[WaterPog]

Another drawback of the cube style radiators is the thickness. As the radiator gets thicker it gets harder to push the air through them, but they have more surface area than a similarly sized thin radiator. Problem is that we are very air-flow limited in most cases, and when the pressure drop accross the cooler core goes up the airflow goes down. So you will eventually reach a point of diminishing returns by makning the cooler thicker. I would try to stick to a large flat radiator whenever possible, that way you can use a thin radiator...get lots of air flow per fan, and use more fans to boot. Something like a B&M stacked plate transmission cooler where you would have low coolant flow loss due to the multuple flow paths, and low air flow loss due to the thin open construction. These radiators can work with either 2 120mm fans or 3 92 mm fans depending on radiator size and mounting.

I plan on mounting one of these on the top of my case, with the fans mounted in the case to the bottom of the top skin. I will be using the top 2 5.25" drive bays to duct air to the fans, which will be pointed straight up into the radiator. I will also be using AC 110V fans and pump to reduce load on the PC power supply which will be setup on a relay to turn on with the PC. I have plans later for a system which will vary fan speed based on coolant temp, but may never use it.

Hope this helps....

Eric