Adequate pump for the job?

Air is no longer appealing to me so I'm making the shift toward a water cooling setup. This is my intended purchase:
MCW6002-a
MCW50
Heatercore (http://www.dangerden.com/mall/Radiators/heatercore.asp)
1/2 OD tubing


I have looked over several pumps and, frankly, I really don't know which one I should purchase. I considered the c-systems 750, but after reading some reviews for the mcw6002, it's state that a 300gph pump is recommended. I have considered the eheim 1250 but the price is not something I'm liking. So, can someone recommend me a good pump for the job? Or, better yet, an excellent place to purchase an eheim 1250, or equivalent, cheaply.

Here are a couple cheaper ones:

http://www.aquastealth.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=222

and the Hydor L20

http://www.directron.com/waterpumps.html

You can search the forums for how people feel about these pumps. Hope this helps!

jiggamanjb said:

Here are a couple cheaper ones:

http://www.aquastealth.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=222

and the Hydor L20

http://www.directron.com/waterpumps.html

You can search the forums for how people feel about these pumps. Hope this helps!

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for the CSP750 at d-tekcustoms

also, dunno what reviews you've been reading, but the 6000 is better than all other blocks less than 1.5gpm, besides the cascade series, which you can't get anymore

http://www.procooling.com/html/pro_testing.php

6002 is reputed to have even better cooling, awaiting more trials of test.

so, the 6002 may have a higher pressure drop, but it cools quite well at low flow.

criticool had the 1250's for ~55 a while back, but the canadian shipping charges to the states made the total closer to $70.

why not run 2 of the csystem pumps for that price?
molex connectors + small footprint.

'nother vote for the CSP750... Especially if you got two

Well, I guess purchasing 2 csp750 or an eheim 1250 will do. They're roughly the same price. But looking at the power connectors for the csp, how does one test and bleed the system without them being connected to the computer? I don't have the equipment used by one of the reviewers (Robotech). Any ideas? There was no mention of how to do it in the online manual either, unless I missed it somehow.

fubulg6000 said:

Well, I guess purchasing 2 csp750 or an eheim 1250 will do. They're roughly the same price. But looking at the power connectors for the csp, how does one test and bleed the system without them being connected to the computer? I don't have the equipment used by one of the reviewers (Robotech). Any ideas?

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Do you have a spare PSU? Just short the green wire (power-good) to the ground to make it turn on... Or you could use your good PSU and unplug the ATX connector from the mobo. If you don't, then I guess you could resort to a 12v battery...

Ehiem 1250 bad... for the $$$ that is...