Can anyone rate the primochill Typhoon III?

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03-03-2010, 08:22 AM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by Manicdan

i got mine back in august, this weekend i turned up the pump to full speed and saw it pulling in air bubbles from one of the screw holes for the pump cover plate. more inspection showed a slight crack, i might fix it later with some fish tank silicon glue, but it will never go in the case again.

Don't bother with repair, once cracking begins, it won't stop.

Thinking about how to acquire a great many of the failed ones, shouldn't cost much, just shipping.

Maybe mod a special computer case out of them for illustrative purpose's:rofl:
03-03-2010, 08:30 AM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by Setix

So was looking forward to getting a T3. Been waiting for my tax return to finish out my loop and thought a t3 would fit nicely. But it seems there's been a pseudo recall on T3's.

Yet i hear there is hope with a Delrin T3....any ETA on this?

In case the Delrin T3 is months out can anyone recommend an alternate dual bay res?

Why would you even consider buying anything from Primo after this?

If you want this form factor, as I do. Wait, other company's will have something very much like this relatively soon. Not in acrylic.
03-03-2010, 08:34 AM
Moto450

Well my T3 is almost 4 months old so far no cracking, I guess you could call that a Success Story LOL

I just hope it stays that way until the New Delrin T3's come out because I will buy one as soon as they are out.
03-03-2010, 10:50 AM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by Moto450

Well my T3 is almost 4 months old so far no cracking, I guess you could call that a Success Story LOL

I just hope it stays that way until the New Delrin T3's come out because I will buy one as soon as they are out.

That's good to know, any more story's of non failure?
03-03-2010, 10:58 AM
the finisher

Quote:

Originally Posted by Setix

So was looking forward to getting a T3. Been waiting for my tax return to finish out my loop and thought a t3 would fit nicely. But it seems there's been a pseudo recall on T3's.

Yet i hear there is hope with a Delrin T3....any ETA on this?

In case the Delrin T3 is months out can anyone recommend an alternate dual bay res?

No, no recall, or pseudo recall, that's my issue. From everything I gather, the official policy is replacement on failure.:down:

And what of the hardware that goes with it? :eek:
03-03-2010, 11:07 AM
Alexandr0s

No offense to PrimoChill, but they'll probably blame us.

Replacing all that hardware could cost them a fortune (not sure how much was lost). They'll probably say they are not responsible, because we handled the T3 improperly (screws too tight, etc).
03-03-2010, 11:12 AM
millertime359

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Originally Posted by the finisher

That's good to know, any more story's of non failure?

I've posted a few times here about mine. Must of got lost in the mix of all the T3 threads. ;)

Mine is still running fine, I got one of the yellow band ones and that was replaced as soon as the clear bond ones came out on an RMA.

I'll be replacing it though, as I prefer not to take the chance. If BG gets the delrin version out, I will probably get that, If not I was looking at EK's dual D5 top as a possibility. :D
03-03-2010, 11:16 AM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by Alexandr0s

No offense to PrimoChill, but they'll probably blame us.

Replacing all that hardware could cost them a fortune (not sure how much was lost). They'll probably say they are not responsible, because we handled the T3 improperly (screws too tight, etc).

With the track record for fail across the interwebs, I think It's unlikely they are able to blame users.

I won't dispute the importance of not over torquing a plastic reservoir. However this would not explain long term failure. It would crack on install.
03-03-2010, 12:00 PM
rogueagent6

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Originally Posted by millertime359

I've posted a few times here about mine. Must of got lost in the mix of all the T3 threads. ;)

Mine is still running fine, I got one of the yellow band ones and that was replaced as soon as the clear bond ones came out on an RMA.

I'll be replacing it though, as I prefer not to take the chance. If BG gets the delrin version out, I will probably get that, If not I was looking at EK's dual D5 top as a possibility. :D

That's exactly what I did, FrozenCPU has the white derlin model for $56. It's sexy by the way. :up:
03-03-2010, 12:16 PM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by rogueagent6

That's exactly what I did, FrozenCPU has the white derlin model for $56. It's sexy by the way. :up:

Nice, but not a bay res/pump top like T3.

I have heard that iandh will have one!:D
03-03-2010, 01:32 PM
rogueagent6

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Originally Posted by the finisher

Nice, but not a bay res/pump top like T3.

I have heard that iandh will have one!:D

Nice, but that does me no good right now, and I already had a spare MCRES on hand plus 2 D5s. ;)
03-03-2010, 01:46 PM
millertime359

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Originally Posted by the finisher

Nice, but not a bay res/pump top like T3.

I have heard that iandh will have one!:D

Well, it is something like one. They mount into the drive bays and you can mount a tube res to it. It's not the samething, but close enough. ;)

If you really want a dual bay res, and don't want to take the chance, or wish to wait on the delrin T3, the XSPC is going to be your best bet.

You will have to change over to DDCs though.
03-03-2010, 02:51 PM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by millertime359

Well, it is something like one. They mount into the drive bays and you can mount a tube res to it. It's not the samething, but close enough. ;)

If you really want a dual bay res, and don't want to take the chance, or wish to wait on the delrin T3, the XSPC is going to be your best bet.

