View Full Version : Review: PA160 v's Passive Rad
http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Dangerden/Radiator/1.php
nearly same temps with a passive rad can't be right surley ?
Nanometer
09-22-2006, 06:12 PM
Where did you pick up the word passive in that review?
At the top
"We will see how good this radiator performs vs a Alphacool Cora 6 and vs a BlackIce extreme."
Alphacool Cora 6 = passive rad
http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Alphacool/Cora6/1.php
topaimz
09-22-2006, 07:34 PM
wtf? its passive?
If the performance review is rite and not rigged, you can make a pretty cool mod with all those pipes :D .
Mount em on the sides, bottom and top of your com to make your comp look
unique :D
Only problem I see is that in total its weight is over 4kg, and its made of aluminum.... yuk...
situman
09-22-2006, 07:38 PM
http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Dangerden/Radiator/1.php
nearly same temps with a passive rad can't be right surley ?
Pretty useless review. They didn't show the delta between ambient temp and raised temp, or did I miss it?
MaxxxRacer
09-22-2006, 08:07 PM
Best review I've ever read.. dont know what you guys are talking about.
[XC] leviathan18
09-22-2006, 08:11 PM
pa160 a DD radiator i think thermochill is going to kick some asses
septim
09-22-2006, 08:23 PM
the cora 6 is alu and bulky vs the pa160 which as he stated is better to fit inside a case and not the outer bulkier look of the cora 6
also it would depend on his pc table positioning, what if his cora 6 was in the way of good cool airflow from an AC unit or even a deskfan? we don't know if this helped cool said passive radiator to match temps with the PA160...
nealh
09-23-2006, 05:20 AM
Best review I've ever read.. dont know what you guys are talking about.
oh the sarcasm.....:toast:
Holst
09-23-2006, 08:35 AM
Best review I've ever read.. dont know what you guys are talking about.
I didnt know you were writing under another name and writing brmads articles.
You should be ashamed of yourself :P
hehe.
I got the review from here :)
http://www.thermochill.com/pa160.php
right hand side 1/3rd of the way down
SiGfever
09-24-2006, 07:43 AM
Go ThermoChill or go home.... :D
Thermochill must agree with the results to endorse it on there webpage.
Maybe Marci will leave some feedback this week ?
Cathar
09-24-2006, 03:49 PM
Hmmm, 214x166mm radiator (total X-Y dimensions) with fan at 5v provides the same performance as a 420x300mm 4.35kg radiator.
I reckon that'd be the reason for Thermochill to include it. It really does beg the question of "Why ever go passive?". Unlikely that a 5v fan in-case is going to be heard above the disk-drive(s) whining, or even above the noise of almost any pump for that matter either.
The choice is either a moderately sized radiator which can be mounted internally and still be a portable system for minimal extra weight, as opposed to a monster radiator, weighing half as much as the entire system again, which at the end of the day once other noise concerns are factored in, might mean a net 0.2dBA difference.
It brings home the point that you can go passive, or you can even use a tiny amount of air-flow on a regular radiator, still be compact and effectively silent, and achieve the same performance.
septim
09-24-2006, 08:15 PM
i'd stick with the PA instead of that big Cora 6 alu...
PA160:
portable = checked
copper = checked
waterflow = checked
Marci
09-25-2006, 01:49 AM
No need for me to say anything! Cathar covered it nicely...
flesheatinvirus
09-27-2006, 03:52 PM
I have a PA160 on one of my Optys and it works flawless, exceptional piece of cooling hardware.
Would a single PA160 at 5v or 7v be enougth to cool CPU,NB and GPU blocks in
a single setup ?
Marci
09-29-2006, 04:20 AM
Yes