Watercool HTF2-X-Triple Radiator

DJD · 05-03-2003, 03:30 AM

Hello. First post in this forum.

I am about to buy this radiator

Details:

Quote:

- very powerful design with large surface (the copper pipe is more than 9 m long)
- the cooling liquid flows parallel through the pipes at the same time which helps to avoid streaming loss
- turbo fins for optimal heat dissipation
- antechamber for the air which provides consistent pressure build-up
- optimized for slow rotating fans with a diameter of 120 mm
- fan installation using included screw threads
- screw threads at both sides of the cooling unit for installation in or at the case
- high quality material
- G ¼ inch screw-in sockets for installation with all connecting systems
- robust powder coating

Material: Pipes: copper (diameter 8 mm), Fins: aluminium, Sides: stainless steal
Dimensions outside: 405 x 137 x 58 mm
Installation: 12x M4 screw threads on top (for three fans with a diameter of 120 mm), 4x M4 screw threads at both sides (for the installation in or at the case)
Compressive strength: until 30 bar
Surface: black, powder coating, stainless steal, polished
Connection: 2x screw threads G ¼ inch (angel of 90°)
Included in delivery: HT-Flat, instructions for installation, 12x M4 screws, hex-wrench, 2-year-guarantee for pressure tightness and workmanship

Do any of you have used this before?
Thanx in advance for your answers

8-Ball · 05-03-2003, 06:08 AM

Is suspect it will have a very high pressure drop. ie, you won't get much flow through it.

Do you have a link? Where's it from?

8-ball

DJD · 05-03-2003, 06:16 AM

Thanx for the quick reply.
You can find it here .

Cheers,
DJD

redleader · 05-03-2003, 07:22 PM

94 Euros!?

Holy shit thats over priced. I got 10 * 6 inch heater core for less then a third of that.

8-Ball · 05-04-2003, 05:47 AM

Maybe so, but not everyone here wants a piece of car jammed in their case. I for one would never get a heatercore, because I'd like my system to actually look nice.

And I know you can dress a heatercore up, but it will never look as nice as one of these.

8-ball

Animal982 · 05-04-2003, 04:32 PM

Have you considered the Thermochill 120.3 radiator listed at http://www.thermochill.com? BillA is supposed to publish his review of the entire line of Thermochill radiators to the Overclockers website sometime soon.

pippin88 · 05-04-2003, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 8-Ball
Maybe so, but not everyone here wants a piece of car jammed in their case. I for one would never get a heatercore, because I'd like my system to actually look nice.

And I know you can dress a heatercore up, but it will never look as nice as one of these.

8-ball

Why not? This aint some magical thing, it's just the same as a heatercore/radiator with a bit of paint and a nice shroud.

joemac · 05-04-2003, 05:00 PM

That is one fine looking Rad.. You will need to do one of two things:

1. Find a block that is not dependent on high flow.
2. Get a very high flow, etc pump
3. Any combination of both

Ooopss I said two

oh well

UnloadeD · 05-05-2003, 12:38 AM

Is that an actual pic of it or is rendered? Doesn't look real to me.

peace.
unloaded

redleader · 05-05-2003, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Maybe so, but not everyone here wants a piece of car jammed in their case. I for one would never get a heatercore, because I'd like my system to actually look nice.

And I know you can dress a heatercore up, but it will never look as nice as one of these.

No offense, but if you actually care about what the inside of your case looks like, you need to get out more. Getting watercooling gear for looks is about as productive as ricing up your engine block.

DJD · 05-06-2003, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Animal982
Have you considered the Thermochill 120.3 radiator listed at http://www.thermochill.com? BillA is supposed to publish his review of the entire line of Thermochill radiators to the Overclockers website sometime soon.

I had that rad in my plans too and thats what i finally bought. After a couple of emails with watercooling.de guys they told me that the X-Triple uses 1/4" internal diametre.. and thats way too little for me.

So after reading BillAs' post i convinced to buy the Thermochill 120.3. I would propably have it middle next week at my hands and i will let you know how it works.
Cheers guys and thanx for you comments

Cyco-Dude · 05-07-2003, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by redleader
No offense, but if you actually care about what the inside of your case looks like, you need to get out more. Getting watercooling gear for looks is about as productive as ricing up your engine block.

i disagree; i certainly would'nt want a mess of tubing / wiring / ugly components etc, especially if youve got a window.

back to the thread - thats a pretty big rad. im assuming you're going to mount it in some external enclosure? would it even fit inside any case?? lol

jtroutma · 05-08-2003, 05:38 PM

My question is this.....would anyone (outside of running dual 226W pelts) really need that big of a radiator?!?!?!

BillA · 05-08-2003, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jtroutma
My question is this.....would anyone (outside of running dual 226W pelts) really need that big of a radiator?!?!?!

with 3 low speed fans @ 7V = absolutely silent, and coolant still as close to amb as is about possible
but they are BIG, no question 'bout that

- more efficient than the round tube type BTW

CheeseBall · 05-08-2003, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Posted by 8-Ball: Maybe so, but not everyone here wants a piece of car jammed in their case. I for one would never get a heatercore, because I'd like my system to actually look nice.

.

