Worth adding another radiator

TheGreySpectre · 10-04-05, 11:54 PM

If I have a spare Dtek procore laying around is it worth adding it to my WCing loop.

The only thing I will have in the loop is a 939 opteron, current rad is a BIX3 with 3 deltas and a mag 3 pump and whitewater waterblock.

If a processor is all I have and I have a 3fan rad alreay is it worth the flow reduction adding a second rad?

Twiggz · 10-05-05, 01:16 AM

If you are feeling like your radiator isnt doing the job i'd just replace it and sell off the -one- or -two- extra ones. I dont believe running two would be something to do unless you just wanna be different and alittle extreme.

GV2NIX · 10-05-05, 01:44 AM

I agree... I believe that in keeping with good water cooling practices, one should try to consolidate components. You have an awesome rad, and it should be able to handle your 939. Instead of adding another rad and resistance along with it, just concentrate on moving as much cool air through your BIX3 as you can.

ocZer · 10-05-05, 06:30 AM

Normally the radiator is not the first place to gain performance, except more air ouf course. More radioators also would add more resistance to waterflow.

10-04-05, 11:54 PM	Thread Starter #1
TheGreySpectre Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Phoenix, Az	Worth adding another radiator If I have a spare Dtek procore laying around is it worth adding it to my WCing loop. The only thing I will have in the loop is a 939 opteron, current rad is a BIX3 with 3 deltas and a mag 3 pump and whitewater waterblock. If a processor is all I have and I have a 3fan rad alreay is it worth the flow reduction adding a second rad? __________________ Laptop: Dell Inspiron 9300 w 6800go and 1.2 gigs of ram Desktop: intel i7-3770, 16Gb Ram, Radeon 7970, 18.5 Tb HD space, Dell 3008 WFP 30"
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10-05-05, 01:16 AM	#2
Twiggz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arkansas	If you are feeling like your radiator isnt doing the job i'd just replace it and sell off the -one- or -two- extra ones. I dont believe running two would be something to do unless you just wanna be different and alittle extreme. __________________ Main: Q6600 @ 3200 1.456V \| GA-G31M-S2L \| A-Data DDR2800 4GB (2x2) \| PNY GTS 450 @ 925/2220/1850 1.087V \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD, WD 80GB SATAII, WD 250GB USB \| Vista HP x64 Backup: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8 1.350V \| Abit AN8 Fatal1ty \| Crucial DDR400 2GB (2x1) \| Sapphire x600 Pro \| WD 250GB SATAII \| Vista HP x64 Laptops: Toshiba Satellite A665-S5170 \| i3 380M \| Toshiba 4GB (2v2)\| Windows 7 HP x64 \| Dell Inspiron 1520 \| C2D T7300 Upgraded \| Crucial 2GB (2x1) Upgraded \| Windows XP x86
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10-05-05, 01:44 AM	#3
GV2NIX Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York, NY	I agree... I believe that in keeping with good water cooling practices, one should try to consolidate components. You have an awesome rad, and it should be able to handle your 939. Instead of adding another rad and resistance along with it, just concentrate on moving as much cool air through your BIX3 as you can. __________________ Processor: 939 Opteron 170 @ 2.7GHz (270x10) Vcore=1.425V Motherboard: DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert RAM: 2x 512 OCZ PC-4800 Dual Channel DDR EL Elite Edition CL2.5-3-4-9 1T Vdimm=2.8V Spindles: 1x Maxtor Atlas 10K IV 73.4GB; 1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB; 1x Plextor 708A Video Card: ATi Radeon X1900XT 512MB PCIe Power Supply: FSP Group FX700-GLN 700W Case: Cooler Master PAC-T01 "Praetorian" Cooling: Storm G5 CPU Block; Maze4 GPU Block; Black Ice Micro II; MCP600; 1/2" ID Tygon 3603 My Heatware
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10-05-05, 06:30 AM	#4
ocZer Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Norway - subzero watercooling in winter :D	Normally the radiator is not the first place to gain performance, except more air ouf course. More radioators also would add more resistance to waterflow.
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