Very nice, easy to install, and powerful CPU water cooling kit. It comes with five different pump power settings and is relatively quiet all in one kit.
This was the first time I have ever built a computer from the ground up, and also the very first time I have every dealt with a 'TRUE' water cooling kit. That has me cooling my CPU with coolant flowing through tubes from the pump, to the radiator, to the block, and finally back to the pump. All the while praying I do everything right and no leaks occur to have coolant shooting everywhere and possibly ruining my computer. So needless to say, I was a little worried...Ok Ok, a lot worried.
Now with that being said, this kit made it very very very easy to get this system installed and working. It provides great instructions, with pictures to help make sure you understand what the instructions are telling you (Also to make sure to point out the in/out connector for each component as mixing that up is bad). Everything worked flawless when I finally put it all together and performed the 24hour test, to make sure all the air bleed out and no leaks occurred. (For those nubs, like me, you must leave the reservoir cap off to get the air to bleed out and tilt the pump some. I didn't do this and for 5 mins, I sat there wondering why the air wasn't leaving, lol). All the fittings were compression fittings and tighten on snugly, which helped with my peace of mind - that no leaks were going to occur. Now with all that being said, I did do things a little differently than the instructions asked. I tested the system inside the case, but I removed ALL electronic parts (including the PSU), for that oh &#%$# factor.
I did it this way, as I originally installed the motherboard in the case, so I could put all the kit parts where I wanted in the case, including the block on the cpu and the reservoir at the front of the machine, in the drive bay install area. This allowed me to get the exact length of all tubes and map out their exact location and the flow of my loop. Then I attached the tubes to their parts (just put block on cpu screws - did NOT mount to cpu) and routed all the tubes, to make sure they were not in the way of any other computer component. Once completed, I removed all computer components but this kit from the case. I then kicked off the testing and bleed the air from system (Be warned you will see TONS of bubbles in the coolant in the tubes, but they will go away during the 24hour test - also, I only tested for 12 hours then monitored it for 3 days with case side off while using the machine).
Once all the testing is done, you just install everything back in case and place the kit parts where they belong. This prevented me having to try and manipulate all parts back into the case - causing a possible leak. Now the only thing, I do NOT remember seeing in the instructions - and I could of just missed it - was instructions to make sure to RINSE out ALL components of the kit, including the tubing. When you rinse out the components, use Distilled water, or if you lazy like me and not wanting to go to the store, I used filtered water. I would fill the component up with filtered water and shake. Then empty it into a clear plastic Tupperware container. I would do this over and over again until I saw no particles in the Tupperware (I believe each part required 7 rinses, excepting tubing which was 2).
I know this review was more of a help how-to than a review, but I just wanted to make sure anyone else thinking of buying this product, knows how AWESOME it is, but also the work that will be involved. Also, the kit does say its expandable, so you could add HDD or GPU cooling to it in the future. (Just an FYI: I installed the kit with the coolant path as such: Pump/Reservoir -> Radiator -> Water Block -> Pump/Reservoir. I did this to have the water being passed to the block as cool as it could be to absorb heat from the heat sink. This is all personal preference as my research showed its an ongoing debate if radiator or block should come first. Which also why I mounted radiator at bottom of case, as heat rises, so the coolest air would be at bottom).
I hope you purchase this product and come to love it as much as I did. Good luck with your new kit for your awesome system.
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This Item  XSPC Raystorm D5 EX240 WaterCooling Kit |  |  |  | |
| Price | Currently unavailable. | $20.99 | $128.10 | $147.63 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14 | Get it May 31 - Jun 5 | Get it Jun 3 - 25 |
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| Sold By | — | SDTC Tech | ModMyMods | TRIPPODO US |
| cooling method | Water | Water | Water | Water |
| compatible devices | — | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop |
| noise level | — | — | 0 decibels | 0 decibels |
| voltage | — | — | 12 volts | 13.5 volts |
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An AWESOME all in one Water Cooling Kit!! You should not be disappointed.
