Pumps for Liquid Cooling

Pumps for Water Cooling Systems

The pump is the most important component in your watercooling system. If it fails, the watercooling system will not work and you risk damaging your other components. 

Consider where your pump will go. it needs to be lower or attached to your reservoir. Generally most people mount their pump at the bottom of their case and sometimes use foam to absorb some of the vibrations from it to ensure silence.

There are three main types of pumps:

LAING Pumps - This includes D5 style and DDC style. The D5 pump is a high performance pump that offers huge flow rates that you can adjust to suit your needs. The DDC pump has a smaller footprint and is less capable of changing speeds to suit but still provides reliability.

DCP Pumps - These pumps are generally very good value for money and the relative newcomer on the market. They are less established but generally a lot cheaper than the LAING pumps. The flow rates that these pumps provide are average and are enough to power a CPU AND GPU loop with a low restriction radiator.

Reservoir/Pump Combo - These generally sit in the drive bays of a case and are an excellent beginners starting point. The pump is built into the reservoir, these solutions are cost effective but the performance is not suitable for very high end systems. 

Pump Tops - High end pumps benefit from a pump top as it increases the head pressure and flow rate. Pump Tops also add more options to your pump as it allows you to use standard watercooling fittings on your pump. OcUK offers a D5 Pump and DDC Pump with Preinstalled Tops that have been pre-tested by our technicians.