D-Tek 120 good enough?

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I can fit a 120mm rad in the top of mt case. I will be using 2 120mm enermax fans(push\pull) Will this be good enough for the cpu, gpu, and N.B. all overclocked or should I try to fit a dual 120 rad in my case? Thanks.

 

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depends on what kind of case u have, lol
usually u can sacrifice a bay or two and fit a whole rad setup

 

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I could fit a double 120mm rad in there but would rather not. Will one J-Tek 120 be enough cooling?

 

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well...uhm, lol, i dont know how much help this will be... but I have a D-Tek ProCore and am seriously considering getting a second radiator... I've recently adopted a theory where too much is never enough... my recommendation is...do whatever you can do best! if all u can handle is a single 120---so be it, but I'm like, thinkin of getting a dual 120 and mounting it on the top outside of my case Also, look at it this way, get the single 120---see what your temps are...and if worst comes to worst, you can always get a second radiator (though, yes, the more radiator you pump through, the lower your flow rate will get)

 

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Flow rate, Hmm. Another twist in the plot! My head is gonna explode from all the reading about this. Thanks.

 

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dreammmatt said:

well...uhm, lol, i dont know how much help this will be... but I have a D-Tek ProCore and am seriously considering getting a second radiator... I've recently adopted a theory where too much is never enough... my recommendation is...do whatever you can do best! if all u can handle is a single 120---so be it, but I'm like, thinkin of getting a dual 120 and mounting it on the top outside of my case Also, look at it this way, get the single 120---see what your temps are...and if worst comes to worst, you can always get a second radiator (though, yes, the more radiator you pump through, the lower your flow rate will get)

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Same here. While I get fine temps with my single pro-core, I like to keep the fans turned down (=40c) or even off (off=70c ) so more surface area would really help. Believe me, when you get WC'ing, you'll be like "wow", but will slowly become annoyed with how noisy your computer is, then go on a crazy "Noise killing spree" which will prob include using 1/2" MDF to absorb noise in your system, buying more rads, and WC'ing everything that must be actively cooled, including your HDDs which are now insulated with 1/2" MDF... Once again you will be like "wow", then start complaining about how loud your monitor is

 

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lol. I would just start of with the dual 120 right away. I mean even if the single is sufficient, the dual is better! Those extra degrees cooler could give you higher o/c too!

 

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O.K. whish rad do you suggest? D-Tek, or another brand?

 

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Autozone and the '86 chevette heater core for ~$20 or the '77 bonneville heatercore which fits 2 120mm fans per side.

 

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How are the heater cores performance compare to the "store boughts"?

 

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the '86 chevette will perform better than the jr120.

the old dtek pro core, which was a bit larger was exactly that, an '86 chevette core.

since most watercooling cores are just car heatercores, the performance will be pretty much identical.

 

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Actually, in many cases the heater cores will out perform the "storboughts" thanks to the fact you buy them in larger sizes and in single pass configurations.