Very nice, easy to install, and powerful CPU water cooling kit. It comes with five different pump power settings and is relatively quiet all in one kit.This was the first time I have ever built a computer from the ground up, and also the very first time I have every dealt with a 'TRUE' water cooling kit. That has me cooling my CPU with coolant flowing through tubes from the pump, to the radiator, to the block, and finally back to the pump. All the while praying I do everything right and no leaks occur to have coolant shooting everywhere and possibly ruining my computer. So needless to say, I was a little worried...Ok Ok, a lot worried. Now with that being said, this kit made it very very very easy to get this system installed and working. It provides great instructions, with pictures to help make sure you understand what the instructions are telling you (Also to make sure to point out the in/out connector for each component as mixing that up is bad). Everything worked flawless when I finally put it all together and performed the 24hour test, to make sure all the air bleed out and no leaks occurred. (For those nubs, like me, you must leave the reservoir cap off to get the air to bleed out and tilt the pump some. I didn't do this and for 5 mins, I sat there wondering why the air wasn't leaving, lol). All the fittings were compression fittings and tighten on snugly, which helped with my peace of mind - that no leaks were going to occur. Now with all that being said, I did do things a little differently than the instructions asked. I tested the system inside the case, but I removed ALL electronic parts (including the PSU), for that oh &#%$# factor. I did it this way, as I originally installed the motherboard in the case, so I could put all the kit parts where I wanted in the case, including the block on the cpu and the reservoir at the front of the machine, in the drive bay install area. This allowed me to get the exact length of all tubes and map out their exact location and the flow of my loop. Then I attached the tubes to their parts (just put block on cpu screws - did NOT mount to cpu) and routed all the tubes, to make sure they were not in the way of any other computer component. Once completed, I removed all computer components but this kit from the case. I then kicked off the testing and bleed the air from system (Be warned you will see TONS of bubbles in the coolant in the tubes, but they will go away during the 24hour test - also, I only tested for 12 hours then monitored it for 3 days with case side off while using the machine). Once all the testing is done, you just install everything back in case and place the kit parts where they belong. This prevented me having to try and manipulate all parts back into the case - causing a possible leak. Now the only thing, I do NOT remember seeing in the instructions - and I could of just missed it - was instructions to make sure to RINSE out ALL components of the kit, including the tubing. When you rinse out the components, use Distilled water, or if you lazy like me and not wanting to go to the store, I used filtered water. I would fill the component up with filtered water and shake. Then empty it into a clear plastic Tupperware container. I would do this over and over again until I saw no particles in the Tupperware (I believe each part required 7 rinses, excepting tubing which was 2). I know this review was more of a help how-to than a review, but I just wanted to make sure anyone else thinking of buying this product, knows how AWESOME it is, but also the work that will be involved. Also, the kit does say its expandable, so you could add HDD or GPU cooling to it in the future. (Just an FYI: I installed the kit with the coolant path as such: Pump/Reservoir -> Radiator -> Water Block -> Pump/Reservoir. I did this to have the water being passed to the block as cool as it could be to absorb heat from the heat sink. This is all personal preference as my research showed its an ongoing debate if radiator or block should come first. Which also why I mounted radiator at bottom of case, as heat rises, so the coolest air would be at bottom). I hope you purchase this product and come to love it as much as I did. Good luck with your new kit for your awesome system.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2016
This was the first time I have ever built a computer from the ground up, and also the very first time I have every dealt with a 'TRUE' water cooling kit. That has me cooling my CPU with coolant flowing through tubes from the pump, to the radiator, to the block, and finally back to the pump. All the while praying I do everything right and no leaks occur to have coolant shooting everywhere and possibly ruining my computer. So needless to say, I was a little worried...Ok Ok, a lot worried.
Now with that being said, this kit made it very very very easy to get this system installed and working. It provides great instructions, with pictures to help make sure you understand what the instructions are telling you (Also to make sure to point out the in/out connector for each component as mixing that up is bad). Everything worked flawless when I finally put it all together and performed the 24hour test, to make sure all the air bleed out and no leaks occurred. (For those nubs, like me, you must leave the reservoir cap off to get the air to bleed out and tilt the pump some. I didn't do this and for 5 mins, I sat there wondering why the air wasn't leaving, lol). All the fittings were compression fittings and tighten on snugly, which helped with my peace of mind - that no leaks were going to occur. Now with all that being said, I did do things a little differently than the instructions asked. I tested the system inside the case, but I removed ALL electronic parts (including the PSU), for that oh &#%$# factor.
I did it this way, as I originally installed the motherboard in the case, so I could put all the kit parts where I wanted in the case, including the block on the cpu and the reservoir at the front of the machine, in the drive bay install area. This allowed me to get the exact length of all tubes and map out their exact location and the flow of my loop. Then I attached the tubes to their parts (just put block on cpu screws - did NOT mount to cpu) and routed all the tubes, to make sure they were not in the way of any other computer component. Once completed, I removed all computer components but this kit from the case. I then kicked off the testing and bleed the air from system (Be warned you will see TONS of bubbles in the coolant in the tubes, but they will go away during the 24hour test - also, I only tested for 12 hours then monitored it for 3 days with case side off while using the machine).
