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redleader · 10-07-2002, 07:11 PM

Whats the point of the Micro? A quiet fan like an L1A is going to abolutely choke. 80mm fans just can't handle that kind of flow resistance gracefully like a 120mm. You're going to end up needing a louder fan and still get temps comparable to air.

For example my current setup has 3 25CFM 80mm fans on a huge heatercore. They're ducted and have tons of space t blow through. They still barely flow at all. My coolant temps are 10C above ambient !

Now you're going to reduce flow by nearly a third and probably have 80% of my heat load. How well do you think that will work?

10-07-2002, 07:11 PM	#8
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	Whats the point of the Micro? A quiet fan like an L1A is going to abolutely choke. 80mm fans just can't handle that kind of flow resistance gracefully like a 120mm. You're going to end up needing a louder fan and still get temps comparable to air. For example my current setup has 3 25CFM 80mm fans on a huge heatercore. They're ducted and have tons of space t blow through. They still barely flow at all. My coolant temps are 10C above ambient ! Now you're going to reduce flow by nearly a third and probably have 80% of my heat load. How well do you think that will work?