The Photon also has an option to be lit up as it has a small hole for an LED drilled into the base. The hole allows an LED to be pushed up and light up the inner tub of the reservoir from the base. The supplied LED is white unlike some of the other XSPC products. With medium but not strong ambient lighting the effect is subtle:

With reduced ambient light the effect is stronger:

And with no background lighting the effect gives a nice glow without blinding anyone:

Overall the supplied LED is a good balance of brightness, however those wanting something to stand out in an already bright environment may wish to replace the LED with something brighter still.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. I just purchased the AX kit with the xspc-photon-reservoir-with-integrated-d5-vario-pump.
    I have only had a H100i in the past, so this kit will be my very first real system.
    I would like to know more about how I can improve the performance as eventually I will
    want to do more then what I will be cooling now. The kit will cool my CPU, and the ports
    on my VII Formula. Eventually I will install a small rad and fan in the front of my 650D case.
    When I want to also cool my two GTX 680 GPU’s….. I was wondering if I may need a second pump.
    I dont understand all of the ports on the photon, except that two are in’s and one is an out.
    The top can get a G1/4 fitting, I dont know if another pump can be added to the system.

    Im such a newb at this, but everyone has a first time. LOL

    • Hey Mike – Yes everyone has a first time lol. Congrats on getting wet! Lol anyway, honestly a D5 vario will be plenty for a while, you might want to add a 2nd pump after the GPUs, but you probably won’t notice much difference unless your additional radiators or blocks are pretty restrictive. Yes you won’t be able to add another D5 to the photon itself, you can attach it anywhere in the loop to be honest, though try and avoid a 90 degree bend immediately after it, and when filling the loop make sure it’s got coolant before you power it up. Personally I would build your loop without it and monitor your coolant temperatures and load temps. Most likely you’ll be fine 🙂

  3. You say the center port is outlet and the 2 outer ports are return , this is incorect as far as I know ,and in instructions and on XSPC website it is : if looking at res front on and up right ….the left hand side outlet , middle inlet, right side inlet

  4. You say the center port is the return and the 2 outer ports are out lets, this is incorrect.

    If upright facing you : the left hand side is outlet ,the center and right hand side are both inlets , and you can put a drain on one of the inlets if you wish, I asked XSPC about the drain,it’s fine to do this.

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