fanless Water Cooling System - Anyone tried it??

-HAL-

I've planned to use water cooling on my next computer (that I'll hopefully will get soon..), and I've been looking at a few complete systems, including the Zalman Reserator 2 Fanless Water Cooling System.
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/...x=216&code=021


http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/...x=216&code=021

Anyone who have tested it??

It looks really nice and simple to install, and shouldn't produce much (any?) noise at all since it's a passive system and the only thing running is the water pump.
It includes CPU and GPU cooler, but it's also possible to add a Northbridge Water Block and a VGA RAM Water Block as well

But since it's a passive system (no cooling fans) I'm a little bit sceptic to how well it will perform in warm rooms since the cooling liquid will be affected by that.
And I also want to get a system that can handle overclocked CPU's and GPU's, and I'm not sure if this one's good enough for that..

Found a review of it here, and it looks promising:
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=343&type=expert


Any experience with it, or any other recommendations for other systems??

mmarsh

Sorry, no. But Zalman makes great products I have got one of their air-cooled systems in my pc now. So I am sure you'll do alright.

I am not sold on water cooling. I can get good results on air. It also depends on which CPU you are planning on using, its less worth over-clocking the faster chips. The gains you get are not worth the wear on the CPU IMHO.

If you plan on HEAVY overclocking, stick with moderate CPU speeds. The E6600 for example.

-HAL-

I want water cooling mainly to get a silent system and not as much for handling overclocking, but since I like to play around with that a bit then it's important that the water cooling system can handle that as well..

marab

I've seen quite a bit about the water cooling system, but I'm not sure about it. I understand that it makes a big difference in how well the system works, but what happens if it springs a leak?

-HAL-

Then you'll probably need a new CPU and motherboard..
But if you get a quality system and are careful about the connections then it shouldn't be a very high risk of that happening.

biggerboy

I am also wondering how it will perform once the location it is in warms up, or does it have a built in system to prevent heat from easily entering the case of the coolant. May be worth a try, and my guess is just as good as yours as if looks like it should be quiet.

Shingoshi

In all reality, if anything leaks, it's undoubtedly your own fault. Either you didn't install the system properly, or you punctured a tube in the process. But the equipment itself should not likely ever leak. Hint, use the best equipment you can find. If you're cheap, you have no right doing a water-cooled system. If you tend to be inattentive, you have no right doing a water-cooled system.
If you''re a redneck, you have no right doing a water-cooled system.

Shingoshi