Koolance's Response to Hardware Labs "The Copper Radiator Myth"

[SDatl404]

Because they aren't optimized for it? Just because something works really well at high airflow and high temps doesn't mean that will perform the same at low airflow and lower temps. Same goes with the other way. The thermochills (and Marci said this himself, or Cathar, I forget which) don't see any performance benefit above about 130CFM. Why? Because they have been optimized for lower airflow fans. And as for water temp, like I said, I hope you never have that hot of water flowing in your loop

Wish for it all you want, but there is no way that koolance is the "king of cool". BTW, I'm not a thermochill user, I have a swiftech rad. If it makes any difference. I'm not biased towards a thermochill since I've never owned one. But from all the other testing I've seen the thermochill wins until you get to really high airflow fans, then the margins disappear and others start taking the lead (IIRC the GTX pulls ahead at high airflow).

I wouldn't be worried about having hot water in my loop with a koolance. Now with a thermochill I would be quite fearfull for the safety of my pc.

You have admitted yourself that thermochills are inferior for performance based applications! Putting silence aside.

As far as the brass/copper rads in cars, I really doubt you saw that in a new car. They almost exclusively use aluminum radiators.....weight considerations. A brass/copper rad would be just too darned heavy these days in the gas mileage consciousness of car design. You may still see auto trans aux. coolers with brass/copper designs, but even these are mostly aluminum.

Heck, to save weight, more than one auto maker has moved to plastic intake manifolds.....lighter than aluminum and easier to mold.



As for the Koolance fanboi, even around the big city of Atlanta, there are still hicks from the sticks who refuse to believe truth, even when beaten over the head with it. Shames me to even think he's from the same state I occupy.

Please show me this truth your talking about? Sounds to me like your talking about yourself, based on the article at the begining of this thread. Easy with the TC pride bbboooyy.