SOLVED Same pumps?

Is it just me or are

http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=858

and

http://www.swiftnets.com/PRODUCTS/mcp655.asp

the same pump but the koolance one costs 3 USD more for the koolance sticker?

Same pump, different websites, different costs... yup.

think there all subbed out from laing yes

edit: syncro post Edog

Unless things have changed the MCP-655 is slightly different from the D5. Yes, Laing makes all three of them but if I remember correctly from older reviews the MCP-655 has a different circuit board and is a hair quieter than the D5.

I don't know if the Koolance unit is just a re-badged D5 or if it also has some minor modifications. Either way the main components are Laing so the basic quality is there.



PS
You linked the Koolance equivalent of the MCP-655B (fixed speed). The Koolance PMP-450 (no S) is the variable speed pump. Same price.
http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=493


The MCP-655B is only $67 at Sidewinder's:
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swmc12vdcpuw.html

The MCP-655 is also much cheaper at $77:
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/swmc12vdcpu.html

It's actually more complicated than that QuietIce. Edit: haha looks like you've seen that link before .

See a thread I made a few years back when the original D5 was discontinued:

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=525727&highlight=strong

The original D5 is an evolution of the D4 a.k.a. Swiftech MPC650. The MCP655 refers to variable speed models (original and new model). The 655/B is the D5-Strong I believe.

From Liang: http://lainginc.itt.com/files/LTSS-27.pdf

Yep, I like the MCP-655 pumps and try to keep up on any thread that mentions them - especially threads talking about variations or non-normal use, like dual pump loops or long restrictive loops.


I am assuming, based on the PQ graph and specifications on the MCP-655B page at Sidewinder's, that the 'B' stands for "Basic", as in the fixed speed model. As I recall, and as your link verifies, the MCP-655B is just an MCP-655 with a fixed speed of P4. Laing may have different labeling system, I don't know, I've stuck with Swiftech labeling and badging ...