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rocketmanx · 01-28-2004, 09:37 PM

and some thoughts.

Comp water cooling has gotten down to the nitty gritty of tweaking performance from all the components including the temp in the pumps now. The question I've had i my head for a while now is what will happen with the rad end of the system next? The pumps that have been found recently are highgly efficient and have a very high performance to heat induced ratio. They still add some heat to the system regardless, albeit small compared to pumps of similar performance. How much performance is to be gained if the heat from the added pump performance weren't (nearly as big) an issue and the benefit was just extra performance?
What if a "rad" was used that was capable of dissipating the extra heat from the motor as well as the heat from the different blocks/chips in the system? Is there still performance to be gained through increased flow rate over a high end Iwaki or better if the heat were NOT and issue?
I have several ideas on how to deal with the extra heat without adding much restriction to the system, but am wondering if it would be worth it to test out my ideas? How many degrees can be left to gain?

01-28-2004, 09:37 PM	#1
rocketmanx Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 127	The convection end of the cooling system, questions and some thoughts. Comp water cooling has gotten down to the nitty gritty of tweaking performance from all the components including the temp in the pumps now. The question I've had i my head for a while now is what will happen with the rad end of the system next? The pumps that have been found recently are highgly efficient and have a very high performance to heat induced ratio. They still add some heat to the system regardless, albeit small compared to pumps of similar performance. How much performance is to be gained if the heat from the added pump performance weren't (nearly as big) an issue and the benefit was just extra performance? What if a "rad" was used that was capable of dissipating the extra heat from the motor as well as the heat from the different blocks/chips in the system? Is there still performance to be gained through increased flow rate over a high end Iwaki or better if the heat were NOT and issue? I have several ideas on how to deal with the extra heat without adding much restriction to the system, but am wondering if it would be worth it to test out my ideas? How many degrees can be left to gain? __________________ "The more I learn the less I know, but I never knew as much as when I was sixteen" Last edited by rocketmanx; 01-28-2004 at 09:43 PM.