need help with rad choosing

[gampla]

would a 240 rad be enough for a cpu only loop and i saw ghosts forum on watercooling about the rad

 

What does FPI mean and what difference does it make?

A: FPI stands for Fins Per Inch. This is an industry standard of measuring how dense the fins in a radiator are. You will typically hear more popular radiators referred to as low FPI or high FPI units.

LOW FPI UNITS ARE IN THE RANGE OF 7-11 WHILE HIGH FPI UNITS ARE TYPICALLY 20+. SO, YOU HAVE A TRADE OFF HERE. HIGH FPI RADIATORS CAN PROVIDE FOR BETTER COOLING, MORE FINS EQUATE TO MORE AREA FOR GETTING RID OF HEAT. BUT, YOU NEED HIGHER RPM FANS TO PUSH THE AIR THROUGH THIS DENSER SETUP. A LOW FPI RADIATOR SUFFERS FROM NOT HAVING AS GOOD OF HEAT DISSIPATION AS A HIGH FPI UNIT, WITH THE TRADE OFF BEING YOU CAN USE MUCH LOWER RPM FANS TO MOVE THE SAME VOLUME OF AIR OVER THE FIND. In slim radiators this is how manufacturers aim at the performance. A high FPI slim rad is made for high fan RPMs and a low FPI slim rad is made for low RPMs.
 

 

so if i got a 240mm rad with an fpi 14 eg alphacool nexxxos xt45 50mm thick would that be an all round balanced rad ?

[Panda of the Shadow]

yes. CPU only. 

[Samdb]

The general rule of thumb is 120 per block, then an extra 120 just to be safe. So the rad you have chosen will be fine, just make sure it fits in your case and doesn't hit your motherboard heatsinks.

[warmmilk]

an ST30 240 with low speed (quality) fans would be enough for a cpu only loop

[gampla]

The general rule of thumb is 120 per block, then an extra 120 just to be safe. So the rad you have chosen will be fine, just make sure it fits in your case and doesn't hit your motherboard heatsinks.

i am thinking of getting a bitfenix ghost as it has a section to place 2 fans so it frees up some space around mobo heatsinks