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nexxo · 06-29-2005, 04:28 PM

I think the flow restriction on these is not nearly as great as people think (I mean, think about it...).

People often think that they are achieving the flowrates that their pump is capable of, but the reality is that by the time you add blocks and tubing this has gone down to 25%. Most people's system does not flow as fast as they think it does.

I also suspect that flow is, well, a bit overrated. I have 1.7 l/min (which I know for a fact). Yet this happily cools two Opteron 250s (2x85W) plus a Radeon 9800 (50W) on a single BIX, fanned by a low-flow Panaflo. The temps you see a few posts up were at an ambient room temp of 25C. Currently (at 21C) I get 45C and 43C for the CPUs and 28C for the system.

06-29-2005, 04:28 PM	#125
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	I think the flow restriction on these is not nearly as great as people think (I mean, think about it...). People often think that they are achieving the flowrates that their pump is capable of, but the reality is that by the time you add blocks and tubing this has gone down to 25%. Most people's system does not flow as fast as they think it does. I also suspect that flow is, well, a bit overrated. I have 1.7 l/min (which I know for a fact). Yet this happily cools two Opteron 250s (2x85W) plus a Radeon 9800 (50W) on a single BIX, fanned by a low-flow Panaflo. The temps you see a few posts up were at an ambient room temp of 25C. Currently (at 21C) I get 45C and 43C for the CPUs and 28C for the system. __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"