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this rad?

haha. thanks. i was thinking of putting all 30fans on it if i manage to get one (special request only :() but then i realised id need like 1kw psu just for the fans lol. seriouly how many fans can u run on the same power as a cd drive?
if i can get one, it'll be my side panel, possible just have it as passive.
 
you also need a pretty powerful pump (or a few in series) to be able to push the water thru that monster, imho
 
oh :( would a laing D5 just not cut it? maybe, ill get cape cora's to lower my temps silently...
 
D5 should do it, on the "5" setting.

But yeah, that rad is a monster.


each 120mm yate loon uses .3a at 12v... So 30 of them is 9a on 12v.

15 is much more managable to run on that.
 
well its effectively 4x360mm rads. so ill put a 120mm fan in the midde of each "360mm rad". so 4 fans in total, should keep things very cool. what will flow be like? would it only work with 2 D5's?
 
even with 4 larger fans, that shoudl be massive overkill. the radiator itself will do tons passively. the surface area alone will carry quite a bit of your cause.

zv
 
id properably only use the fans when benchmarking on a higher overclock or if it gets a bit toasty. :)
 
Just goto your local fish store and get a Eheim pump.

That looks like a cross-flow RAD anyways, you don't need a super duper strong pump.

Look for larger size fans, like 140mm you only need about 4 like everyone else said.

I gotta see this in action .. kinda makes me wanna get one now x_x
 
Imagine

60 delta TFB

220 cfm each


Actually, it's the old snaking type rad, as you can see. Think of flow killer.
 
did anyone read that forum thread i posted? i mentioned a pump that had been used on the rad in there and has loads of pics :) would a laing D5 be more powerful than the pump he used?
i got a few months saving but hopefully a whole new lcs for me :)
 
Yes, a d5 is a LOT more powerful than an Aquastream.

Might wanna try the alphacool double ddc with 18w ddc+'s. That would be pretty insane.
 
I thought this rad split the piping up into three different routes before regrouping at the outlet?

(but otherwise a snaking type, and restrictive nonetheless)

might want to consider a MORA2 instead if space is an issue.
 
A very senseless thing to buy if fans are your thing, if you ask me. In the end, do you end up chasing your own tail? Very possibly.

The design itself is poor and will result in a fairly substantial pressure drop. This can be negated with a more powerful pump, which will dump more heat into the coolant, which the radiator must expel. To take two steps forward, you must inevitably take one step backward. There's a curve that can be plotted with a tremendous amount of well-calibrated testing, relative to your own machine, and at some point there will be a critical event at which the efficiency of the heat exchanger tapers off extremely quickly.

Unless you're already at the top end with respect to blocks and pumps (think Iwaki RD-30), your money is probably better spent on a well-designed radiator (such as a ThermoChill PA120.3), better blocks or better pumps.

This would be a good choice for a passive system, but there are still other radiator options out there that can reliably keep components well-cooled without the need for fans.
 
ok... what would you recommend then? i want something similar to that for passive or a few quiet fans, i heard my triple rad wouldnt be enough for my future upgrades: quad core OC, sli 8800gtx OC and mobo...
i want the to run cool. i also want it to mount on my door. cape cora's would be great...in copper.
 
Teknokid said:
ok... what would you recommend then? i want something similar to that for passive or a few quiet fans, i heard my triple rad wouldnt be enough for my future upgrades: quad core OC, sli 8800gtx OC and mobo...
i want the to run cool. i also want it to mount on my door. cape cora's would be great...in copper.
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Electrically isolate the cape coras from your case and you should be fine.

I don't know how much heat they can handle though... I would expect them not being able to cope with a GTX sli setup + quad core...

That's like 525w of heat.
 
yeah... i think ive now decided on 2 loops. one with 8800gtx sli and another with cpu + mobo. both will have triple fan rads. ill run them with different colour coolant to look cool :)
 
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