BIX2: Shroud needed?

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OK, the HW Labs website mentions as one of the distintive features of the BIX2:

"Built-in plenum chamber for increased performance and noise reduction."

I know a shroud would help, but is it actually needed? (well, "needed" is too strong of a word. Would it make a 6C+ difference assuming ~250W heat load?).

 

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250W? Peltier?

I doubt it would be 6C different, but it would be at least 1-2C different.

Why the BIX2 anyways? There are many heatercores that size that work just as well or better for a lot less $$.

 

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I am with GP. Don't waste your time unless you really need the size. First the BIX has fan mounts, but I would not call them shrouds. You really need the fan or fans to be mounted .75" or more off of the face of the core. Cores with fans mounted directly flush to the core get no cooling on the core in the center area, plus the fan does not pull the CFM's as a fan spaced out from the core.

 

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I purchased it as an experiment to see if I can get some room back in my case. I had a 1967 Camero core in there that was taking up all my room. If I can mount the BIX2 right up to the fans without loosing too much performance, I'll be very happy indeed. 6C was about the threshold of pain...

Two Xeons and a nice video card eat as much juice as a peltier.

 

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Maybe if I can do a nice shallow shroud. My old one was 2.5", maybe that was my problem...

 

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wormwood said:

Two Xeons and a nice video card eat as much juice as a peltier.

Click to expand...

About 60W * 2 plus about 40W = very roughly 160W.

 

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From Intel's web site, they are 85W each, or 170W. The FX video card supposedly (according to Tom's hardware, but we know what that means...) is at 75W, total 245W. Which is about as much juice as a peltier.

EDIT: Either way, it's still a lot-o-juice...

 

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Oh. You've got an FX.