Just having some fun with the MONSTA...pictures just don't do this radiator justice. It is HUGE!
I think my HWlabs 480GTX and TFC 480 are looking a bit skimpy...lol!
Here are a few other random pics. They really go all out in the packaging.
Kudos on the awesome custom foam packaging, it even houses the accessories neatly into their own pockets.
Still waiting for my testing pump to do thermal stuff, so in the mean time I did the pressure drop testing.
No real surprise here considering the quad thickness 140mm two pass design, but the TFC Monsta is KING OF LOW PRESSURE DROP! It beat every other radiator in this area. It's about half as restrictive as my old MCR320 and about 1/5th as restrictive as the HWlabs 480GTX. This won't amount to huge temperature gains, but it's clearly very very low in restriction and you should not at all be afraid to run multiple radiators in the same loop. It's also comforting to know, your CPU block will have the very highest amount of flow rate you can get.
Very nice!!
First up, here is the fitting I used to test with, a standard 1/2" DD Fatboy Barb.
And for those that like 1/2" Compression fittings, I would recommend these 45 degree fittings. They have a much larger ID at the opening than most barbs and there's plenty of clearance room. Regular 3/4" OD compression fittings won't fit without extensions.
And this is the actual test in progress. I used household water pressure to feed the test and controlled flow with a standard sink valve. For flow rate I used my King Instruments flow rate meter. For pressure drop I used my Dwyer 477 Digital manometer. I tested pressure drop points right next to the inlet and outlet to eliminate any restriction from tubing, etc. This is the same format I've used for all my pressure drop testing.
Here are the detailed results testing at .5GPM increments up to 4.5GPM and using an excel second order poly to produce the trendline.
And here is the comparison chart....
The TFC Monsta is KING OF LOW RADIATOR PRESSURE DROP!
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