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Originally Posted by redleader
the ubiquitous 'bigmama' core available locally in virtually any populated area.
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Actually, if you're getting one of these, go for the Mercury Montego core, not the Chevette - approx same price but inlet/outlet pipes are suitable for 1/2 ID tubing without soldering J.B.welding anything - just cut down to stubs.
Coupled with the coolingworks shroud, these are nearly as easy to install as a BI Xtreme (with
two of these shrouds they
are as easy as a BI - just a matter of placing it on a case hole for a 120mm fan).
All that said, if BI made a slightly larger frontal area rad - same thickness as the "pro" series - for a semi-reasonable price a lot of folks would probably be using that. Sometimes there just isn't
room for the 2x120mm fan setup. I
do think that a minimum frontal area is in the 220-230 sq cm range, though.