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General Liquid/Water Cooling Discussion For discussion about Full Cooling System kits, or general cooling topics. Keep specific cooling items like pumps, radiators, etc... in their specific forums. |
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03-31-2000, 11:18 PM | #1 |
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radiator?
where can i buy a good radiator online? i want something that looks decent too
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04-23-2000, 01:41 AM | #2 |
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04-23-2000, 02:24 AM | #3 |
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I would actually look @ some auto parts places, the nice Hayden, or Imperial Tranny coolers seem to look better then anything that I have seen used on PC's before.
my Imperial one was worth every penny I paid. (48$) it cools DAMN good, adn looks just awesome. And there isnt ANY sharp corners on it. Its an Imperial Maxi-Cool ------------------ C-ya Joe |
04-23-2000, 02:27 AM | #4 |
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Also I think the Senfu kits are sorta cheap in quality. Nothing personal against them. But I was playing with a setup a friend got, and it was nothing close to teh quality of cooling blocks I got from Scott @ Coolchip.com . Just seemed to low fo quality for anything I would use.
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04-25-2000, 08:52 PM | #5 |
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I personally have a thing against the waterblocks from coolchip....
they don't really cool that well at all. they are worthless for peltiers, and can be compared with an Alpha, orbs, or the VOS-32 for heat removal. |
04-26-2000, 12:32 AM | #6 |
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say what you will, but with coolchip blocks I took a CPU down to -20C
I use em on all my machines. I wont buy a Senfu or Aqua stealth anytime soon. Coolchip is having some mfg problems right now but only with thread fittings. The blocks I get are always flat, smooth, and cool well. The block I am not sure abou is the liquid radiation one... havent tried it yet. You can try OC Hideout but there has been a good bit of complaining about quality and business ethics there. ------------------ C-ya Joe |
04-26-2000, 02:35 PM | #7 |
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I used a 173watt pelt on one of em.
I burnt my fingers on the block. ALLL The other blocks from mfgs out there have been able to take this load. Albeit they got warm. The coolchip just DID not transfer heat from the block to the water well at all... that's y I'm making my own, for like $5, that should outperform EVERYTHING out there. bar none. |
04-26-2000, 05:38 PM | #8 |
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you make it yet?
I am just taking a peice of box tubing, TIG welding sides and tubes for the mounting bolts, and 2x 3/8" fittings. It will be thin walled but strong enuf to hold up. No time to work on it though. So it will prolly never get built. ------------------ C-ya Joe |
11-20-2000, 02:17 PM | #9 |
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joe, where can someoen get that raidator you just did an article on? i have looked everyware and cannot find one. let me know pwease! my bro wants 1..
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11-20-2000, 03:07 PM | #10 |
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oscarmeyer, the radiator I used in that article was a Hayden 676. Pep Boys and NAPA auto parts stores carry Hayden transmission coolers. That particular model was not in the stores so I had to order it through one of the local NAPA stores.
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11-21-2000, 12:42 AM | #11 |
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11-27-2000, 12:48 AM | #12 |
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They have a new radiator at Dangerden that looks cool.
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11-27-2000, 12:59 AM | #13 |
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Gotta Link? or a pic?
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11-27-2000, 01:10 AM | #14 |
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Stolen right from their site
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12-01-2000, 05:46 AM | #15 |
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niiiice dangerden radiator... but how much? i'm going to find out
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12-01-2000, 07:47 AM | #16 |
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For some reason I think those black ones ( like the the one OCWC sells ) would rock compared to the D-Den block. Hmmm...
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12-01-2000, 08:12 AM | #17 |
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Too bad finding them from a direct retailer is almost mytical. Everyone seems to "have their source". But I'm not complaining yet, my junkyard radiator is doing me justice so far.
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12-01-2000, 09:05 AM | #18 |
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the only reason I say is cause I think the obver all flow resistance of both the air through it and the coolant through the lines would be much lower.
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12-01-2000, 09:24 AM | #19 |
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So why might it be a bad radiator? I am thinking of getting one and will prolly wait till I see a review pop up before I buy ...
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12-03-2000, 01:54 PM | #20 | |
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It wouldn't be a BAD radiator. Hell, its probably awesome. But Joe is saying that it is prob. not as good as the OCWC radiators. I wonder if we can get one to review...
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12-03-2000, 02:01 PM | #21 |
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I'll review it if needed ... I am going to get one anyway for my "Smallest Watercooled Box" this will be so incredibly cool, I have figured out what I am going to get to make a 10" watercooled cube ... out of plexiglass, it will be slick .... now to ocme up with a better name ... some sort of good acronym ...
BTW - It is going to also be the first MicroWTX case ever! Yes you read right it is going to be WTX in miniature form |
12-03-2000, 04:58 PM | #22 |
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yeh it wont be BAD, but in some ways I think the smaller 4" from OCWC would be supperior.
yeh Kev we should get one. ------------------ C-ya Joe - Owner/Editor www.ProCooling.com Where the Completely Addicted Come to Cool Off Somebody set up us the bomb. |
12-03-2000, 08:56 PM | #23 | |
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Working on it, Joe ...
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12-04-2000, 01:30 AM | #24 |
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I like the dangerden radiator because of the copper tubing in it, versus having a copperwater block with an aluminum radiator which can cause you to get the corrosive "battery" affect going on...somthing im going to be thinking about in the next system i build, but for now water wetter will have to do,also the danderden radiator is upwards of 60.00!
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12-04-2000, 01:51 AM | #25 |
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Well, water wetter solves the problem of corrosion. As far as radiators go, the one that OCWC sells splits up the water into little channels. I think this is the best way to go.
Use your dinner as an example. You've got these mashed potatos. They are INCREDIBLY HOT (never seen really hot mashed potatos before, but bare w/ me here ). Would it be best to stick metal pins in the mashed potatos and blow a fan on them? Or would it be best to spread the mashed potatos into a bunch of smaller piles, stick pins in those, and then blow the fan on them? Hehe. I love that example . |
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