[Review] PrimoChill Typhoon III

[Snyxxx]

As a pump-top review, it would be unjust to the T3 to not show how the D5 is actually performing when paired with it. It's more than commingling, each subloop will have the same fluid temps leaving the pump+housing. While having one pump run two distinct loops is enticing, it is, as you pointed out, not possible have them thermally separated. The comparison (on all levels) of this review is to other single-loop configurations, even if it looks like a dual loop config and can perform similarly to a dual loop config (in terms of flowrate). If configured right (which isn't hard to do), the T3 + D5 can outperform almost any other single-pump D5/DDC configuration.

Yes, but some people put a 120.4 on a CPU loop only to maximize the overclocking of the CPU while putting everything else on the other loop with whatever radiator since it does not matter. This is the point of dual loops. I see this review touting this as "dual loop", which it does have two loops, but not to the spirit of the phrase to get TWO different temperatures with the cooler one where it matters.

I have been playing around with various pumps (and in series) including the Aquastream and observing flow rates. I have determined that flow is not always what it is cracked up to be when monitoring temperatures.

I wish skinnee would have performed some Core temperature comparisons to see the bottom line - temperatures.