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- Dec 6, 2007
Long story short, I just bought a Thermaltake Armor and my heater core is too big to fit in the case (without cutting or radboxing it), so I'm trying to figure out if I should go to a single or double radiator.
A little background:
I have an Eheim 1048, 3/8" tubing, Dtek heater core, and a Swiftech MCW6000 CPU block.
I've always hated the idea of either introducing hot air into the inside of a case after it passes through a radiator or blowing hot internal air over the radiator on the way out of the case. My last case was an Antec with a separate 5 drive bay enclosure bolted to the top. I left the pump in the main case and the enclosure had my heater core, fan, and reservoir in it.
Now I've moved to a Thermaltake Armor and my heater core is too big for the case. All I'm cooling is my Q6600 (have an 8800GTX but it really isn't that loud to me). I'm trying to decide if I would be fine with just 1 x 120mm radiator or if I would need a 240mm one. My original plan was to mount the heater core in the front of the case and then make a duct that went from the back of the core to the 92 mm fan that is on the back of the case next to the power supply. That way the hot air would never be introduced into the case. I could still make a duct with a 240mm radiator, but it wouldn't be as easy.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Steve
A little background:
I have an Eheim 1048, 3/8" tubing, Dtek heater core, and a Swiftech MCW6000 CPU block.
I've always hated the idea of either introducing hot air into the inside of a case after it passes through a radiator or blowing hot internal air over the radiator on the way out of the case. My last case was an Antec with a separate 5 drive bay enclosure bolted to the top. I left the pump in the main case and the enclosure had my heater core, fan, and reservoir in it.
Now I've moved to a Thermaltake Armor and my heater core is too big for the case. All I'm cooling is my Q6600 (have an 8800GTX but it really isn't that loud to me). I'm trying to decide if I would be fine with just 1 x 120mm radiator or if I would need a 240mm one. My original plan was to mount the heater core in the front of the case and then make a duct that went from the back of the core to the 92 mm fan that is on the back of the case next to the power supply. That way the hot air would never be introduced into the case. I could still make a duct with a 240mm radiator, but it wouldn't be as easy.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Steve