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I hear Pat Gelsinger has been envious of Jensen's leather jacket for years .

I had read through your log but failed to take notice of the MP5WORKS brand. Time to wake up and pay attention.

Interesting. Not a brand I had seen before .

I do not have an off the cuff answer to this question myself, but would you fellas think more or less of a manufacturer if they issued a press release that said "We are raising our prices...because we can"?

If I had one, I would be sorely tempted to get a paint pin and add the appropriate Roman numeral model designation to the lettering on the box .

Using Curve Optimizer and CoreCycler, we should be able to verifiy the 12h prime95 stability of the OC in 768hours . An attempt at humor, please don't remind of the differences between Ryzen and EPYC

Coming from a mobile hydraulics background, any QD's that aren't bi-directional would be utterly useless. We use larger versions of these all over agricultural and industrial equipment .

Just one question. Is that a homemade halberd constructed from a t-post and a splitting axe head?

YES! Gorram it, if I wanted password protected sharing turned on, it would already be on! #$%^

At the business where I work, we refuse to ship anything USPS unless the purchaser signs a waiver, basically stating that once it leaves our facility we are no longer liable for it. I personally have ordered several items off Amazon that arrived in that same "lighter than it should be" condition. Sorry man.

I went back and checked my original order along with the actual box it came in. If it turns out to make a difference, I ordered and received the "06" version .

No argument there. This whole build is just for entertainment purposes. Strange as it may seem, I anticipate testing the AC pump when it arrives to be entertaining, for my weird self if no other .

@J7SC_OrionOut of curiosity, your multi-pump loops have the pumps in series for fail-over? Or you run then in parallel for increased flow with check valves for fail-over? I tried to see how you had them plumbed in your build log, but I couldn't quite make it all out.

Indeed. Having taken the "water cooling leap" finally, I do not intend to go back to air in the future.

Same here, and your flow meter is likely better calibrated than mine, BUT it will be interesting none the less even if all I can provide are relative flow measurements . Aquacomputer D5 Pump WWW.TITANRIG.COM D5 pump body (does not include pump top)Max. Discharge head: 3.7mMax. Flow: 1500 l / hrPower supply via 4-Pin Molex power connector, speed signal via separate 3-Pin fan connectorDimensions:... Should be here later this week (out of stock at Mod My Mods, I did try them 1st). Edit: I saw no reason to get the PWM variant. That * is gone be at max or off no matter what 2nd edit: The forum auto filters profanity...did not realize that.

Now you've really got my "testing" juices flowing! I'm going to get one of the Aquacomputer units and install it in place of the Corsair "Xylem D5" for science . Thank you for the clarification on the published specs of the Aquacomputer variant. I did not interpret the spreadsheet you included in your post to indicate that the 1500L/h AND 3.7m pressure would be observable concurrently. This is exciting .

Aye, but the 800L/h is at a pump outlet pressure of 2.1m (of H2O @ 4 Celcius I presume), or roughly 3psi. The 1500L/h rating has no associated pressure value, leading me to believe it is the theoretical maximum flow in a mythical "zero restriction" loop. The Aquacomputer D5 variant may produce a flow of around 900L/h in a loop where the output pressure of the pump is 3psi, but I do not believe it will produce anywhere near 1500L/h in a loop with sufficient restriction to induce a pressure of 3psi at the pump outlet. In a nutshell, I believe there are better D5's on the market. I do not believe there are D5's on the market that will produce twice the flow of the unit Corsair includes with their XD5 combo if used in the same loop. The charts in the linked review support my contention. However, if we factor in cost, and calculate the flowrate per dollar (i.e. Liters per hour per dollar) now we may be getting into territory where the Aquacomputer unit is "twice as good" . Apologies in advance for the ramble. I just happen to find this particular topic to be of "more than rational" interest at the moment

So, while my "adventure" has been temporarily sidelined with a layover in "RMA Purgatory", I decided to try and learn a little more about the much maligned "XD5" pump/res combo from Corsair. I've seen the included pump described as "gimped", "knockoff", etc. here and elsewhere, and I certainly don't make any claims to the contrary, but I'm confused as to how the pump actually differs from others on the market. I do have some firsthand measurements of the unit's performance. My loop consists of 480x40 radiator, 360x64 radiator, 360x20 radiator, CPU block, GPU block, flow meter, the XD5 itself, and a stupid number of 90-degree/45-degree fittings used mainly because of my aesthetic preferences. Under these constraints, the pump produces a measured (Koolance INS-FM19) flow of roughly 3100mL/min (0.82gal/min or 186L/hr). While we are a long way from the 1.5gal/min league, I would think my loop is of the "high restriction" variety, and the flow seems to reflect that. The tach signal for the pump indicates it is turning 4800 RPM +/- at 100% PWM as expected. I purchased the unit prior to joining this forum, and I would likely have gone a different route had I been aware of the unit's less than stellar reputation in the community. However, this review led me to believe the unit was viable: CORSAIR Hydro X Series XD5 Pump/Reservoir Combo Review WWW.TECHPOWERUP.COM We add to our detailed coverage of CORSAIR's Hydro X series of custom watercooling products with their XD5 pump/reservoir combo unit. It uses the ever-reliable Xylem D5 PWM pump paired to a... My question is this, specifically, how is the included pump "gimped" in comparison to its competition. The linked review makes note of the fact that Corsair's published specs reflect an expected flow rate for a "typical" system pressure rather than the theoretical maximums. Is this the source of the unit's bad reputation? The published electrical specifications indicate it will peak at about 30W output. This seems in-line with the rest of the D5 herd. Did Corsair change the model of included pump subsequent to the publication of the linked review? Inquiring minds want to know , and like Bartles & Jaymes, we thank you for your support. P.S. While typing this up, I recalled reading Avacado's and ciarlatano's comments in the Post your Last Purchase - Page 38 - Chit Chat General - ExtremeHW thread. After rereading them, it seems my question(s) have largely already been answered there. ciarlatano indicates that the pump isn't truly "gimped" but rather that it is a slightly less powerful pump (30W vs 35-37ish maybe?) that Corsair is blatantly overcharging for. This certainly coincides with my experience so far. The pump is "adequate" in a general sense without being a cost-effective option compared to its competition. Hearing the XD5 described as "half flow" so many times prompted me to investigate a little deeper to see how accurate the statement is. I now regard it as just a general "knock" against Corsair's current business practices rather than a statement intended to be taken as measurable fact. The pump isn't "half flow", it's just overpriced for what it is. P.P.S. I debated deleting this entire post after coming to the conclusion indicated in the paragraph above, but I think I will post it anyway on the off chance that another noob like me might benefit from it. Especially the sort of noob that replies to every answer from an expert with the follow up question, "but, why?".

I assume there's a major MS exec(s) pissed at his/her underlings in reference to W11's abysmal adoption rate, this is their solution to make the graphs look better at the next big meeting.

I thought the vid was pretty funny, especially the length of the cables he pulls out of the rear "port" towards the end. I had assumed it would not be necessary to make this declaration, but given Avacado's uncertainty regarding his audience, let me state openly that my original post is this thread was about as tongue in cheek as I could get . I've actually laughed more thinking about him sitting at his keyboard wondering "what's wrong with these people?", than I did at the actual video itself

I'd get one if it had ARGB, but the default "blue glow" is a deal breaker for me. If it can't do "rainbow puke" out of the box, how can you future proof your system?

Total waste of time. We already know its turtles all the way down...

And it's literally Schiit...

Besides, the down time gives me an excuse to add a second (better) pump to the loop...

Not to worry, it has been an extremely informative branch of my "OC Adventure" .