whats the point of having a big resovoir?

[Blastcakegaming]

i have seen people create water cooling loops with huge resovoirs. if there is, what is the point of having a bigger resovoir.

 

[CodyMondo]

for looks and bragging points

 

[Wolfshadw]

Larger reservoir means a larger volume of liquid. Take that much longer to heat all that water, so I suspect a better cooling solution.

-Wolf sends

 

[norseman4]

From what I understand, having a reservoir is better than not since it allows a place for trapped air to escape to, and lets you see when the water-level is low.

The size of the reservoir itself doesn't matter all that much, other than aesthetics, which is purely a personal thing. Size does not affect heat dissipation in any appreciable way.

(Most of the above was paraphrasing Jayz2cents)

 

[Dunlop0078]

The idea is that more water can displace more heat. However like said above jayztwocents has a video on this (cant find it) the difference is negligible after a certain point. No need to go overboard on reservoirs.