My Typhoon III Res Experience
I've not actually read Skinnees test on the T3 and have no intention of tbh but just thought i'd add a few of my own personal thoughts on the T3.
I think the over all idea is great and i've always been a fan of bay-reservoirs so one that has a build on pump is even better and makes for a real tidy set-up IMO.
Add to that the fact the compact unit can run dual loop is even more attractive to some as it keeps space and over all cost down as only one D5 is needed though the pay off is that only one colour liquid can be used for both loops which again some may think a small trade off given the cost they could save so that in itself gets my vote.
I did however immediately see a few minor problems which i have brought to the attention of the designer but for what ever reason rather than take these small issues on board and maybe rectify in future he decided to try and defend them which i found strange i must admit so don't hold your breath for any immediate changes.
The first being there is no recess from front to back like on the XSPC Res so that it can slide into most chassis and the only way around that is to snap off the small 5.25 bay tabs and secondly, the securing hols didn't align to any on the ATCs 840 so new holes needed to be drilled which i'm not sure how some would feel about doing that to a £200+ case.
On further inspection i also noticed that although Vincents fitting would screw into the T3 they leaked due to the fact the the T3 is made purposely to fit their own Ghost Fittings with a much larger collar than Vincents - again defended by the designer saying "that recess works to keep the O ring from blowing out when...call it overzealous or inexperienced users over tighten fittings." though id have much rather seen some kind of standard kept in line with other more popular fittings so the choice could be left to the end user rather than having the decision made for us.
One thing that hasn't been picked up on is the back hold down plate which holds the D5 in position i think should be either made from 2 to 3 mm thicker plexi as it hasn't got the strength to apply even pressure on the O ring and i guarantee some will have problems with this as i did on both mine.
Aesthetically, for me personally i find the actual front of the T3 a little busy looking for my liking though that is only my opinion and would of liked to have seen a much more elegant look as they certainly didn't look right in the ZOTAC mod at all and the reason why i opted to make new plexi blanc plates for a much more tidy look in keeping with my particular mod though i do understand new face plates are in the pipeline so although i'm eager to see how they look i still get the impression they won't be to my taste.........but that's just me.
Finally, i can't comment on how the T3 will perform in dual loop using one unit as i opted to go for two individual units so i could run two colour liquid but what i can say is they were both an absolute breeze to fill and bleed even though the case needed up-ending onto its back to do so but it meant every bit of air could be bled from the system so when the fill plug was finally screwed into place and the case was right-sided again there is absolutely no air in the system so no turbulence at all and have been running both on No. 2 setting ever since.
Over all i'm well happy with the final results and performance but i just think it could have been a much easier plug and play solution had a few issues been addressed prior to manufacture.
