[nikhsub1]

Originally posted by garie
Hi, I'm planning to get the spiral or tc-4(when they come back in stock) from dtek and im planning to fit the dtek radiator with shroud in the bottom front of my lian li pc65. I'm gonna have to dremel some of the lower HD rack to fit the radiator setup, but I dont want to put the radiator on the top of the case.

My question is I think the eheim 1250 is too big for my case(the way i want the pump to be placed and setup) and I think the 1048 would be the better choice cuz its smaller. But would the performance difference be that drastic?since the 1250 has dbl the flow of the 1048? thanks for any help.

Also, which block is better the tc-4 or the spir@l? I was going to get the TC-4....but its still not in stock and I wanna get my setup done soon. Thanks!

Seems I have ALL blocks/pumps you are considering. I will give you MY experience, take it with a grain of salt as my results may be atypical and are certainly UNSCIENTIFIC and uncontrolled. The D-Tek Spir@l performed better for me with the 1048 than the 1250. The TC-4 performed well with the stock turbulators and the 1048, it seemed to suffer with the 1250. When I removed the turbulators and ran open channels, the 1250 did much better than with the turbulators. Maybe fractionally better than the 1048 with the stock turbulators but certainly nothing to write home about. I also use the D-Tek core with 2 shrouds, 2 120mm 86CFM Sunon fans. If I were you, based on my experience with these blocks/pumps, I would get the TC-4 and the 1048 and leave it at that. I have found that the TC-4 significantly outperforms the Spir@l with either pump. Hope this helps in your decision.