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Originally Posted by Cathar
Because I believe that the air-flow pressure drop with 30fpi is quite a deal higher than you've calculated...have a 24fpi rad here and it does choke air-flow quite subtantially. Am achieving better air-flow/performance with weak fans on the 14fpi rad than with the 2 x 24fpi rads. Other critical dimensions are within 10% of eath other.
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After lots and lots of searching, and seeing that prices for what I wanted ran pretty high, I had decided that I would go for the Black Ice Pro 3 ($105) and call it a day. But I did not realize that the BIP3 was a 24FPI. Assuming both rads are 1" thick max, how much of a temp diff is there from 24 to 14? Also how much cooling area do I need assuming a full loop like you described above as well as a submerged pump and a hardcore oc? Below are the heatercores I have been considering but again they don't look WAFO, but I figure if maybe one is 18 or 16 FPI it would be better then 24, but in the end I may be stuck with a best of 24FPI.
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/2-763.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/2-681.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/94771.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/94496.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/94495.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/94483.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/94764.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/2-735.htm
http://www.a-1injectors.com/heatercore/buynow/2-726.htm
I am liking the last one (2-726) best as it is single pass but it is pricey. Could I get away with one or would I need two and assuming it too was 24FPI would I still be better off with a BIP3?