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DVL73 · 12-19-2004, 06:33 PM

Hello forum (and YES I'm the forum virgin )

I'm new to watercooling, so would like to share same
questions with you.

As an nice Christmas gift, next week I will be the happy owner
of the following watercooling gear:

- Swiftech H20-120™ REV. 3 SERIES LIQUID COOLING KIT
(with the new MCP350 pump)
http://www.swiftnets.com/products/h20-120-R3-0.asp

- MCB-120™ "Radbox" radiator/fan housing
http://www.swiftnets.com/products/MCB-120.asp

- MCW50™ Graphics Card Liquid Coolers
http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcw50.asp
(with the adapter kit for the NV 6800 series)

My current system spec is P4 3.0 Prescott @ 3.5 OC and
Gainward 6800GT @ Ultra OC

New revision of the Swiftech kit seems very good (couple of
my friends actually recommended me the Rev3 of this kit)
and hopefuly this will cool nicely my Prescott & 6800GT.

Now, I can't decide should I maybe replace the 120.1 radiator
from the kit (I think it's blue BlackIcePro) with the 120.2 (dual fan
Thermochill 120.2 or HWLabs Black Ice Xtreme2 Radiator 120.2).
How much this will improve the cooling performance and is it worth
it at all ? I can easily mount the 120.2 in the Radbox outside of my
case ... so space is not the issue.

If I decide to buy the 120.2 rad what fans would you recommend ?
(I was thinking of 2x Panaflo 120mm FBA12G12H @7V).
As you may suspect, I would like to have silent setup!
Is it true that for large radiators (like Thermochill 120.2) high
CFM fans are required for the optimimum performance?
Is the BlackIce Pro 120.2 optimum soluton than, because
it should work OK with lower CFM fans?

Also, which barbs should I use ?? (Swiftech kit is using 1/2 OD
tubing, can I use the barbs from the kit?)

I'm just little bit concerned because of the ammount of heat
generated from the Prescott and NVIDIA 6800 GPU and if
120.1 radiator from the kit will suffice ???

MCP350 is the newest pump and in reality, a restrictive loop is
where the MCP350 should shine!! High head pressure = less
flow rate drop as restriction increases. So even when the MCP350
has little flow rate, it would still perform same or even better then
MCP6650 in a large loop?!

That's already too much questions

Thx

12-19-2004, 06:33 PM	#1
DVL73 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: UK Posts: 29	Swiftech H20-120 REV.3 how it will perform with 120.2 radiator ? Hello forum (and YES I'm the forum virgin ) I'm new to watercooling, so would like to share same questions with you. As an nice Christmas gift, next week I will be the happy owner of the following watercooling gear: - Swiftech H20-120™ REV. 3 SERIES LIQUID COOLING KIT (with the new MCP350 pump) http://www.swiftnets.com/products/h20-120-R3-0.asp - MCB-120™ "Radbox" radiator/fan housing http://www.swiftnets.com/products/MCB-120.asp - MCW50™ Graphics Card Liquid Coolers http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcw50.asp (with the adapter kit for the NV 6800 series) My current system spec is P4 3.0 Prescott @ 3.5 OC and Gainward 6800GT @ Ultra OC New revision of the Swiftech kit seems very good (couple of my friends actually recommended me the Rev3 of this kit) and hopefuly this will cool nicely my Prescott & 6800GT. Now, I can't decide should I maybe replace the 120.1 radiator from the kit (I think it's blue BlackIcePro) with the 120.2 (dual fan Thermochill 120.2 or HWLabs Black Ice Xtreme2 Radiator 120.2). How much this will improve the cooling performance and is it worth it at all ? I can easily mount the 120.2 in the Radbox outside of my case ... so space is not the issue. If I decide to buy the 120.2 rad what fans would you recommend ? (I was thinking of 2x Panaflo 120mm FBA12G12H @7V). As you may suspect, I would like to have silent setup! Is it true that for large radiators (like Thermochill 120.2) high CFM fans are required for the optimimum performance? Is the BlackIce Pro 120.2 optimum soluton than, because it should work OK with lower CFM fans? Also, which barbs should I use ?? (Swiftech kit is using 1/2 OD tubing, can I use the barbs from the kit?) I'm just little bit concerned because of the ammount of heat generated from the Prescott and NVIDIA 6800 GPU and if 120.1 radiator from the kit will suffice ??? MCP350 is the newest pump and in reality, a restrictive loop is where the MCP350 should shine!! High head pressure = less flow rate drop as restriction increases. So even when the MCP350 has little flow rate, it would still perform same or even better then MCP6650 in a large loop?! That's already too much questions Thx