Sad... What other specialized market places for liquid cooling remain?

 

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Originally Posted by SandGlass

Sad... What other specialized market places for liquid cooling remain?

performance-pcs. I prefer them actually.

 

uh... okay. Doesn't that company have a spokesperson?

 

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Originally Posted by th3illusiveman

uh... okay. Doesn't that company have a spokesperson?

It's a sole proprietorship, not a corporation, so unfortunately they do not.

 

Pretty much just Performance PCs now here stateside, there are a few others but FrozenCPU and Performance PCs were the only ones that seemed to carry everything.

 

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Originally Posted by MxPhenom 216

performance-pcs. I prefer them actually.

They are garbage, "amazing" until you have a return and they turn into flaming idiots. I have the e-mail to prove it.

As for FrozenCPU, damn that sucks, they were always great to me and I was on the verge of going back to WC. Hell, I was just browsing their products again........

Life sucks sometimes.

 

Sucks if true.

Sidewinders is constantly out of stock on everything, petras-tech closed down, newegg no longer carries any real selection of liquid cooling and other specialty parts, and PPCs is always a total gamble.

What does that leave... hunting around on ebay and amazon?

 

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Originally Posted by th3illusiveman

uh... okay. Doesn't that company have a spokesperson?

I'd wager there might have been maybe 7 or 8 full-time employees total for a company like that. More of a Mom and Pop style place so no, probably no official spokesman, no PR department, etc. etc.

 

There is Xoxide and Sidewinder as well. SVC has some stuff as well.

 

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Originally Posted by WebsterXC

This is not spam, nor is it a joke of any sort. This is a serious matter that I'd like to address that has not been released officially to anyone. Out of respect for privacy I will not be going into detail.

Many people understand that I was a FrozenCPU employee for almost 3 years. I loved the time I spent there, it was not only a fun and enriching experience, but built my work ethic to allow me to become a professional individual through high school. I established unparalleled relationships with my coworkers, many of whom I can consider family. The office staff however, was not the same.
The owner has struggled a long battle with addiction, and events that unfolded earlier last week have rendered the company unoperational and shut down for good. Physical damage of the warehouse has occurred as well as the dismissal of all support and warehouse staff; the company has no plans of re-establishing themselves.

My initiatives are harmless; I want to protect the community that fostered my love for computers and technology from sending payments or spending money on products that will not come. Some users have already caught on to this fact after their UPS Overnights were not delivered today. Since all staff has been fired, nobody is updating the website to inform the loyal community about the closure, nor has anyone taken steps to shut the website down. I have no sources and no images, and my credibility of this testimony rests on my previous employment with the company (why I nested this thread in "rumors and unconfirmed articles").

Thanks everyone for your time. Mods, if I have done wrong, please PM me and I'll fix any issues. Please DO NOT PM me regarding this topic; I have no further information to give.

TL;DR: Do not order from the FrozenCPU marketplace, as they have closed doors and will not be shipping product or answering E-Mails and phones.

 

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Originally Posted by Zero4549

Sucks if true.

Sidewinders is constantly out of stock on everything, petras-tech closed down, newegg no longer carries any real selection of liquid cooling and other specialty parts, and PPCs is always a total gamble.

What does that leave... hunting around on ebay and amazon?

If this is true, it will leave a big hole in the industry.

However, I think water cooling is becoming less and less sustainable as an industry anyways. From my limited perspective on it, a lot of the guys I know who were into it are out of it, including myself. You also have a very high entry point in terms of cost and knowledge to do it, which greatly reduces the number of people coming into it. Basically it is a market where the veterans are leaving, and no one is really left to bring new people into it.

You also have the potential threat of emerging air cooling technologies that could potentially make WC obsolete.

 

I just called their number, no answer. Not even an IVR. Literally just rang and rang and rang, then went static.

First time it has done that for me, ever.

 

Hmmm. I just made an international order, wonder what will happen if this is true.

Where will I get carbon black bitspower fittings now? I don't want to have to order from them direct because it is so expensive.

 

If this is true that kinda stinks, leaves US customers with only one good supplier (PPCs)

Gotta say though, a bit surprising there's no news posted on their site about this.

Also curious, why do some think PPC's is "always a gamble"? I have not made an order with them before

 

Nooo, oh man...

This sucks if it's true. This is very sad.

 

This sucks, I liked that store. Always fast shipping and great selection.

 

Who is the representative of this company on OCN? Is that the owner? If it's not the owner (who I am assuming is the one with the issue), then I would wait for confirmation from them first.

Otherwise if it is, then I guess this is the best anyone will get.

 

What terrible news. I have had nothing but wonderful experiences from this wonderful company. I truly hope that this is not due to the arrogance of a single person, as you quoted physical destruction. I wish we had more information.

 

That's not good. I'm thankful at the last minute that I decided to give air cooling a try again (I'm quite pleased with the performance) and decided not to get any more WC parts.

 

Well if it does turn out to be true, then ya it sucks. I was going to reinstall my WC gear and order a new rad for my 780 classy, but now I dunno. I used PPC's once for a big order and a custom D5 and needed the stock mounting kit to send it in for RMA. The thing costs like $2 and they wanted like $15 in shipping.

 

Oh great. I've spec'd out my whole loop parts list on a wish list at FCPU. Wonder if I should order RIGHT NOW or go elsewhere.

 

Thank goodness I stumbled into this thread before my deposit cleared. I had just put some money into debit card so that I could purchase a Caselab S3 case from them and some watercooling part. I guess I will have to hold on this for now.

 

This sucks. Hopefully will not impact performance PCs pricing too much.
for the record I have done multiple orders with performance PCS and never had an issue, but I have never had to return or replace anything yet either.

 

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Oh great. I've spec'd out my whole loop parts list on a wish list at FCPU. Wonder if I should order RIGHT NOW or go elsewhere.

According to the OP, placing an order now would be a waste of time.