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My step dad recently bought a "racing" radiator for his race truck, and he mentioned it was all aluminum, I asked him about other radiators made of copper and asked if it would be better, he said aluminum is a better heat dissipator.

 

 

I've heard stuff about copper being better at absorbing heat, but aluminum dissipating it better, is this true? and if so, would it be better to buy an aluminum radiator for my watercooling build that's upcoming, (if they make them in 480mm) 

 

hopefully someone can shine some light upon this :D

 

false.. aluminum is terrible on dissipation verses a copper radiator, but is "lighter

in weight" for racing. plus the overall cost of an aluminum radiator to a copper

is 2-3x more expensive over aluminum.

 

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I'm thinking about 2 of these http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16237/ex-rad-412/Alphacool_NexXxoS_Monsta_Quad_120mm_Radiator_-_80mm_Thick.html?tl=g30c95s570

 

can 4 noctua nf-f12 in pull on each rad handle that thickness, or would I need to push/pull?

 

I'll be buying a 900D very soon, so I'm thinking I can put one in the top of my 900D and one in the basement, according to this chart, I can fit both:

 

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the monsta will fit the basement, but no ventilation for the rearward fan (80+25= 105)

if the PSU is installed in the basement. also in that thought, the roof support is close

for a fan set and the monsta. doubt you'll get push/pull without fouling the 8-pin EPS

or possible RAM 'sinks.

 

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the monsta will fit the basement, but no ventilation for the rearward fan (80+25= 105)

if the PSU is installed in the basement. also in that thought, the roof support is close

for a fan set and the monsta. doubt you'll get push/pull without fouling the 8-pin EPS

or possible RAM 'sinks.

 

airdeano

 

alright, I'll look for a 60-70mm thick, noctua's are 25mm thick, so I'll see what I can do from there

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I was reading an article+ post on these forums: 

 

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?285753-CPU-water-blocks-roundup

 

 

none of the graphs say "higher is better" or "lower is better"

 

can anyone shine some light on it? :S

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Lower is better. Short answer

And the second one compares "the best block" with the others and gives you a "loss in performance in %".

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Lower is better. Short answer

And the second one compares "the best block" with the others and gives you a "loss in performance in %".

In his "Relative Performance Index" Higher is Better

 

I think the best way to put it is higher is better in his graphs.

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The top one is the best. Its water temperature so lower the better. The second graph is % so closer to 100% the better.

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Lower is better. Short answer

And the second one compares "the best block" with the others and gives you a "loss in performance in %".

 

 

So for 3930k the koolance would be the best or the phobya?

 

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In his "Relative Performance Index" Higher is Better

 

I think the best way to put it is higher is better in his graphs.

 

I only saw 2 graphs at the start, the rest didn't load for me so i meant that for the first one lower is better and the second one has the explanation and it should be obvious that a "loss in performance" should be minimal.

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So for 3930k the koolance would be the best or the phobya?

 

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Don't let this affect your choice of block.

 

This is the difference between water and CPU temps. Not CPU delta T.

 

Also each water block behaves differently with different CPUs.

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Why do people use a , <---COMMA as a . <----DOT

 

It confuses people and makes the number look like something else entirely. Is that a thing in other countries?

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So for 3930k the koolance would be the best or the phobya?

 

koolance.. the phobya in another TIM test (similar results as this was used) was

the worst in the bunch as placing the Raystorm was the best in 2011.. dunna

know how the 370 got in there though.

 

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Don't let this affect your choice of block.

 

This is the difference between water and CPU temps. Not CPU delta T.

 

Also each water block behaves differently with different CPUs. 

 

 

Oh, so just get whichever I think looks best in my build?

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Why do people use a , <---COMMA as a . <----DOT

 

It confuses people and makes the number look like something else entirely. Is that a thing in other countries?

 

yes countries older than ours use that format..

 

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Oh, so just get whichever I think looks best in my build?

 

That's what I would do. Your water cooling so I would say everything (withing reason) is very good. Just get what looks the best look up a review if you happy with the temperatures and it has the right size holes for the fittings I'd say get it. I wouldn't worry about a difference of 3 degrees C when your talking about temperatures less than 50c at load.

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I know that the 780/titan can use the same waterblocks.. But almost EVERY single block that looks decent says "titan" on it somewhere. Can I just paint over it? Or is there any blocks that say 780? If so I can't find them :s

 

Or even blocks that don't say anything at all lol

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Ek released a backplate that says "GTX" on it

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Ek released a backplate that says "GTX" on it

 

 

I also saw some ek waterblocks I sorta liked, although after reading some of the reviews with their plating wearing/corroding.. Im not so sure now

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reading some of the reviews with their plating wearing/corroding.

Did you check the date on those reviews?

 

That was an issue a very long time ago.

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Did you check the date on those reviews?

 

That was an issue a very long time ago.

 

 

True, I really like the EK-FC Titan SE nickel+acetal.    One last question, I really want a "tube" style res, but I have no opinions/reviews to go off of, nor where to even start. I'm trying to get my list together so I can buy the parts in a month or so. If it's not to much to ask, could you point me in the right direction, or give some advice on the "tube" style reservoirs? 

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I found one that looks sick!

Swiftech! http://www.swiftech.com/KOMODO-NV-GTXTITAN.aspx

It has one that says TITAN and one that says GTX780

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Could you point me in the right direction, or give some advice on the "tube" style reservoirs? 

They are a tube that holds water. Nothing special about it. They all work slightly differently but are just as reliable as each other.

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