Magicool Slim Profile 3X140mm Radiator, thoughts?

[F3L1X]

My build ran into some trouble with the thermochill PA 140.3 being too thick so i need a slim 420mm radiator

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_457_458&products_id=27801

any thoughts on this radiator? i'm cooling an i7 920, gtx 580 with a D5 pump and 1200rpm 140mm noiseblocker fans

[SuperSilent]

usually slim radiators perform quite well in comparison to the full thickness rads and are considerably better when price performance ratio is taken into account. Becasue they are half as thick they can get away with having a greater fin density for the same resistance to airflow as a thick rad, this lets them bring the total surface area back up to comparable levels while still haveing the low resitance to flow that you need for low-speed quiet fans.

In summary the temps you will see will be sligtly higher than the PA 140.3 but its not like it you need to double the rad area becasue its only half as thick.

[Erklat]

I have 120mm version and am not overly happy with it. I don't think with my loop CPU temps with 1.4V vcore should go over the 80° threshold but they do.

[Church]

IIRC slim 120 magicool rad had much higher FPI then 140mm one, but i might be wrong.

[Jiangxue]

Not sure if u've seen it but.....

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?240577-SIZE-MATTERS-Radiators-for-140mm-Fans-Big-Roundup

[Erklat]

IIRC slim 120 magicool rad had much higher FPI then 140mm one, but i might be wrong.

I counted 14.

[NaeKuh]

Im not set on 140mm rads because your limited in fan selection.
Find me a 140mm radiator with 140mm fans which pulls noticeably ahead of a 120mm rad with Excellent fans, then i may move to 140mm.

But show me a 140mm excellent fan that doesnt cost more then 40 dollars each.
Because on a slim 140mm thats what your going to need.

[F3L1X]

alright, thanks guys. Looks like an expensive shipping quote from performance pcs to australia for me :rolleyes:

[paulbagz]

alright, thanks guys. Looks like an expensive shipping quote from performance pcs to australia for me :rolleyes:

Eh its not that bad really.

I ordered a heap of stuff and got it within a week for the $50 I paid and that was the snail mail option.

-PB

[Conumdrum]

alright, thanks guys. Looks like an expensive shipping quote from performance pcs to australia for me :rolleyes:

Yea, so plan ahead. Spend mora money on a few extra fittings wires, fans and stuff to help defray the cost. You could also ask around and see if anyone needs fans or stuff and can help with shipping.

You got a great Country down under, too bad all the good stores are in the US.

[paulbagz]

Yea, so plan ahead. Spend mora money on a few extra fittings wires, fans and stuff to help defray the cost. You could also ask around and see if anyone needs fans or stuff and can help with shipping.

You got a great Country down under, too bad all the good stores are in the US.

We still have the exchange rate over yas ;)

-PB

[Vinas]

Magicool rads are very nice. Currently using two 240 magicool extremes and they work well with low speed yates.

[machinegoesping]

has anyone tried to fit this rad in a cooler master hafx or 840? found a french thread (link) (http://www.overclocking-pc.fr/forums/showthread.php?t=19912) where someone got it in a hafx, but i'm not sure if any modding was required as i don't read french!

[machinegoesping]

i decided to grab one and test it out before i was able to afford the rest of my liquid setup and i can confirm that it fits in a hafx with minimal modifications... going to lose the top bay, but not a problem as i don't use it... had to drill out two rivets, drill two holes for the front most fan, and hammer down the back two support rails of the top most 5.25 slot and it slides right in. was able to mount three 140mm fans in the top with the removal of the front usb3 and sata cables with only minimal obstruction of the front fan, so that means push/pull is possible. probably going to cut out part of the top panel (going into the drive bay) to get rid of the obstruction. also, with the rad and a 25mm fan on it, there is about 8-9mm of clearance between the fan and the second 5.25 bay, so i'm going to get a few of those 140x140x7mm dampers in the hopes that it not only dampens, but acts as a mini-shroud. probably not going to be able to finish the build until august.