CMH said:Let me correct you there.
You DON'T need a reservoir. It just makes filling up the system/bleeding easier.
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=176597
It also takes up a whole lot of space for what it does. I'd recommend the smallest reservior you can get if you want to go watercooling. Personally I'd get one that'll fit into the 5.25" bay, since I've got plenty of those extra.
Any heat dissipation from that cool looking reservior is not going to be very significant.
You're correcting me? ME??? You really think that I didn't know that? Of course you don't need a reservoir, I've done it! I even had a filler on top way before Danger Den Fillport came out. I chose to have a reservoir because it makes everything so easy, not just for bleeding or get rid of air bubbles. You sound like a noob to liquid cooling. Do you even own one? The 5.25" bay reservoir? It SUCKS!!! I had it... That's pre-historic! I had a high output pump and tons of bubles were coming out from the intake even if you fill it to cover the hole. If I fill it up almost all the way to the top, it leaks even with teflon tape. I even replaced it with a new one with new seal and it still leaked. My DVD writer would get wet on top. I actually put a paper towel on the top. I was constantly checking it everyday. I won't even sell it in Ebay because it sucks! Liquid cooling products? I've tried almost all brands except for those cheezy ones. If I'm not happy with the performance, I buy new ones and sell the old ones to ebay.
The reason why I have a big reservoir so that my temperature would be more stable than the smaller ones or the ones without. Yeah, I can never go as low as the room temperature but very close enough. Before, my temp would raised up within minutes especially when I'm playing games. My temps now is a lot lower than it used to. I have more than a gal. of liquid...