Innovatek's HTCS Convection Radiator - $329.99!!!!!

SemiCycle · Feb 13, 2004

I did a couple searches, but didn't see anyone talking about this yet.

The price of $329.99 seems CRAZY though. Then again, I spent $117 on my radiator so I'm not too much better.

http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=HSPC&Category_Code=HTCSrad

Is it just me or are they trying to sell art, not performance pc cooling components?

CGR · Feb 13, 2004

Ehhhhhhhh.... Well it looks kinda cool, but not for that price. Frankly I dont see what benefits it will give cooling wise. There is just so much heat that can be dissipated through passive means. And generally in order to reach an acceptable dissipation rate you need far more surface area then that thing produces.

I cant even tell if the water goes up the columns or not. Certainly a waste of desk space.

Diggrr · Feb 13, 2004

It does appear to have the water rising into and returning down out of those columns .."dual flow internal system".

It's not really my cup of tea, but hey, the world is full of people with more money than brains.
It would be quite silent, but I certainly wouldn't use it on an overclocked system.

I can also think of at least 2 ways to make it for less (besides markup from two companies)....if I only had a mill.

Not bad, just not what I like. The blue/silver is purty though.

vonkaar · Feb 13, 2004

Holy crap, way to kill your pumps pressure... you'd send it in with a nice and steady flow and you'll get a mere trickle coming out. That's a lot of vertical travel =/.

CGR · Feb 13, 2004

Might be an issue for lower gph pumps.. but 300gph+ pumps shouldnt have a problem.

of course it depends on how the flowrate is in the rest of your system..

Arkangyl · Feb 13, 2004

damn thats crazy...

Voodoo Rufus · Feb 13, 2004

Well, what from Innovatek ISN'T expensive?

People would be better off building their own case around a passive sink setup by buying old audio amplifier heatsinks or test equip. sinks.

vonkaar · Feb 13, 2004

CGR said:
Might be an issue for lower gph pumps.. but 300gph+ pumps shouldnt have a problem.

of course it depends on how the flowrate is in the rest of your system..

GPH != Pressure
Pressure > GPH for 95% of every WC system.
That rad would kill the pressure of almost every pump we hobbyists use.

repilce · Feb 13, 2004

WTF

.. garbage if you ask me..

CGR · Feb 13, 2004

vonkaar said:
GPH != Pressure
Pressure > GPH for 95% of every WC system.
That rad would kill the pressure of almost every pump we hobbyists use.

I was more refering about the head limit..

vudoodoodoo · Feb 13, 2004

Looks neat though. HAHA.

Yes, Innovtek is uber expensive. I don't really like them, but their stuff do look nice.

vonkaar · Feb 13, 2004

Pressure = head. GPH isn't head. Putting 24" of vertical travel effectively removes 24" from your pump's pressure (head) rating.

Voodoo Rufus · Feb 13, 2004

Only if the tubing is one way. If it comes back down you regain most of it less the tubing losses.

wannaoc · Feb 13, 2004

Are they out of their minds?!?

The type of pump needed to push water around in that thing would be insane. Plus why not just build a huge bong and save yourself 300.00.

CGR · Feb 13, 2004

"As the picture shows, it's perfectly free standing! The 4 convection columns have at the upper end no visible tubes or fittings showing, e.g. hoses or other connecting pieces. The columns are connected only at the base by an extremely complex attachment technology, and cooling fluid guidance uses integrated dual flow channels inside the HTCS."

I dont think the coolant even goes up those things...

Diggrr · Feb 13, 2004

CGR said:
and cooling fluid guidance uses integrated dual flow channels inside the HTCS.

I think it does. It's probably just a simple divider wall that's extruded into the center pipe, thus the caps on the top would join them making them up one half and down the other.

CGR · Feb 13, 2004

It says they are only connected at the base though...

So it would have to go up then down in each tower before exiting...

PunkRawk911 · Feb 13, 2004

Well, Innovatek has this fun way of putting really small fittings on everything and killing flowrate just by that, so, yeah... Go Innovatek?

JFettig · Feb 13, 2004

sure looks perdy, but for $330 I dont think so!

Theres other ways to make passive things. thats not in my list

Jon

Diggrr · Feb 13, 2004

Yeah, it's only $95 for a 6' section of fin/tube radiator that's got much less flow restriction, and is all copper inside the waterpath to boot, at Grainger.com .

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