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HWlabs 280mm radiator

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So I had made a fan shroud out of aluminum for a pair of 140mm fans that i had and ended up not using it for my previous case. I was trying to find a radiator to use them with and I found that HWlabs now has a dual 140mm radiator out. The only place i have found it had it for $100.

I was wondering if anyone has used these and what their opinion of them was.
I foudn one review that compared them to a 2x120 radiator and obvviously if performed better, but is it really worth almost 2x the price of a 240mm rad?

Here is a link to HWlabs site:

http://www.hwlabs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=21
 
For $100 it is definitely not worth it. For that money you could buy 2 MCR320's and have much, much better cooling.
 
WOW, Yeah, I guess iddnt realize how cheap that radiator was. I'm not sure i can cram a 320 into my case (pc-a05b) but the 240 woudl probably be perfect. Thanks for the heads up. I can get it from frozencpu and save on the shipping, i have some other stuff to get too.
 
For some things it is simply a matter of not having room for anything bigger. Most cases can fit a 280 radiator where a 320 wouldn't fit, and 2 320's certainly wouldn't. Therefore when space is at a premium paying a premium price for the radiator isn't a big deal.
 
I think 360 is wayyy overkill for me anyway.

I'm not a gamer. Ive only got my CPU and Northbridge cooled at the moment, and possibly going to cool my ram because its wicked hott. (that may end up being passive though) Ive got an old Geforce 7600gt with the heatpipes (that suck ass) but im not worret about cooling that.

I just want to overclock my Q6700 as far as i can and see what it can do.
 
Erasmus354 said:
For some things it is simply a matter of not having room for anything bigger. Most cases can fit a 280 radiator where a 320 wouldn't fit, and 2 320's certainly wouldn't. Therefore when space is at a premium paying a premium price for the radiator isn't a big deal.
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Or you have a case that has 2x140 top fans and you can get by without hacking it :D
 
Markistehnamezor said:
does the 590 or 690 support a 280?
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I just got a 590 for Xmas, I did some measurements and it looks like it will fit, However i didn't feel like spending $100 on the 280 so i modded the top to fit my Thermochill. (i'll have a work log in a few days). Even if you do get a 280 there is not room to fit it inside the case so inevitably your gonna be cutting in the case to mount it to a 280.
 
Ah cool, so you got a better chance to fit a 240 up top? Would a 240 X-FLOW BIP(292 mm long) fit up there? Sorry for hijacking, but you said you measured it.
 
Markistehnamezor said:
Ah cool, so you got a better chance to fit a 240 up top? Would a 240 X-FLOW BIP(292 mm long) fit up there? Sorry for hijacking, but you said you measured it.
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I don't think its possible to get any radiator + Fans mounted on the inside using the Factory mounting Holes. If you try your gonna run into one of the fallowing problems: The spacing on the 120mm fans are too far apart for any Radiator that I know of or you will not have room due to the I/O panel and mother board.

I ended up cutting out the Mesh looking stuff and then Installing a Radiator Grill on top of that. Then I made 2 holes for water lines. I'll see if i cant get some pictures Posted Tonight when I get home. I just finished installing all the parts last night.
 
Yeah, 120mm variants will not fit without hacking. The 140's will. OR, you can attach just one end of the radiator using the fan, and just let the other fan not seal completely, but IDK what kind of loss that would be to your cooling. I would like to think minimal, but since I haven't tried it....

Actually, I wonder if a 360 jammed up in there just using the 2 120mm mounts would cool any more efficiently than a 240?! I feel an experiment coming up.
 
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