Using a car radiator for passive cooling?

Makaijin · 08-05-2003, 11:35 AM

I was browsing on ebay and I saw a brand new rover 214 radiator for sale. It measures at about 50cm x 40 cm x 5 cm. The type of fins are the heatercore style, it's basically a big heatercore if you know what i mean.

I was wondering, will it be good enough for passive cooling if i bolted it on the side of a full tower case? Will it be good enough for a dual amd (barton with L5 mod) as well as a 9800 non pro. I do plan on some moderate overclocking. Since I am building this as a mainly Audio Workstation (as well as the odd fragging) so the quieter the better.

redleader · 08-05-2003, 03:12 PM

Its not like a heatercore. They're made differently and use aluminum, not brass. It will probably work though. Just take precautions since you're dealing with mixed metal.

Makaijin · 08-05-2003, 04:12 PM

Nonono, one of the reason that had me thinking was the fact this radiator is made of copper, not aluminium.

Here is the link to the item on ebay.

08-05-2003, 11:35 AM	#1
Makaijin Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 17	Using a car radiator for passive cooling? I was browsing on ebay and I saw a brand new rover 214 radiator for sale. It measures at about 50cm x 40 cm x 5 cm. The type of fins are the heatercore style, it's basically a big heatercore if you know what i mean. I was wondering, will it be good enough for passive cooling if i bolted it on the side of a full tower case? Will it be good enough for a dual amd (barton with L5 mod) as well as a 9800 non pro. I do plan on some moderate overclocking. Since I am building this as a mainly Audio Workstation (as well as the odd fragging) so the quieter the better.

08-05-2003, 03:12 PM	#2
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	Its not like a heatercore. They're made differently and use aluminum, not brass. It will probably work though. Just take precautions since you're dealing with mixed metal.

08-05-2003, 04:12 PM	#3
Makaijin Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 17	Nonono, one of the reason that had me thinking was the fact this radiator is made of copper, not aluminium. Here is the link to the item on ebay.

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