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for quietness, how difficult would it be to create a watercooled setup using a radiator that wouldn't require fans? how big of a radiator would you have to have?
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FRAGN'STIEN said:Like safemode said you'll need a big rad like this.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/pe6a6a43008f7a67cec07b1d63e0497a6/fcee308c.jpg[img]
Running it passive would work, but your temps will slowly creep up unless you keep it open to the air. I will be using this in a wood box so I'm using two Rotron fans down volted for somewhat quietness. Also as safemode said you'll need a pretty hefty pump to get any decent flow through it which is why I picked up a 1140GPH pump to push the coolant through. [/B][/QUOTE]
what pump and rad are you using? how much did they cost?
i was thinking maybe getting a huge rad like that then make one hell of a fan shroud somehow and have a very undervolted, slower than you'd ever imagine 120mm fan pulling air through the shroud. it'd be silent and still put the water at ambient :)
FRAGN'STIEN said:The rad I bought off Ebay. It's a Lytron 6320 all copper rad. The pump I'm using with this project is a Lifeguard Quiet one pump it's rated at 1140GPH and a shut off head of 15' although I would recommend an Iwaki with it's lower wattage. The Lifeguard puts out 85w which is a little high, but I got a real good deal on it. This will all be in a wood box with two Comair Rotron Patriot fans. I'm setting this up for a multiple block project, ie: CPU, GPU, NB, HDD all in parallel run though manafolds. Not really for any performance gains, but just for fun as this setup would just be overkill any other way.
warenb said:ok, about half an hour ago i was looking in the ultimate case thread and saw a rad called a lytron or whatever, and didnt know what it was so looked it up and saw this site http://www.procooling.com/articles/html/project__airspirits_watercoole.php he was saying his rad was backing up the flow alot and saw some pics of similar rads here and was just wondering if anyone has tried to mod one like it to get higher flow, eg. saw off the tubing half way, then make it paralell?