Yeah, point #1 is the big one that I'm considering and sticking with the aquaero on top of the Linux situation.

So if they effectively do the same things, what exactly is the difference between the Quadro and Aquearo? I mean other than visually. But that is good to know that the quadro will work standalone and operate independently of the PC. I must have missed that when I was dumping as much information into my head about everything.

So if I understand it right, the higher feature rich pumps are basically used if they're the control of the system? That actually kind of makes sense. I was originally looking at the controller as more of a display than a brains of the operation in a way for some reason. I think I'm starting to burn myself out doing all the research and over complicating everything. One thing I did just get a response back from Aquacomputer from, was that the Ultimate version has sata power instead of molex, and...

Hello, I am attempting to put together a system to provide my total system management, and everywhere else I've asked hasn't resulted in any usable information. I plan on building a dual loop water cooling system for my computer, and I'm still not quite sure of all the components I need. I want to use an Aquacomputer pump in each loop, however I'm not sure which one to get to make sure I have all the features I want. Specifically, I am not sure about the difference between the Ultimate and Ultra...