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Worth upgrading radiator?

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The upgrade itch has been nagging me for quite a while now, and since I haven't come across any reasonable hardware upgrades, I have money to spend elsewhere.

I currently have a Hardware Labs 360 GTX and 120 GTS. I have considered replacing the 360 with either:

- The Hardware Labs 560 SR-1 sporting 4x140mm fans and 9 FPI.

- The Hardware Labs 560 GTX, 4x140mm fans and 20 FPI.

- The Magicool 540, which supports 3x180 mm fans with 13 FPI. Mind that this radiator is only 35 mm instead of the 54 mm of the HWLabs radiators.

Since I am using the FT02, I currently have five 1850rpm Gentle Typhoons on my 360, so almost push pull ;) The question is this: Do you think it's worth it getting one of the above radiators? If so, which do you recon have the best performance increase? Or do you think it's a waste? Please chip in.

Personally I like the looks of the Magicool, but if it no better than my current setup, I won't consider it.
 
If you really want to spend money on an upgrade, go for the Magicool 540 with those really good silverstone air penetrator fans.
 
Since the 540 Magicool quite unexpectedly came in stock at a european dealer, I went ahead and bought it. Can't wait for it to arrive. I hope I can make a short log about the build.

EDIT: Do any of you have advice on whether I should use the Silverstone AP181's as push or pull on the radiator? I'm leaning a bit towards "pull". It would prevent damage to the radiator when inserting video cards and such, and perhaps give a bit more upwards flow in the case, but what do you think?
 
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Pull generally has a better sound profile according to most people.
 
Thanks for the advice. I will try to use pull then.

I already own three AP181's since they come with the case, so I guess I will give them a try first. Then I can always grab the FM181's if they get too worn.
 
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