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Ozymand · 07-13-2004, 03:42 PM

I'm wondering if Bill is trying to imply is that the heatercore is only as effective as how much airflow one can get through it. The current heatercores are very thick and tend to be restrictive in nature (versus airflow). An oil cooler tends to have much less finning and shallower depth (and of course less surface area), but would that additional airflow (when comparing identical setups of fans and shrouds) offset the resistance of a normal 2" thick heatercore when applied in a PC setup?

Or maybe I'm just misleading myself down a different path...

07-13-2004, 03:42 PM	#27
Ozymand Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 22	I'm wondering if Bill is trying to imply is that the heatercore is only as effective as how much airflow one can get through it. The current heatercores are very thick and tend to be restrictive in nature (versus airflow). An oil cooler tends to have much less finning and shallower depth (and of course less surface area), but would that additional airflow (when comparing identical setups of fans and shrouds) offset the resistance of a normal 2" thick heatercore when applied in a PC setup? Or maybe I'm just misleading myself down a different path... __________________ Abit NF7-S \| Athlon XP 2500+ Mobile \| ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB Aircool'ed for now, Watercool'ed in the near future.