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Just wondering about the new X-flow single pass radiators from HW Labs in their Black Ice series...
I am wondering if for ease of installation if there is any reason a person shouldnt either use two of their single 120mm rads in series or parallel instead of using a standard dual 120mm radiator for ease of placement within a case?
Since they are single pass they add little restriction by comparision to the older dual pass lines. With many cases out there placing a dual 120mm radiator internally can be a challenge without (sometimes large) modification to the case.
Solution- layouts could vary but the ability to place a single 120mm X-flow in the front of the case and a single one in the back of the case in order to utilize the available 120mm fan ports would remove the need to mod the case or place a dual 120mm radiator externally.
Thoughts on series vs parallel in this instance?
Reasons as to why this wouldnt be a decent solution instead of a single dual radiator beyond the cost?
***EDIT***
The other reason I like this possible solution is the ability to expand the loop. I currrently only cool my cpu so a single 120mm radiator is more than enough. If I however decide to cool my gpu or other components it would be pushing the ability of a single rad so the ability to simply put another single 120 Xflow in the loop to handle the extra load instead of having to 'toss' the old single rad and purchase a double (which brings us back to the difficulties of placement).
I am wondering if for ease of installation if there is any reason a person shouldnt either use two of their single 120mm rads in series or parallel instead of using a standard dual 120mm radiator for ease of placement within a case?
Since they are single pass they add little restriction by comparision to the older dual pass lines. With many cases out there placing a dual 120mm radiator internally can be a challenge without (sometimes large) modification to the case.
Solution- layouts could vary but the ability to place a single 120mm X-flow in the front of the case and a single one in the back of the case in order to utilize the available 120mm fan ports would remove the need to mod the case or place a dual 120mm radiator externally.
Thoughts on series vs parallel in this instance?
Reasons as to why this wouldnt be a decent solution instead of a single dual radiator beyond the cost?
***EDIT***
The other reason I like this possible solution is the ability to expand the loop. I currrently only cool my cpu so a single 120mm radiator is more than enough. If I however decide to cool my gpu or other components it would be pushing the ability of a single rad so the ability to simply put another single 120 Xflow in the loop to handle the extra load instead of having to 'toss' the old single rad and purchase a double (which brings us back to the difficulties of placement).
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