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Blasphamy!natewildes said:hmmm...one PA120.3, or two BIXIII's for about the same price...
for people looking for the best performance (and if you're looking to buy Thermochill, you are), and space isn't an issue, two BIXIII's will rock the sox off of any PA . In fact, there's only a 3c difference between my current BIXIII and a PA120.3 I had for about a week, I didn't feel the extra $60 was worth it .
Mycobacteria said:how can a thermochill beat two BIX III???
Considering the surfance area is doubled....
I think thermochill is way over rated.... with people saying" it will cool anything you thow at it"
IF the thermochill was that big and powerfull, I would expect it to cool "passive" without any fans....
Yes. It was designed to maximize air flow through the 120mm*x form factor with quiet fans. If quiet isn't a goal, there's really no reason to get this rad over any other.Mycobacteria said:Is the thermochill 2 deg cooler simply because it is "less restrictive" ?
Yes, I meant less restrictive on the air side, though the PA series is less restrictive than most rads on the liquid side as well, and that will make a difference in some systems.Mycobacteria said:Man this is confusing...... when I say "less restricive" I mean less restricive for the water flowing IN the rad....
Otter you think: "less restricitve" is for the AIR going though the rad.....
What we need is a balance between air flow and surface area. Yes, surface area matters a lot, but remember that our radiators don't actually transfer much heat by radiation to other objects or to still air around the rad. Most of the heat they shed is transfered to the air moving through them. What they really are is forced convectors.SO its 2 degrees better because the AIR can go though the rad better???
IF this is the logic we are using here in OCF then.....
IF I had a thermochill and I cut down the fin density by half would I shave off another 2 deg? Remember this would allow even more air and be even "less restricive".
IF the rad had no fins at all and was not restricive at all would this be even better?