Mine will, well the shroud will be covering 80% of the core. What will be showing is the top tanks and barbs. I am going to paint the shroud and visible parts chrome. It's going to be sexy.

bigben2k · 05-08-2003, 07:48 PM

I can certainly relate to 8-Ball's comment, having just received my heatercore this week: it looks like it was dipped in solder, and not neatly cleaned up at all.

But it isn't anything that can't be fixed, with a little TLC

I'm also throwing in a blower, which is another car part, but it'll be covered in a custom made fiberglass shell.

Cost and functionality are greater issues than looks, for me.

To each his own.:shrug:

BillA · 05-08-2003, 07:58 PM

bet you change that "blower" out pronto
n - o - i - s - e

bigben2k · 05-08-2003, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by unregistered
bet you change that "blower" out pronto
n - o - i - s - e

Actually, they're surprisingly quiet.

I pulled the blower out of my defunct 85 Mazda 200SX, and wired it straight to an old car battery. With the housing stripped off, it's actually quite tolerable, dare I say, comfortable!

I do however plan to undervolt it: I realize that everything will try to shake away with it.

BillA · 05-08-2003, 08:21 PM

let us know
there may be a 'background noise' issue
what is quiet to one may well not seem so to another

DJD · 05-09-2003, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jtroutma
My question is this.....would anyone (outside of running dual 226W pelts) really need that big of a radiator?!?!?!

I will be running a 220W peltier on the cpu and one 68w at the R9700. The radiator should be here by thursday-friday.. and i will let you know how it works, cheers

Animal982 · 05-09-2003, 01:48 AM

Im looking forward to see how it performs for you since I myself am looking to getting one of the Thermochill 120.3 rads for my first water + tec system setup.

8-Ball · 05-09-2003, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by unregistered
with 3 low speed fans @ 7V = absolutely silent, and coolant still as close to amb as is about possible
but they are BIG, no question 'bout that

- more efficient than the round tube type BTW

BillA,

Are you talking about the thermochill here or the HTF2-X?

8-ball

BillA · 05-09-2003, 07:33 AM

ThermoChill
have tested all 5 of the buggers
in fact am using a HE 120.1 horizontally in the bottom front of a PC60 case

05-03-2003, 06:08 AM	#2
8-Ball Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford University, UK Posts: 452	Is suspect it will have a very high pressure drop. ie, you won't get much flow through it. Do you have a link? Where's it from? 8-ball __________________ For those who believe that water needs to travel slowly through the radiator for optimum performance, read the following thread. READ ALL OF THIS!!!!

05-04-2003, 05:47 AM	#5
8-Ball Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford University, UK Posts: 452	Maybe so, but not everyone here wants a piece of car jammed in their case. I for one would never get a heatercore, because I'd like my system to actually look nice. And I know you can dress a heatercore up, but it will never look as nice as one of these. 8-ball __________________ For those who believe that water needs to travel slowly through the radiator for optimum performance, read the following thread. READ ALL OF THIS!!!!

05-04-2003, 04:32 PM	#6
Animal982 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PA Posts: 10	Have you considered the Thermochill 120.3 radiator listed at http://www.thermochill.com? BillA is supposed to publish his review of the entire line of Thermochill radiators to the Overclockers website sometime soon. Last edited by Animal982; 05-06-2003 at 11:08 AM.

05-08-2003, 05:38 PM	#13
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	My question is this.....would anyone (outside of running dual 226W pelts) really need that big of a radiator?!?!?! __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

05-08-2003, 07:48 PM	#16
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	I can certainly relate to 8-Ball's comment, having just received my heatercore this week: it looks like it was dipped in solder, and not neatly cleaned up at all. But it isn't anything that can't be fixed, with a little TLC I'm also throwing in a blower, which is another car part, but it'll be covered in a custom made fiberglass shell. Cost and functionality are greater issues than looks, for me. To each his own.:shrug: __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

05-03-2003, 06:16 AM	#3
DJD Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: Greece Posts: 11	Thanx for the quick reply. You can find it here . Cheers, DJD

05-03-2003, 07:22 PM	#4
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	94 Euros!? Holy shit thats over priced. I got 10 * 6 inch heater core for less then a third of that.

05-04-2003, 05:00 PM	#8
joemac Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Dallas Posts: 339	That is one fine looking Rad.. You will need to do one of two things: 1. Find a block that is not dependent on high flow. 2. Get a very high flow, etc pump 3. Any combination of both Ooopss I said two oh well

05-05-2003, 12:38 AM	#9
UnloadeD Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MidWest USA Posts: 176	Is that an actual pic of it or is rendered? Doesn't look real to me. peace. unloaded

05-08-2003, 07:58 PM	#17
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	bet you change that "blower" out pronto n - o - i - s - e

05-08-2003, 08:21 PM	#19
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	let us know there may be a 'background noise' issue what is quiet to one may well not seem so to another

05-09-2003, 01:48 AM	#21
Animal982 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PA Posts: 10	Im looking forward to see how it performs for you since I myself am looking to getting one of the Thermochill 120.3 rads for my first water + tec system setup.

05-09-2003, 07:33 AM	#23
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	ThermoChill have tested all 5 of the buggers in fact am using a HE 120.1 horizontally in the bottom front of a PC60 case

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