Swiftech MCP355 pump catches fire. (sort of)

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I disagree with the blame for XSPC tops. I have the same top running flawlessly with my two DDC 3.2's.

I helped Jeff put his rig together and where I'm using a MM U2-UFO and two lower power pumps with plenty of air flow, Jeff is using two DDC 3.25's in a Corsair case with only about .5 inches of breathing room between the bottom of his pump and the top of his optical drive.

I personally wired his pumps and hooked them up and they had been running fine for a few months. I think the pumps didn't have enough breathing room and active air flow, got too hot and burnt out.

I had been using the XSPC restop for over a year and have recently switched to the XSPC dual res for a cleaner installation and have zero issues. I think blaming the tops without any direct evidence is a bit hasty.

EDIT: Keep in mind, XSPC products are on the cheaper (cost wise) side and therefore more people will buy them. In turn more people with problems will also have common affordable parts. I'm not affiliated with XSPC whatsoever, I am just a consumer that has never had as catastrophic problems with their products and see no need to say a blatant bias statement like "if you want your pump to live, avoid XSPC tops" without hard facts. I know they had some problems with the first runs of their products and fully understand people criticizing them for that, but if they fix the issue, you should revisit your bias.

Koolance is the prime example. Full disclosure, I also use Koolance products, but a big part of that is because I want to support a local Washington company and they also make good stuff nowadays.