1x120 Rad with 2 fans??

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I got the following Rad.
http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant...Product_Code=InnovaRad1&Category_Code=AirRads

Was wondering if I stack the Fans one on each side pushing air the same direction if it would improve the cooling of the water or will it hurt it?

 

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it probably wouldnt hurt the cooling capacity at all. but i dont think it'll increase performance that much, or enough to combat the increase in noise you'll aquire with 2 120mm fans.

 

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I found on my own system that it didnt improve performance, it just allowed me to run the fans slower (lower voltage) to decrease noise levels with no performance loss.

 

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Also, Will a 1x120 rad cool the water enough with a GPU, CPU and Chipset blocks?

 

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not likely, imo
cooling that many blocks in a loop requires at least a 120.2 i would say. if u went with a single rad u might have high temps

 

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citronym said:

not likely, imo
cooling that many blocks in a loop requires at least a 120.2 i would say. if u went with a single rad u might have high temps

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I cooled a XP-M @ 1.85V, a volt modded 9700pro, as well as the NB on my last system, all on a single 120mm core.

 

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only one way to find out then i suppose. i couldnt cool that many devices on a single loop, but my cpu puts out a lot more heat than the mobile athlon does.

 

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im cooling my cpu and gpu with a single 120mm

 

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Is it still true that AMD runs much hotter than P4?

 

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Is it still true that AMD runs much hotter than P4?

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i don't think so, definitly not hotter than prescotts

 

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my prescott@4g NB and 6800U are all with 1-120 not only that im in the top ten in 3dmark03

 

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Another single fan heatercore user here. Just call us the silent majority

I'm cooling an overclocked AMD XP-barton and an overclocked 9700 pro. I use a 25% anti-freeze mixture, have more than a foot of 3/8 ID tubing in my loop, use an old aquarium pump, and my system folds 24/7. With all of those downsides and challenges, it is extremely stable and the CPU temps never leave the 40s. Hell, my kids can't break it playing old and new games on it all day.