Typhoon III anyone heard/seen anything new?

[Mech0z]

Well imo, this one with pump version would suit my needs perfectly, so have anyone seen or heard anything about this Res/pump station?

[John Planet]

I haven't read anything as far as testimonials, but the idea of having to flip my case on its back to fill or top-off doesn't work for me. Otherwise it looks pretty good.

[Mech0z]

I haven't read anything as far as testimonials, but the idea of having to flip my case on its back to fill or top-off doesn't work for me. Otherwise it looks pretty good.

Thats fine for me as it shouldnt be very often, but Iam only going to have one loop, so maybe it would be possible to use one of the inlets with a fillport and have that in the top of the case?

Iam mostly getting it because I cant find a spot Iam happy about placing my pump and res. And this combo takes very little important space for me, and looks pretty decent at the same time.

[John Planet]

Thats fine for me as it shouldnt be very often, but Iam only going to have one loop, so maybe it would be possible to use one of the inlets with a fillport and have that in the top of the case?

I was thinking of something like that as well. It has more than enough ports to allow for some creativity.

Iam mostly getting it because I cant find a spot Iam happy about placing my pump and res. And this combo takes very little important space for me, and looks pretty decent at the same time.

The pump mount is what makes it such a great idea, and yeah it is very sweet looking. I hope the idea breeds some variations.

[Mech0z]

The T3 is still production as we want these puppies to be perfect. We should have inventory on March 1st, so we can start post production. We are hoping by the second week of March to have a very limited amount of T3's available for sale.

In the next few days we hope to update PrimoChill's home page with more info as well as start to pre-sale these units. Again, for the first few weeks the inventory will be very limited, so we hope by pre-selling some units it will help with the flow of the product out to customers as well as your favorite watercooling shop.

From their forum 23. feb, but I guess the timelines are not with this product

[bentleya]

http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=4741

[Mech0z]

http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=4741

Sounds like its closing in.

[DarthBeavis]

The designer should reply soon

[WaterFlex]

Would get it

[Mech0z]

Btw shouldnt noise be fine on this (vibration) and is a D5 cooled by the water running through it, just if its possible to make a foam coated box to put on the top to silence it more.

[LedHed]

would this be adequate to cool a single GTX 295?

[John Planet]

Btw shouldnt noise be fine on this (vibration) and is a D5 cooled by the water running through it, just if its possible to make a foam coated box to put on the top to silence it more.

Good question! Since its got metal inserts in the mounting holes you should be able to lock it down pretty tight, which SHOULD help quite a bit. Beyond that, I don't remember my D5's being all that vibration-happy.

[Mech0z]

would this be adequate to cool a single GTX 295?

This is just a reservoir and a D5 pump, so you still need a rad, but the flow of this is more than enough for that card alone.

Good question! Since its got metal inserts in the mounting holes you should be able to lock it down pretty tight, which SHOULD help quite a bit. Beyond that, I don't remember my D5's being all that vibration-happy.

Year its more I think I heard it have a small whine which I would like to get rid of (Isolating it with foam) but not sure if it will overheat, and for me it seems so stupid those parts that can overheat aint just cooled by the water :s

[BoxGods]

Thanks for the heads up DB =)

Yes, the rumors are indeed true. There are Typhoon III's in post production (tapping) and packaging in a secrete location in Texas (aka my shop =). They arrived by air from China mid week.

Yes, they ARE gorgeous!

Compression fittings are due in 10 to 14 days and will come in clear, solid black, and translucent colors to match PrimoFlex PRO LRT (the red, blue, and green I believe).

YES the fittings are POLYCARBONATE, NOT Acrylic so they are strong.

Yes I will personally be sending out review samples to a few of the guys from here and select sites.

Yes several modders have projects going using one or more T3's in their builds (Bod is using THREE in his Neptune's Trident mod). No I didn't just pick Pro modders--noobs need love too =)

Right DB?

On noise. This is NOT a thin plastic part. It has a fairly substantial heft (lots of mass) and does a very good job of absorbing vibrations. The back is polycarbonate to handle the extra loads inherent with mounting a pump and in mounting the unit in your case. The front is pure acrylic for the scratch resistance and the superior clarity.

[Mech0z]

Sounds good, just hope they will get to europe as well

Btw where you going to make a DDC version as well?

[Diverge]

Looking interesting. I'd order one right now if i could, one w/ a spot for D5, since it will tidy up my case a decent amount.

@ BoxGods,

Do you have mechanical drawings with dimensions?

