Radiator Thickness Help

[HeroXLazer]

How thick should I get my radiators?

x2 240mm

x1 120mm or 140mm

5960X

Dual Titan X

I was thinking about 30 mm or do I need thicker.

Bitspower Leviathan Slim was what I was thinking

[HeroXLazer]

Or Leviathan Extreme

[Enderman]

there is very little temp difference with thickness

its much more effective to get larger radiators or more of them

[HeroXLazer]

So then why do they make different sizes?

[W-L]

14 hours ago, HeroXLazer said:

So then why do they make different sizes?

Thickness does help but is marginal compared to longer rads and cheaper, where you can have a 60mm thick 240mm rad a 30mm thick 360mm will out perform it. The difference a thick rad makes is usually only at most 5C at load to a thin one, there are other factors also like FPI (fins per inch).

[shawn finkenstead]

9 hours ago, HeroXLazer said:

So then why do they make different sizes?

They make the thick Rads because some cases only hold say a 240mm Rad. But it can be as thick as it wants to be. So it's another way to have more surface area when length is an issue.

[HeroXLazer]

Thanks