Best of the Best: - Radiator

[Luie]

I've watch some reviews and saw the Big Momma performs the best. But, I am searching for a good performance radiator that can fit inside a ATX case.

I find the Big Momma radiator is too big. Are there any other alternative?

[riprock]

I think I can fit a big momma in my ATX mid tower. I'm going to have to remove my lowest HD tray thingie, but I think I can shoehorn it in... it's 6.5' x 7.75" x 2" or thereabouts...

[ColdMiser]

This is a new offering I am dying to see true performance stats on:
http://www.overclockwatercool.com/sfigjiAEHtdjsh/procooling_special.html

It is $80 till the 21st, then goes up to $95

Same L and H as the Blackice Prime, but suppposedly twice the performance.

[bigfoot]

Dang, I'm dying to see some reviews on that baybe too, look at my post call something like "recommendations for a new H2O cooler", and you can tell that it's either that or an "Shreck" If I could ever find someone who sells it:(

[Crazy Jayhawk]

Why spend close to $100 on a radiator when you can get an automotive heater core for a fraction of that cost? Not only that, but many radiators are identical in design to heater cores, only difference being paint.

Just my 2 cents. :burn:

[The Overclocker]

the big moma is a car heater core, just look for one thta is smaller

[Voodoo Rufus]

Heater cores sometimes don't have mounting holes for the fan or to the case, so having a radiator built for a PC not only looks nice, but performs good, and is built to fit in cases.

[BillA]

ColdMiser

Can I sell you a bridge ?

yes, you've identified a difficulty
for (much) more on that testing look HERE (http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27319)

be cool

[Stephen Castles]

if you want big momma performance at a fration of the cost do this: Go to auto zone and buy a heater core for a 1991 ford escort(this is the smallest one i could find,it's pretty small)), they have the EXACT same design as a big momma, just smaller. And the price is only 29.99 ! the big momma cost $60, then go to home depot to get the fittings for it, it comes with 2 5/8 tubes but you can saw them off and epoxy in new brass fittings, and you dont have one of the fittings at a weird angle like the big momma. I did this and it works great. I HIGHLY recommend this. hope this helps. these cores are tested before leaving the factory so you dont have to worry about leaks, just make sure when you put the fittings in you seal them properly

[Warlord2]

unless you are going to use peltier most of the time the crappy radiators will proform as good as the expensive one because you dont have to take away as much heat as its rated for

I have 2 radiators and there is only a 1c drop is temp if both are on

hell my (aluminum) transmission cooler proforms the same as my ddcube...
if I new what I know now I would of never bought the ddcube...

[Voodoo Rufus]

I better radiator will get you closer to ambient. There is a big difference between a 4x4" rad and a heater core in performance on hot processors.

[Warlord2]

well maybe on a 4x4 but what Im trying to say is any heatercore or even a transmission cooler will get you to almost ambient temps

I think a dd cube is rated at 300 watts or so but a cpu only puts out 200watt tops so unless you are using a high end pelt lots of times you wont see a big difference in temps

you can get 2 heater cores for $90 and get better temps thin any one radiator....

[ButcherUK]

If doing dual rads remember they work better in parallel (i.e split the flow and go to both at once, rather than one then the other).

[Owenator]

Originally posted by Stephen Castles
if you want big momma performance at a fration of the cost do this: Go to auto zone and buy a heater core for a 1991 ford escort(this is the smallest one i could find,it's pretty small)), they have the EXACT same design as a big momma, just smaller. And the price is only 29.99 ! the big momma cost $60, then go to home depot to get the fittings for it, it comes with 2 5/8 tubes but you can saw them off and epoxy in new brass fittings, and you dont have one of the fittings at a weird angle like the big momma. I did this and it works great. I HIGHLY recommend this. hope this helps. these cores are tested before leaving the factory so you dont have to worry about leaks, just make sure when you put the fittings in you seal them properly

Hey, that's exactly what I did!? I love the escort heater core and it fits in my full tower case just fine. It works as well as the other black spray painted heater cores. The only advantage they may have is that they may be copper and the Escort heater core is Aluminium.

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---------Shameless self promotion below-------
I even wrote an article about using one in my water cooling rig, it's called "Tales of a Shade Tree Machinist" its in the water cooling section of the main OC.com web page.

[Stephen Castles]

hey, i got the same case as you !!

[Stephen Castles]

P.S., mine is not alluminum, i bought it from autozone so it's not the original ford heater core, it looks to be made of a few different metals.

[riprock]

Originally posted by Stephen Castles
if you want big momma performance at a fration of the cost do this: Go to auto zone and buy a heater core for a 1991 ford escort(this is the smallest one i could find,it's pretty small)), they have the EXACT same design as a big momma, just smaller. And the price is only 29.99 ! the big momma cost $60, then go to home depot to get the fittings for it, it comes with 2 5/8 tubes but you can saw them off and epoxy in new brass fittings, and you dont have one of the fittings at a weird angle like the big momma. I did this and it works great. I HIGHLY recommend this. hope this helps. these cores are tested before leaving the factory so you dont have to worry about leaks, just make sure when you put the fittings in you seal them properly

What kind of epoxy (specifically) did you use?