Radiator Question

[Made In Canada]

When i search online for a full copper radiator, the specs seem to say "internal material: mostly copper" but its one that is listed alot as a full copper radiator (keep in mind the other sites use the same quote saying the internals are mostly copper).

 

Does mostly copper mean fully copper?

 

PS. I am looking for a white radiator that is 100% fully copper (or nickel but i could not find fully nickel on the inside) preferably as thick and high FPI as it gets.

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, Made In Canada said:

When i search online for a full copper radiator, the specs seem to say "internal material: mostly copper" but its one that is listed alot as a full copper radiator (keep in mind the other sites use the same quote saying the internals are mostly copper).

Does mostly copper mean fully copper?

PS. I am looking for a white radiator that is 100% fully copper (or nickel but i could not find fully nickel on the inside) preferably as thick and high FPI as it gets.

What unit are you looking, the full copper ones usually have copper where it is in contact with the water and metal sides or brass threads for the fittings as copper for those would easily strip.

[Made In Canada]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

What unit are you looking, the full copper ones usually have copper where it is in contact with the water and metal sides or brass threads for the fittings as copper for those would easily strip.

I guess a radiator that has the most un-reactive metal to nickel and copper (which is why i like to keep it to copper in nickel only).

 

Also, how easily would the copper strip? Because i dont plan to be unscrewing and re-screwing the radiator alot so one time or so should be fine for me.

 

Sorry if i didint understand the question, the unit part kinda threw me off.

[W-L]

1 minute ago, Made In Canada said:

I guess a radiator that has the most un-reactive metal to nickel and copper (which is why i like to keep it to copper in nickel only).

Also, how easily would the copper strip? Because i dont plan to be unscrewing and re-screwing the radiator alot so one time or so should be fine for me.

Sorry if i didint understand the question, the unit part kinda threw me off.

Oh, what unit are you looking at

 

Everyone uses brass collars for the threaded ports as it just lessen possible issues and is fairly standard practice, it won't cause any issues with corrosion. Any good quality rad like Alphacool, EKWB, and Hardwarelabs will do the job, if your wanting silence Alpachool makes some rads with a lower FPI. 

[Made In Canada]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

Oh, what unit are you looking at

 

Everyone uses brass collars for the threaded ports as it just lessen possible issues and is fairly standard practice, it won't cause any issues with corrosion. Any good quality rad like Alphacool, EKWB, and Hardwarelabs will do the job, if your wanting silence Alpachool makes some rads with a lower FPI. 

OH haha i was looking at the Alphacool UT60 (white edition) however due to it being 360mm, i need to find one 280mm and when i search that up, i only find black ones (and i dont think painting radiators is a good thing). (PS. i know the case you advised fits 360mm radiators but my case can only hold 280mm at most).

 

Speaking about what you said about Alphacool and FPI, i do like higher FPI just for the sake of cooling and even though it does make it less quiet, it is something i like. And considering about Alphacool, according to what you said, Alphacool likes lower FPI radiators, which as long as it can cool me RAM, CPU, and GPU then i will be fine.

[W-L]

1 minute ago, Made In Canada said:

OH haha i was looking at the Alphacool UT60 (white edition) however due to it being 360mm, i need to find one 280mm and when i search that up, i only find black ones (and i dont think painting radiators is a good thing). (PS. i know the case you advised fits 360mm radiators but my case can only hold 280mm at most).

Speaking about what you said about Alphacool and FPI, i do like higher FPI just for the sake of cooling and even though it does make it less quiet, it is something i like. And considering about Alphacool, according to what you said, Alphacool likes lower FPI radiators, which as long as it can cool me RAM, CPU, and GPU then i will be fine.

Yeah the white version is only in the 360mm series, so you would need to break out the spray paint if you wanted to make it white, just be sure to cover the core/fins before spraying. If you wanted higher FPI EKWB has slightly higher FPI rads including Hardwarelabs. Are you cooling your entire system I assume CPU and GPU only on a single 280mm rad, that would be a little small.

[Made In Canada]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

Yeah the white version is only in the 360mm series, so you would need to break out the spray paint if you wanted to make it white, just be sure to cover the core/fins before spraying. If you wanted higher FPI EKWB has slightly higher FPI rads including Hardwarelabs. Are you cooling your entire system I assume CPU and GPU only on a single 280mm rad, that would be a little small.

