XSPC Plexi Bay Reservoir (Black)
A Closer Look
Published: 28th August 2006 | Source: XSPC | Price: |
Normally talking about a clear plexiglass box would be a reviewers nightmare! Thankfully the XSPC Bay Reservoir has some interesting features not seen in other reservoirs on the market.
The XSPC Bay Reservoir comes in 3 flavours: silver, black or clear. The silver and black versions come printed with the XSPC logo and water level meter as seen above.
The reservoir utilises 2x G1/4" thread connections with WaterCoolingShop giving you the option of either 1/2", 10/8mm or 3/8" barbs free of charge.
Something I found rather strange was that XSPC have provided two places to insert an LED, both of which are in close proximity to each other. This could possibly be a design error as it would make more sense for the LED's to be placed at opposite sites of the res for better light distribution.
Both the inlet and outlets of the reservoir have some unique features to reduce bubbles and foam, the following quote is XSPC's explanation on how this works:
"The semi-circle around the outlet is to stop air being sucked from the top of the reservoir. It also lets the system keep running at a low water level. The guide from the inlet/return cuts down on the noise from splashing when a high powered pump is used."
Something I found rather strange was that XSPC have provided two places to insert an LED, both of which are in close proximity to each other. This could possibly be a design error as it would make more sense for the LED's to be placed at opposite sites of the res for better light distribution.
Both the inlet and outlets of the reservoir have some unique features to reduce bubbles and foam, the following quote is XSPC's explanation on how this works:
"The semi-circle around the outlet is to stop air being sucked from the top of the reservoir. It also lets the system keep running at a low water level. The guide from the inlet/return cuts down on the noise from splashing when a high powered pump is used."
The top of the reservoir has a filler port for adding water to the system, which is sealed from leakages by a cap complete with rubber o-ring. It's nice to see that XSPC have threaded the port directly into the plexiglass rather than using the method adopted by Danger Den, which can be seen here.
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Looks good mate, though I'm not a big fan of bay res's myself.Quote
Neither am I frag but this is easily one of the few bay res's I recommend. It's very well made.Quote
looks good makes me want to get one =PQuote
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looks good makes me want to get one =P
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Man that is sexy as 
I was impressed that the bubble removal feature actually worked, instead of being some sort of non-performing novelty. And 8 min is so much more acceptable than the normal time required to expel/purge air from a water loop. Great review as usual Jim 
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I was impressed that the bubble removal feature actually worked, instead of being some sort of non-performing novelty. And 8 min is so much more acceptable than the normal time required to expel/purge air from a water loop. Great review as usual Jim Quote
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