Once all the testing is done, you just install everything back in case and place the kit parts where they belong. This prevented me having to try and manipulate all parts back into the case - causing a possible leak. Now the only thing, I do NOT remember seeing in the instructions - and I could of just missed it - was instructions to make sure to RINSE out ALL components of the kit, including the tubing. When you rinse out the components, use Distilled water, or if you lazy like me and not wanting to go to the store, I used filtered water. I would fill the component up with filtered water and shake. Then empty it into a clear plastic Tupperware container. I would do this over and over again until I saw no particles in the Tupperware (I believe each part required 7 rinses, excepting tubing which was 2).
I know this review was more of a help how-to than a review, but I just wanted to make sure anyone else thinking of buying this product, knows how AWESOME it is, but also the work that will be involved. Also, the kit does say its expandable, so you could add HDD or GPU cooling to it in the future. (Just an FYI: I installed the kit with the coolant path as such: Pump/Reservoir -> Radiator -> Water Block -> Pump/Reservoir. I did this to have the water being passed to the block as cool as it could be to absorb heat from the heat sink. This is all personal preference as my research showed its an ongoing debate if radiator or block should come first. Which also why I mounted radiator at bottom of case, as heat rises, so the coolest air would be at bottom).
I hope you purchase this product and come to love it as much as I did. Good luck with your new kit for your awesome system.
An AWESOME all in one Water Cooling Kit!! You should not be disappointed.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2016
Very nice, easy to install, and powerful CPU water cooling kit. It comes with five different pump power settings and is relatively quiet all in one kit.Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2016
This was the first time I have ever built a computer from the ground up, and also the very first time I have every dealt with a 'TRUE' water cooling kit. That has me cooling my CPU with coolant flowing through tubes from the pump, to the radiator, to the block, and finally back to the pump. All the while praying I do everything right and no leaks occur to have coolant shooting everywhere and possibly ruining my computer. So needless to say, I was a little worried...Ok Ok, a lot worried.
Now with that being said, this kit made it very very very easy to get this system installed and working. It provides great instructions, with pictures to help make sure you understand what the instructions are telling you (Also to make sure to point out the in/out connector for each component as mixing that up is bad). Everything worked flawless when I finally put it all together and performed the 24hour test, to make sure all the air bleed out and no leaks occurred. (For those nubs, like me, you must leave the reservoir cap off to get the air to bleed out and tilt the pump some. I didn't do this and for 5 mins, I sat there wondering why the air wasn't leaving, lol). All the fittings were compression fittings and tighten on snugly, which helped with my peace of mind - that no leaks were going to occur. Now with all that being said, I did do things a little differently than the instructions asked. I tested the system inside the case, but I removed ALL electronic parts (including the PSU), for that oh &#%$# factor.
I did it this way, as I originally installed the motherboard in the case, so I could put all the kit parts where I wanted in the case, including the block on the cpu and the reservoir at the front of the machine, in the drive bay install area. This allowed me to get the exact length of all tubes and map out their exact location and the flow of my loop. Then I attached the tubes to their parts (just put block on cpu screws - did NOT mount to cpu) and routed all the tubes, to make sure they were not in the way of any other computer component. Once completed, I removed all computer components but this kit from the case. I then kicked off the testing and bleed the air from system (Be warned you will see TONS of bubbles in the coolant in the tubes, but they will go away during the 24hour test - also, I only tested for 12 hours then monitored it for 3 days with case side off while using the machine).
Once all the testing is done, you just install everything back in case and place the kit parts where they belong. This prevented me having to try and manipulate all parts back into the case - causing a possible leak. Now the only thing, I do NOT remember seeing in the instructions - and I could of just missed it - was instructions to make sure to RINSE out ALL components of the kit, including the tubing. When you rinse out the components, use Distilled water, or if you lazy like me and not wanting to go to the store, I used filtered water. I would fill the component up with filtered water and shake. Then empty it into a clear plastic Tupperware container. I would do this over and over again until I saw no particles in the Tupperware (I believe each part required 7 rinses, excepting tubing which was 2).
I know this review was more of a help how-to than a review, but I just wanted to make sure anyone else thinking of buying this product, knows how AWESOME it is, but also the work that will be involved. Also, the kit does say its expandable, so you could add HDD or GPU cooling to it in the future. (Just an FYI: I installed the kit with the coolant path as such: Pump/Reservoir -> Radiator -> Water Block -> Pump/Reservoir. I did this to have the water being passed to the block as cool as it could be to absorb heat from the heat sink. This is all personal preference as my research showed its an ongoing debate if radiator or block should come first. Which also why I mounted radiator at bottom of case, as heat rises, so the coolest air would be at bottom).
I hope you purchase this product and come to love it as much as I did. Good luck with your new kit for your awesome system.
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