Swiftech Announces New Maelstrom D5 Reservoir Lineup

[Raevenlord]

Swiftech today announced a new addition to their Reservoir Lineup. The Maelstrom D5 will be available in four different models with differing sizes (and thus capacity). The four new models carry the X50, X100, X200, and X300 product names, where the numerals indicate the height of the reservoir in mm. As the name implies, a D5 pump is being used on the base of the reservoir, and features speed control via pulse width modulation.

These reservoirs feature Swiftech's IRIS technology, which allows for some RGB goodness to ensue via the built-in ALED lighting system. On the longevity side of the argument, Swiftech is quoting a MTBF of 50,000 hours. If you were expecting price to scale nicely with the reservoir size, you're better of rethinking your stance: the X50 reservoir comes in at $145.95, while the X300 will set you back only $29 more at $174.95. However, not all use cases will be able to use the 300 mm behemoth, so Swiftech is covering all its basis - though charging a mean sum for it.



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[AnarchoPrimitiv]

Why do these companies even try when the best looking reservoir already exists?

 

[Upgrayedd]

Why do these companies even try when the best looking reservoir already exists?

What's that? The double helix one? I thought these looked alright.

Edit: ah I didn't see the pic until forum mode.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Why do these companies even try when the best looking reservoir already exists?

I actually like this Swiftech better.

 

[Chaitanya]

Why do these companies even try when the best looking reservoir already exists?

because Aesthetics are subjective and every person has different taste about what looks good.