heater core or black ice?

SonixOS · 05-20-2002, 11:29 PM

I want to get a radiator to replace my big arse rad http://www.nubia.org/pics/dsc_015.jpg and get a smaller one and possibly try to get everyting for my w/c www.nubia.org/pics inside my pc.

So Heater core or Black Ice? WHY?

:shrug: - sonix - :shrug:

Brad · 05-21-2002, 03:30 AM

if you're fussed about size, you'd be better to get a black ice, simply because they are about the smallest you can fit a 120mm fan onto. If you have a bit more size than that, then you can start looking at a heater core

Pinkster · 05-21-2002, 05:58 AM

a black ice xtreeme is pretty much the same design as a heatercore... just smaller.. so it dosent perform as well... with a black ice extreeme you probably will only notice a degree or 2 C higher temp than if you used a heatercore...
so if you can fit either a 6x6x2 or maybe even a 6x9x2 heatercore get it if youre prepared to make a shroud for it (not that scary dont need any special tools really just get a thin sheet of aluminium, bend it where required, cut it, and drill some holes in it)... as it performs better than a black ice extreme but is cheaper ...
but if you dont have the space in your case or find building a shroud too scary and you got the cash then a biX should do fine and only perform a couple of degrees less with an average (100w) heatload.

SonixOS · 05-21-2002, 07:39 PM

Do u have a picture of what you are saying Pinkster?

- sonix -

deeznuts · 05-21-2002, 08:10 PM

http://dtekcustoms.safeshopper.com/19/cat19.htm?327

there are some small premade ones.

05-20-2002, 11:29 PM	#1
SonixOS Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 282	heater core or black ice? I want to get a radiator to replace my big arse rad http://www.nubia.org/pics/dsc_015.jpg and get a smaller one and possibly try to get everyting for my w/c www.nubia.org/pics inside my pc. So Heater core or Black Ice? WHY? :shrug: - sonix - :shrug:

05-21-2002, 03:30 AM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	if you're fussed about size, you'd be better to get a black ice, simply because they are about the smallest you can fit a 120mm fan onto. If you have a bit more size than that, then you can start looking at a heater core __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-21-2002, 05:58 AM	#3
Pinkster Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: adelaide, australia Posts: 61	a black ice xtreeme is pretty much the same design as a heatercore... just smaller.. so it dosent perform as well... with a black ice extreeme you probably will only notice a degree or 2 C higher temp than if you used a heatercore... so if you can fit either a 6x6x2 or maybe even a 6x9x2 heatercore get it if youre prepared to make a shroud for it (not that scary dont need any special tools really just get a thin sheet of aluminium, bend it where required, cut it, and drill some holes in it)... as it performs better than a black ice extreme but is cheaper ... but if you dont have the space in your case or find building a shroud too scary and you got the cash then a biX should do fine and only perform a couple of degrees less with an average (100w) heatload. __________________ whats a sig? Last edited by Pinkster; 05-21-2002 at 06:00 AM.

05-21-2002, 07:39 PM	#4
SonixOS Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 282	Do u have a picture of what you are saying Pinkster? - sonix -

05-21-2002, 08:10 PM	#5
deeznuts Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: san diego Posts: 142	http://dtekcustoms.safeshopper.com/19/cat19.htm?327 there are some small premade ones.

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