You will have to change over to DDCs though.

I have 2 D-5s, that would be good, get a ianh tube reservoir. Pump redundancy
would be good. Plus the extra muscle of 2 pumps, and could still do parallel loops, or not.:up:
03-03-2010, 04:36 PM
Dreddy71

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Originally Posted by the finisher

get a ianh tub reservoir.

looks like there's a future for the T3 after all. had to get my typo laugh in.
03-04-2010, 07:02 AM
millertime359

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Originally Posted by the finisher

I have 2 D-5s, that would be good, get a ianh tube reservoir. Pump redundancy
would be good. Plus the extra muscle of 2 pumps, and could still do parallel loops, or not.:up:

You'll have to check to see if iandh's tube res is the same diameter of the EK tube res. Otherwise you will have to get the EK version if you want to mount it directly to the top.
03-04-2010, 07:43 AM
damunk

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Originally Posted by the finisher

It would be great if T3 owners would post there experience's here. I have heard alot of stories of fail. Not many about success. Doen't mean there arn't any, but haven't heard many.:shrug:

Obviously stories of woe, will get more attention. And people who feel ripped off, are going to make more noise. :cussing:

It's useful to learn about others experiences,[good & bad] as now that's the only info on this fine product.
Of course what would realy be nice is if, the SOB who sold these, would comment on the situation/solutions here. He knows it's here, either ignoring,or just doesn't care.:yepp:

Bought mine when they were released and is still running fine pretty much 24/7

Haven't used any of the supplied screws tho, used M3 screws instead of M3,5 and they are just there to hold it in place a bit since it's resting on my DVD Drive.
03-05-2010, 07:27 AM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by millertime359

You'll have to check to see if iandh's tube res is the same diameter of the EK tube res. Otherwise you will have to get the EK version if you want to mount it directly to the top.

I was thinking pumps and top in the bays, and a nice tube res on the wall.

That would seem to be space efficient. Without getting out a measuring tape
03-05-2010, 07:37 AM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by damunk

Bought mine when they were released and is still running fine pretty much 24/7

Haven't used any of the supplied screws tho, used M3 screws instead of M3,5 and they are just there to hold it in place a bit since it's resting on my DVD Drive.

That's good to hear.:) Geno had posted about how he beat on the protos, and first runs. Surly the Chinese shop royally screwed up some of these batches. But which ones.:down:

Maybe put a rubber mat on that drive;)
03-05-2010, 02:17 PM
genec57

Mine has been purring along for several months now (I don't recall how long). The only problem I have had was with those crappy nylon fittings. ALL of them eventually broke. Fortunately my res is on the bottom of the case so nothing was harmed by the gushing water.
I still have no cracks, no crazes, no problems.:)
03-05-2010, 09:09 PM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by genec57

Mine has been purring along for several months now (I don't recall how long). The only problem I have had was with those crappy nylon fittings. ALL of them eventually broke. Fortunately my res is on the bottom of the case so nothing was harmed by the gushing water.
I still have no cracks, no crazes, no problems.:)

Thanks for the update:up:
03-06-2010, 06:12 AM
Barso

Glad to see people are not having problems.
Just pulled out my 4th T3 due to leaking from pump bracket.
The T3 was cracking again at the screw holes for the pump bracket.
They were not overtighened and still cannot get Brian at primochill.
All have leaked at this point and all 4 are sitting gathering dust.
I have ordered a XSPC-750-BPUMP as a standby until this is sorted.
I either want my money back or some sort of compensation.
It seems that once it cracks , no matter how small, they just spread out like wildfire until it leaks.
Primochill SORT IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
03-06-2010, 08:01 AM
Vapor

This cracking plague everyone is getting is awful :(

It really needs to be sorted out ASAP by Primochill.

My 8-port in my testbed has never been mounted in a case (it's velcro'd to a flat surface) and the mounting holes are starting to crack as well (:wth:). I'm upgrading my testbed again in the next month, so I guess it's time to put a new res on the list as well :fact:
03-06-2010, 08:16 AM
Barso

It must use the worst grade of acrylic possible.
The XSPC res I have ordered is cheaper than the T3 and it has a pump built into the res.
I know it's not great but at least I will be using my PC with confidence again.
I have invested over £200 in this res with the cost of res, pump, faceplate and 1 replacement and after 6 months it has all come down to me replacing it all with the XSPC res+pump setup I threw out at the start.
Irony has a funny meaning for me at this point.
03-07-2010, 12:29 AM
the finisher

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Originally Posted by Barso

I have invested over £200 in this res with the cost of res, pump, faceplate and 1 replacement and after 6 months it has all come down to me replacing it all with the XSPC res+pump setup I threw out at the start.
Irony has a funny meaning for me at this point.

So, how much money do you suppose has been spent here? Especially by customers who sprung for extra like us.
i.e. customers who buy extras, should not be screwed with. They are probably your next customers, duh:explode2: Irony)
03-07-2010, 12:55 AM
The Byter

Mine broke from the start...
Got a replacement with plastic screws and no metal inserts.

I think its ok ... this morning I found a drop... I need to check it out - no cracks though.

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