RAM, GPU, And CPU.

 

I could add a 120mm radiator to the back of my case too making it 360mm technically. As for the color and other companies, how are EKWB and Hardwarelabs compared to Alphacool? (in your opinion).

 

While we are on the topic of painting, would it be okay to paint the back guard on a fan? (where the airflow goes). The fan specifically is the BitFenix Spectre Pro (its white and has hexagon things in the corner for style i assume).

[W-L]

Just now, Made In Canada said:

RAM, GPU, And CPU.

I could add a 120mm radiator to the back of my case too making it 360mm technically. As for the color and other companies, how are EKWB and Hardwarelabs compared to Alphacool? (in your opinion).

While we are on the topic of painting, would it be okay to paint the back guard on a fan? (where the airflow goes). The fan specifically is the BitFenix Spectre Pro (its white and has hexagon things in the corner for style i assume).

All three of those rads are excellent option can't really go wrong with any of them personally I like Alphacool or EKWB rads as I try to go low FPI for silence. As for rads if you can fit a single 360mm rad it would be best, an addition 120mm or ideally dual rad would be even better if you want silent cooling while at load. 

 

For back guard if your talking about the frame they are ok to paint just be sure to mask off the blades if you don't intent on painting those and the gap between the blades and the hub to prevent paint from getting in there. 

[Made In Canada]

3 minutes ago, W-L said:

All three of those rads are excellent option can't really go wrong with any of them personally I like Alphacool or EKWB rads as I try to go low FPI for silence. As for rads if you can fit a single 360mm rad it would be best, an addition 120mm or ideally dual rad would be even better if you want silent cooling while at load. 

 

For back guard if your talking about the frame they are ok to paint just be sure to mask off the blades if you don't intent on painting those and the gap between the blades and the hub to prevent paint from getting in there. 

Thank You Again W-L, you are a great help and it is all much appreciated.

[Made In Canada]

5 minutes ago, W-L said:

All three of those rads are excellent option can't really go wrong with any of them personally I like Alphacool or EKWB rads as I try to go low FPI for silence. As for rads if you can fit a single 360mm rad it would be best, an addition 120mm or ideally dual rad would be even better if you want silent cooling while at load. 

 

For back guard if your talking about the frame they are ok to paint just be sure to mask off the blades if you don't intent on painting those and the gap between the blades and the hub to prevent paint from getting in there. 

Hey, i just thought of something, what if i did 3x140mm radiators? i would put 2 in the from (because they are all white) and the one in the back. Would that work okay compared to a 280mm and a 140mm?

[W-L]

2 minutes ago, Made In Canada said:

Hey, i just thought of something, what if i did 3x140mm radiators? i would put 2 in the from (because they are all white) and the one in the back. Would that work okay compared to a 280mm and a 140mm?

Yeah that would be a good option and perform a little better as long rads are better than a bunch or shorter ones joined together. 

[Made In Canada]

2 minutes ago, W-L said:

Yeah that would be a good option and perform a little better as long rads are better than a bunch or shorter ones joined together. 

Okay so yes or no on the 3 140mm radiators joined in one loop? (keep in mind i plan to get the monstro version of these with high FPI).

 

Sorry, the yeah and then what you said about the radiators threw me off again haha.

Edited April 18, 2016 by Made In Canada
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[W-L]

1 minute ago, Made In Canada said:

Okay so no on the 3 140mm radiators joined in one loop? (keep in mind i plan to get the monstro version of these with high FPI).

Are you talking about three seperate 140mm rads that are 80mm thick?

I wouldn't recommend that it would be better to say get a 45-60mm thick 420mm rad with slightly higher FPI as the super thick rad doesn't have high FPI, not to mention longer rads perform better than shorter thicker ones.

[Made In Canada]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

Are you talking about three seperate 140mm rads that are 80mm thick?

I wouldn't recommend that it would be better to say get a 45-60mm thick 420mm rad with slightly higher FPI as the super thick rad doesn't have high FPI, not to mention longer rads perform better than shorter thicker ones.

OH, okay.

 

Thank You Again (again count gone threw the roof) have a nice evening.