Any benefit from two heatercores?

Rayman2k2 · 02-22-2003, 07:05 PM

Okay, I have the option of buying either the chieftec full tower or the chieftec mid tower. My question is, would I benefit at all if I were to upgrade to the Chieftec full tower and add a second radiator? Here is what i WILL have:
Ehiem1250
A CPU Block(either the SwiftechMCW5000 or the CatharLRWW)
A GPU Block(either the SwiftechMCW50 or someother GPU block)
and maybe a HDD block(most likely #Rotor's HDD block)

The radiator i will get is equivalent to a XLR120, so, should I just stick with one? Or should I get two?

bigben2k · 02-22-2003, 09:02 PM

Your heatload is relatively low, so adding a second core *might* drop your temps by one degree (my guess).

KnightElite · 02-23-2003, 02:14 AM

Probably not, unless you have a really big heatload....

But then you can feel highly superior because of superior cooling goodness

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Rayman2k2 · 02-23-2003, 09:50 AM

well well well....look who it is

Rayman2k2 · 02-23-2003, 12:47 PM

Okay, so if I run two radiators, will it be okay if I have one radiator pulling air into the case, and another pulling it out? Basically, I will have one radiator pulling cool air in, and another pulling the air out. Is that okay? Cause the warm air from one radiator will be exhausting through another. My other option is to have both radiators pulling cool air in, but then I will have problems with exhausting the air....

hara · 02-23-2003, 01:03 PM

Don't worry about that. The case won't burst

Rayman2k2 · 02-23-2003, 01:15 PM

should I just drill some holes for the air to escape through then?

hydrogen18 · 02-23-2003, 01:33 PM

id have both pushing air into the case, having the cold external air blowing over the radiator/heatercore. Yeah, you can just drill some holes somewhere to let the air escape...or just mount a fangrill somewhere(with a hole behind it)without the fan...

g.l.amour · 02-23-2003, 01:35 PM

i got 2 HC'z; u don't need it, but you definately spin em fans slower ;-)

bigben2k · 02-23-2003, 01:36 PM

It's possible to run the same hot air, just run it through in the reverse order of the waterflow, i.e. stack the cores, with the fresh air going into the second core in the loop, first.

I doubt you'd see any temp difference at all, unless you've got pretty good airflow.

Case burst... LOL!

KnightElite · 02-23-2003, 01:44 PM

I've got my heatercores running that way... cool air sucked into one, then the same air through the next one. It still performs better than a single core.

02-22-2003, 07:05 PM	#1
Rayman2k2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 190	Any benefit from two heatercores? Okay, I have the option of buying either the chieftec full tower or the chieftec mid tower. My question is, would I benefit at all if I were to upgrade to the Chieftec full tower and add a second radiator? Here is what i WILL have: Ehiem1250 A CPU Block(either the SwiftechMCW5000 or the CatharLRWW) A GPU Block(either the SwiftechMCW50 or someother GPU block) and maybe a HDD block(most likely #Rotor's HDD block) The radiator i will get is equivalent to a XLR120, so, should I just stick with one? Or should I get two? __________________ -Insert Signature Here-

02-22-2003, 09:02 PM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Your heatload is relatively low, so adding a second core might drop your temps by one degree (my guess). __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

02-23-2003, 02:14 AM	#3
KnightElite Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Posts: 294	Probably not, unless you have a really big heatload.... But then you can feel highly superior because of superior cooling goodness . __________________ Can anyone else here say that they have a watercooled monster that's 45" tall?

02-23-2003, 09:50 AM	#4
Rayman2k2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 190	well well well....look who it is __________________ -Insert Signature Here-

02-23-2003, 12:47 PM	#5
Rayman2k2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 190	Okay, so if I run two radiators, will it be okay if I have one radiator pulling air into the case, and another pulling it out? Basically, I will have one radiator pulling cool air in, and another pulling the air out. Is that okay? Cause the warm air from one radiator will be exhausting through another. My other option is to have both radiators pulling cool air in, but then I will have problems with exhausting the air.... __________________ -Insert Signature Here-

02-23-2003, 01:03 PM	#6
hara Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Malta, Mediterranean Posts: 662	Don't worry about that. The case won't burst __________________ - Every great HD crash day is the day before back-up day. - My Past System - "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven." - Milton, Paradise Lost. - FMZ

02-23-2003, 01:15 PM	#7
Rayman2k2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 190	should I just drill some holes for the air to escape through then? __________________ -Insert Signature Here-

02-23-2003, 01:33 PM	#8
hydrogen18 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 248	id have both pushing air into the case, having the cold external air blowing over the radiator/heatercore. Yeah, you can just drill some holes somewhere to let the air escape...or just mount a fangrill somewhere(with a hole behind it)without the fan...

02-23-2003, 01:35 PM	#9
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	i got 2 HC'z; u don't need it, but you definately spin em fans slower ;-) __________________ yo soy un tiburón

02-23-2003, 01:36 PM	#10
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	It's possible to run the same hot air, just run it through in the reverse order of the waterflow, i.e. stack the cores, with the fresh air going into the second core in the loop, first. I doubt you'd see any temp difference at all, unless you've got pretty good airflow. Case burst... LOL! __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

02-23-2003, 01:44 PM	#11
KnightElite Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Posts: 294	I've got my heatercores running that way... cool air sucked into one, then the same air through the next one. It still performs better than a single core. __________________ Can anyone else here say that they have a watercooled monster that's 45" tall?

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