Water cooling noob in need of quick advice...

[Tyorik]

I need to order a radiator like... Now almost.

The PA130.3 is out of stock EVERYWHERE I checked (With the exception of one place, but I still don't know what to do with the 3/8" barbs they come stock with, and almost every other retailer offers 1/2" like I need). What are my alternatives though? I know the Black Ice GTX 360 rad is supposedly for higher cfm fans and my fans are only about 70cfm. I ordered the rest of my setup yesterday; D5, Dtek Fuzion, 15' Tygon, Maze4 for chipset, some G11 and PT Nuke, and I'm ordering some of these Panaflo (http://www.svc.com/fba12g12l1bx.html) fans for the radiator as well, but now I just need a radiator. I didn't realize the PA120.3 was so difficult to find though so now I have to find an alternative. The only place that I found the PA120.3 was here (http://jab-tech.com/Thermochill-PA120.3-pr-3264.html), but as I said, they only offer the 3/8" barbs and I'm not really sure how to approach those; do I need to buy new 1/2" barbs and replace the ones on there or...? My thoughts were just that it would be easier to get a different high-end radiator - but it needs to be usable with lower cfm fans at ~70 cfm.

Thanks!

I'm rather desperate here and on a time crunch; I appreciate any help.

Thanks!

[SoulsCollective]

MCR-320QP. Second best rad for 70CFM and under.

[Gunlance]

You could always get the aquaextreme barbs from petras. They fit the thermochill and come in 1/2 inch sizing. OR you could get the mcr 320.

EDIT: The thermochill will probably come with 1/2 inch plastic barbs. The 3/8 I see listed is the thread type. Not the barb size, unless I'm bllind. :)

[Tyorik]

So the GTX 360 wouldn't be a good idea for lower cfm fans like those? I just dont' want to get a radiator that sucks... Price is really no concern; the PA120.3 was certainly ideal though, but it just seems like there'd be a huge difference between a $50 radiator and a $130 radiator

Edit: Or, what would I need to buy in addition to the PA120.3 from jab-tech so it will work with my 1/2" system?

[Section8]

Yeah if you can get your hands on a PA120.3 they are indeed the best that you can get hands down. But If you can't get that then get the MCR-320-QP it comes in a close 2nd. Did you try MontainMods for the PA120.3? Also the threads on the PA120.3 are 3/8 inch threads is all. You can still get the 1/2 inch barb with 3/8 inch thread here at Petra's AquaXtreme High-Flow Fitting (G 3/8" Thread, 1/2" OD) (http://www.petrastechshop.com/aqhifig3th1o.html)
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[Ad1tya]

Get the PA120.3 from Jab-Tech, it seems like its in Stock.

3/8" is the Thread size, on the side for Tubing.
I should come with 3/8" Threaded Fittings for 1/2" Tubing.