Need help choosing which single bay res to buy

[Aizen]

Morning guys and girls.

Due to limited space within my case and only having two drive bay cages I'm deciding that maybe getting a single bay reservoir might be a good idea. One of the drive bay cages will be fitted with a "Lamptron FC5 V2 5.25" Bay Fan Controller" so dual bay reservoirs are not going to be an option.

I've seen a fair share of bay reservoirs where the fillport is either towards the middle or right to the back making it stupendously difficult to refill.

So with that in mind I have selected a couple of bay reservoirs and looking for input as to how easy it is to refill:

Aqua Computer Aquabox Professional 5 1/4" - White Delrin
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-024-AQ&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=2134

Bitspower Bay Reservoir 5,25 Zoll (POM Version) - White
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-309-BP&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=2134

EK-BAY SINGLE RES CSQ - White Acetal
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-325-EK&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=2134

I know they are all white but honestly the color doesn't really matter, it can be black.

Regards
Alex

 

[paultje162]

I would go for the *Bitspower. So the fill port can be on the back. This can come in handy when a optical drive or something is placed above it.

 

[Aizen]

Wouldn't having the fillport at the back cause more problems? I've used a few dual bay reservior in the past where the fillport was at the back and it was stupendously difficult to refill.

I was thinking either the Aqua or the EK one but wasn't sure which one is better.

 

[jamesriley94]

Is there no way you can go for a tube res?

With single bay reservoirs, any slight knock of the case sends air into the loop, and it's near impossible to bleed fully.

 

[Aizen]

Maybe if I showed you what my current setup looks like you'd get a better picture of things: