What pumps are recommended for use with the Storm CPU waterblock?
All waterblocks have a flow vs performance curve. The higher the flow rate, the higher the performance of the waterblock. The Storm CPU waterblock was designed to offer excellent performance for flow rates from 1.5 LPM (Litres Per Minute) up to 8LPM. Above 8LPM very minimal performance gains will be seen and the heat of the sort of sized pump that is required to exceed 8LPM is likely to overwhelm any performance gains. At much below 1.5LPM cooling performance will start to degrade quite noticably. A pump like an Eheim 1046 when used in a 3/8″ ID tubing setup when coupled with the Storm CPU waterblock and even with an additional GPU waterblock is still likely to see flow rates of above 2LPM, and as such, still falls within the designed target of acceptable flow rate ranges. In short, pretty much any commonly used water-cooling pump is acceptable. Anything between an Eheim 1046 right up to an Iwaki MD-20RZ would make a fine choice.
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