Radiator Length > Fin Density

[ImmyCakes]

Which gives better performance for cooling, a small radiator with high fin density or a longer radiator with a low fin density, just wondering which radiator would cool better?

[KezzaMcFezza]

2 minutes ago, ImmyCakes said:

Which gives better performance for cooling, a small radiator with high fin density or a longer radiator with a low fin density, just wondering which radiator would cool better?

More fins = more surface area to dissipate heat.

Less fins = less surface area to dissipate heat.

 

Hope this helps

[Tedster]

2 minutes ago, ImmyCakes said:

Which gives better performance for cooling, a small radiator with high fin density or a longer radiator with a low fin density, just wondering which radiator would cool better?

Depends on how much air is going through it.

 

I'd go for the larger radiator personally.

[Moonzy]

i prefer long radiator with lower fpi

high fpi = need high pressure fan spinning faster to move air across = noisier

[W-L]

2 minutes ago, ImmyCakes said:

Which gives better performance for cooling, a small radiator with high fin density or a longer radiator with a low fin density, just wondering which radiator would cool better?

Longer rads do better than shorter thicker ones and ones that have higher FPI not to mention for the same cooling will be quieter as a short rad with high FPI needs higher RPM fans to achieve the same level of cooling.

[xgn]

5 hours ago, ProKeero said:

More fins = more surface area to dissipate heat.

Less fins = less surface area to dissipate heat.

 

Hope this helps

Yea but with low rpm fans less fins can be more.

[KezzaMcFezza]

2 hours ago, xgn said:

Yea but with low rpm fans less fins can be more.

True