I'm curious trying to guestimate how this would fit in my case, how deep it goes back, ect. My rad is top mounted in a lian li v1000, and the rad's body takes up first 5 1/4 bay, and the inlet/outlet ports of the rad extend into 2nd bay (from top). In theory I'd like to put the T3 in the next 2 bays (bay 3 and 4), and a dvd rom on the last one (bay5). So I'm trying to guesstimate how the ports would line up, how tubing would fit, or if i could just use all fittings (if everything lines up well). and it everything fits well, i can put my fan controller in the first bay, since it doesn't extend deep enough to interfere with the rad and it's ports

[John Planet]

Year its more I think I heard it have a small whine which I would like to get rid of (Isolating it with foam) but not sure if it will overheat, and for me it seems so stupid those parts that can overheat aint just cooled by the water :s

D5's really aren't that bad in terms of noise. You might be thinking of the old D4 which did have a high-pitched whine. Also the stator (field magnet) is water cooled and won't cause a problem.

[Mech0z]

D5's really aren't that bad in terms of noise. You might be thinking of the old D4 which did have a high-pitched whine. Also the stator (field magnet) is water cooled and won't cause a problem.

Nice then I can issolate it all I want I suppose

[John Planet]

Nice then I can issolate it all I want I suppose

No harm in trying it, as long as you closely monitor how warm it gets. I'd imagine that at least SOME of the pumps cooling happens by convection.

[ILikeCosmosS]

its damn good espiceially for the d5
know ! we dont have to worry about the sizes of d5's and res's more conventional + its easier to mount then the ddc xspc res top

i would really like only 1 outlet from pump not two and make more inlets to the res to attach fill ports temp probes and such

[BoxGods]

its damn good espiceially for the d5
know ! we dont have to worry about the sizes of d5's and res's more conventional + its easier to mount then the ddc xspc res top

i would really like only 1 outlet from pump not two and make more inlets to the res to attach fill ports temp probes and such

There are 2 ports in and 2 ports out on the back. The whole reason I designed it like that was to give those that want separate loops for their CPU and GPU, or a loop for each GPU etc. It usually means cleaner less restricted loops and your not pumping preheated water from one component to the next.

That said, there is nothing to stop you from simply plugging one outlet off the pump. You can add a temp probe to the extra out if you prefer and still have 2 inlets, or plug one of the inlets and so on. From my perspective as a designer it seemed that having the extra ports for those so inclined to use them while others can plug off any unused ports made the most sense. As a case modder I want as many options to choose what works for my build rather then having to make do with the parts we always seem to get.

[BoxGods]

I have also been getting emails asking about the two plugs on the front of the rez. Their function SEEMS pretty straight forward to me but I understand everyone has a different approach to w/c.

For me, the portion of the process I dislike most is adding and removing fluid, and bleeding off air. From a logical stand point you should fill from the highest point in the loop, and obviously drain from the lowest. Some like to add drain ports on the bottom of their case and fill ports on the top, and obviously you can still do that with Typhoon III. If you want to forgo all the extra ports and tubing you can simply tip the case onto its back to make the T3 the highest point in the loop for filling and topping off after any air is trapped. The inside face is even angled so you can top off entirely, and there is a spill over reservoir to catch overflow.

To drain you simply tilt the case onto its front making the T3 the lowest point.

It really does not get any easier to fill, drain, and top off from the OUTSIDE of your case then this. Other bay reservoirs throw a fill port on top which is all but worthless IMHO.

[faster3200]

When and where will we be able to buy these? If/when I migrate to a different case I would LOVE to get one of these for a D4 on a second loop. Amazing, beautiful, design.

[Mech0z]

I have also been getting emails asking about the two plugs on the front of the rez. Their function SEEMS pretty straight forward to me but I understand everyone has a different approach to w/c.

For me, the portion of the process I dislike most is adding and removing fluid, and bleeding off air. From a logical stand point you should fill from the highest point in the loop, and obviously drain from the lowest. Some like to add drain ports on the bottom of their case and fill ports on the top, and obviously you can still do that with Typhoon III. If you want to forgo all the extra ports and tubing you can simply tip the case onto its back to make the T3 the highest point in the loop for filling and topping off after any air is trapped. The inside face is even angled so you can top off entirely, and there is a spill over reservoir to catch overflow.

To drain you simply tilt the case onto its front making the T3 the lowest point.

It really does not get any easier to fill, drain, and top off from the OUTSIDE of your case then this. Other bay reservoirs throw a fill port on top which is all but worthless IMHO.

But when bleeding with your case on the back I guess you cant have the pump running? AS it would not get water on into the inlet, but I suppose you think it aint necesary to run the pump while bleeding.

[BoxGods]

But when bleeding with your case on the back I guess you cant have the pump running? AS it would not get water on into the inlet, but I suppose you think it aint necesary to run the pump while bleeding.

Case would be on its front actually as you want the reservoir to be the lowest point in the loop so gravity can do it's thing.

If your referring to bleeding off the air or, "burping the baby =)" then yes you would tilt the case onto it's back so that the reservoir is the highest point in the loop and would trap and hold any air in the loop, and yes you can run your pump during this process because the reservoir is still sitting on top of the pumps main inlet...unless your like a liter short in which case you need to shut off your PC till your sober

Hope that's a little more clear =)