Size matters

[Rcline89]

i got bored and did a little math on radiator size. granted this is a very simplistic view not accounting for thickness or FPI. but given all other factors the same this would be the comparison. so take a 480 and 420 version of a XS-PC RX radiator for example the triple 140 would perform better given fans of similar spec.

this may be a entirely wrong/ and/or a overly simplistic view but I Thought this was interesting,so i Figured I'd share.

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[TD=class: xl66, width: 320, colspan: 5]

Surface Area[/TD]

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[TD=class: xl65]

rad size[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63]

sq.mm[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65]

sq.cm[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63]

sq.in[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65]

sq.ft[/TD]

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[TR]

[TD=class: xl64, colspan: 5]

120mm Fans[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

120[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

14400[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

144[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

22.32004[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.155[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

240[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

28800[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

288[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

44.64009[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.31[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

360[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

43200[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

432[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

66.96013[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.465001[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

480[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

57600[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

576[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

89.28018[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.620001[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

840[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

100800[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

1008[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

156.2403[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

1.085001[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl64, colspan: 5]

140mm Fans[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

140[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

19600[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

196[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

30.38006[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.210973[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

280[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

39200[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

392[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

60.76012[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.421945[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

420[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

58800[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

588[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

91.14018[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.632918[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

560[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

78400[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

784[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

121.5202[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.84389[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl64, colspan: 5]

180mm Fans[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

180[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

32400[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

324[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

50.2201[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.34875[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

360[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

64800[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

648[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

100.4402[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.697501[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

540[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

97200[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

972[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

150.6603[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

1.046251[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl64, colspan: 5]

200mm Fans[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

200[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

40000[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

400[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

62.00012[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.430556[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

400[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

80000[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

800[/TD]

[TD=class: xl63, align: right]

124.0002[/TD]

[TD=class: xl65, align: right]

0.861112[/TD]

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