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Unread 01-26-2005, 04:06 PM   #16
Jimbo Mahoney
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Aren't the G5's twice the price though?

Also, rather than starting a new thread.......

Radiators:

Why do people use heatercores? I'm assuming - size and cost (they are cheaper than those rip-off PC-specific radiators and are small enough to do internally mounted case systems?).

Has anyone used a car radiator before? I used one from a Rover Mini before and was very pleased with the temps I was getting.

This time, I have a larger rad (30cm x 40cm core) bought for £10 from Ebay (brand new).

Using my crude calculations, it can do 1527 watts with a 10'C delta T (water / air), 3.8lpm water flow and some reasonable fans. (Source = http://www.overclockers.com/articles778/index05.asp and a simple conversion from the 120.3 to my 30cm x 40cm).

Presumably, with a 5'C delta T, it would dissipate 750 watts, or thereabouts? Also, is heat dissipation linear with airflow, so if I halve the airflow, I get 375 watts?

Thanks for any critique......
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