I am tihnking in buying a rad but i don't know which is better. The black ice 2 with the 2 120mm fans or the cheaper heatercore. Which one is better.
I am tihnking in buying a rad but i don't know which is better. The black ice 2 with the 2 120mm fans or the cheaper heatercore. Which one is better.
Can't really beat a car heater core except with a bigger heater core.
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??...the plain heatercore from dangerden is better than the black ice
...same thing?
yeah, i think the double heater core performs at least as good as the dual black ice radiator and costs less...
definatly go with the double heatercore. it is cheaper and will give you better performance than the black ice
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...i am thinking of painting it blue. Do i just spray paint it blue or...? I really don't know.
just put something to cover the fins and paint the outside
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Originally Posted by cheece2001
Yup put some tape ofver the fins and paint away I will post some pics of the heatercores that I make in a min.
..just like that?
just like that
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well I can't post pics untill my roomie gets back with her camera....sorry m8.
You don't need to put tape on the fins just hold the spray can far away and go at it.
i think i will cover the fins. You tryin to trick me
No actually I painted mine black with spray paint. and I didn't cover anything. That was the whole point, to paint the heatercore including the fins. Why bother painting, if you're not going to paint everything? And if you think painting the fins is going to increase your temps, then you should go back to air cooling. Ever notice the black Ice extreme II is completely painted?
Just because the manufacturer of the Black Ice Extreme II radiators painted their fins does not mean that a coat of paint will not hinder the dissipation of heat.
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lol, dude try it yourself, painting the entire hc will make no difference in temps at all... i've seen people do it and it made no difference... I mean i still wouldn't paint my hc fins cuz i'm a paranoid bastard and even like .0001 less performance would piss me off...lol
....ok,k,k...you don't need to get all hasty. I get it now. I will paint it blue.
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Good to see you Weapon
How is that shroud design tutorial coming along?
Less is more.
Get out much? You sure are touchy... and no one is trying to trick you
I have all the pics, etc. finished - its just a matter of getting the time to write it up and explain it. unfortunately - it is on a list with several other projects that have deadlines.Good to see you Weapon
How is that shroud design tutorial coming along?
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Ahh, I understand. I've got lots of stuff on the back burner too...mostly school relatedI have all the pics, etc. finished - its just a matter of getting the time to write it up and explain it. unfortunately - it is on a list with several other projects that have deadlines.
Are you freely distributing the pics upon request?
Less is more.
sweet weapon! i remember that thread hehe
good to see you back! if you want i can help you writing that guide
let me know
you can use a lot of the stuff you posted in threads like the one you linked to and just change some sentences and words to make it the text for your guidehelps a lot to save time and it makes more fun to work on text like that and adding and changing stuff than writing all the things youve said so often down again from scratch
and yes, painting a heatercore doesnt really have a bad impact on temps. afaik painting it black with a thin layer of spray paint even increases the heat dissipation
that spary paint is a very very very thin layer, and the paint is not insulating that much, especially since its so thin. if youd use silicon based paint instead you would def get worse temps as it insulates a lot and will create a much much thciker film of paint on the surface of the rad/fins.
Last edited by saaya; 10-02-2004 at 02:36 PM.
thanks for the offer - much appreciated. I think I can get it nailed down before long though. I was debating whether I should go for the plexi shroud or the metal one - either can be done with a few tools at home but the metal one requires a little more skill and hardware to really nail it - at least that was my take on it.sweet weapon! i remember that thread hehe
good to see you back! if you want i can help you writing that guide
let me know
you can use a lot of the stuff you posted in threads like the one you linked to and just change some sentences and words to make it the text for your guide
and yes, painting a heatercore doesnt really have a bad impact on temps. afaik painting it black with a thin layer of spray paint even increases the heat dissipation
that spary paint is a very very very thin layer, and the paint is not insulating that much, especially since its so thin. if youd use silicon based paint instead you would def get worse temps as it insulates a lot and will create a much much thciker film of paint on the surface of the rad/fins.
anyway, I have some fun stuff in front of it but it will be taken care of before long - I have to get a H2O box shipped out to a friend and it is going to be an interesting creation - U2-UFO case, new swiftech block and pump, etc. etc. etc.
I also got temporarily sidetracked when I discovered my cable modem was running hella hot - you could feel the heat pouring out of the vents. So I yanked it apart and discovered zero cooling measures (no real surprises there) and the main processor setting on a not-so-lovely 55C during online gaming. I ended up mounting a hsf on the main chip and wiring it into the PCB for power - that was a fun little project but I probably should have watercooled it just to be silly...
Last edited by Weapon; 10-03-2004 at 11:10 PM.
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