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Today we introduce an XSPC product that makes the flexibility and compactness some of its strength. The XSPC X2O 750 Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir Pump offers the advantage of having the reservoir and the pump in a single product, to be placed in front of the case, in 2 slots dedicated to optical drives.
We came to give a final judgment of the X2O 750 Dual 5.25" Bay Reservoir Pump. It's rare to see a product so complete, ready to use and easy to install. This aspect is its strength as it is suitable for the beginners range that for the first time enters the field of liquid cooling. Moreover, even the cost rewards this product, with only €68.56, certainly below the cost of a large reservoir and a good pump. Aesthetically it has much appeal, thanks to the 2 masks (black and silver), made available by XSPC. These also allow an immediate reading of liquid level, information much useful in order to preserve the health of our submersible pump. The manufacturer, in this version, has made its efforts to reduce the depth of the reservoir in order to make it compatible even with the smaller cases, where the first version of the product did not fit. Even from the point of view of technical specifications, XSPC has made the second version of the pump, while maintaining the same power than the previous model and while reducing both the noise that the power consumption, in fact, at standard regimen of 12V, the pump consumes just over 10 watts.
Despite the many advantages, one needs also to assess other not so positive aspects. The pump indeed does not hold the comparison with modular products (i.e. "stand-alone" pumps, that is not complete with reservoir) that can achieve significantly higher flow values. Another aspect that we must stress is the cleaning of the pump. Since this is enclosed in a very robust reservoir but not dismountable, it is impossible to clean. So, to anyone willing to buy, we recommend an in-line filter downstream of the pump that keeps the system clean. Clearly we advise that for all those plants with a single waterblock and not much restrictive. We doubt that the more experienced user with a more professional system will be satisfied with such low flow rates, albeit with only one water block, the XSPC X2O 750 Dual Bay can get away without any problems. We recommend the product, given the excellent selling price, to users who are preparing for the first time a liquid cooling system for PCs, in order to simplify the installation inside a case. The pump is also suitable for those who want a very quiet system.
But we do not recommend buying it to those who want high performance system, with professional components.
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Thanks to Aquatuning for sending us the product, allowing this review.
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Translated by Marco Comerci
