Hello,
I'm currently building a new
HTPC/fileserver. Due to the amount of hardware going in there I need to make my first rad box. To stay with the HTPC theme the rad box will be in the shape of a subwoofer (1 foot cube using 3/4" MDF).
The heat load it need to dissipate silently is about 210W (D820 + 8 HDDs) using a Swiftech Storm and two homemade HDD blocks that will mount to the sides of the drives. Total tubing will be under 10 feet of 1/2" Tygon.
The question is now what to put inside the cube itself:
Rad option 1: Singe PA160 mounted at the bottom and a single silent 120mm fan at the back wall. The airflow is in through the rad and out the back.
Rad option 2: Dual PA160 monted on left and right side and then two silent fans at the back. The airflow is in through the rads and out the back.
Rad option 3: Wait for the PA120.2 and mount it at the bottom and have 2 fans at the back. The airflow is in through the rad and out the back.
Pump option a: Single Eheim 1048.
Pump option b: Dual Eheim 1048 in series as per Cathar's post
here.
Pump option c: Single Laing D5.
The fan(s) will be controlled by a T Balancer and a
6" Themotube for easy filling and bleeding.
Which combination above will make me a happy mashie in the long run?