Triple radiators roundup

[MomijiTMO]

Yeah, you could easily sand and paint it back to perfection but I wouldn't care. I'd take a HOT PINK rad if it was free/cheap.

[shazza]

I'm looking at the Magicool radiators, and have a question. This excellent review shows that the Magicool Extreme performance is comparable to the Swiftech MCR ... but, all I can find is this "Magicool Extreme Slim" version of the Magicool Extreme radiator. Is this the same as the Magicool Extreme in this review? (I linked to the 240 version, as that's what I'm looking at ... the 360 version looks like the pic in the first post).

Would appreciate some help here, as I've been searching and googling all afternoon trying to figure this out. I'm looking for a radiator that will work reasonably well with low speed fans, but that has the barb placement similar to the Black Ice series (which rules out the Swiftech). I'd rather not go to the Feser rad due to the much higher cost and overkill for what I need.

[Waterlogged]

That looks like the one shazza. It's actually 45mm thick which is the thickest they make. Just got labeled wrong on P-Pc's I guess.

[Salsoolo]

i thought i saw that review? http://www.dexgo.com/index.php?site=...ardware&id=355

[shazza]

That looks like the one shazza. It's actually 45mm thick which is the thickest they make. Just got labeled wrong on P-Pc's I guess.

Thanks ... it's a bit confusing, but I'm going to give it a go, since I can't find any other US source for the Magicool Rads. Just a little concerned that this is an older model, and not the one referenced in the review - but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

i thought i saw that review? http://www.dexgo.com/index.php?site=...ardware&id=355

Yep - looks like the full version of the one posted here. Thanks.

[Mr. K6]

Excellent review and presentation, it was a great read. Still very happy with my RX 360 purchase .

[Arthur]

What a fantastic thread as usual. Looks like Thermochill has got some good results out there LOL. Thanks for the triple rad roundup mate.

The heaters are "JEBO Model HT-600" designed for aquarium heating. They are meant to automatically keep the water at a target temperature but I just had to disconnect the thermal probe inside the heater to make em run full load non-stop.

I got them from eBay.

I already using the JEBO heaters with my saltwater aquarium at winter since 2 years. They are rocks well. Thats pretty nice idea what using them for heaters on your test. However, they may not give the same results for momentary heat results well. Because we heating our water instantly with our whole system components. By the way, please you do not get me wrong on this, I appreciate your effort here.

[rambler358]

Would appreciate some help here, as I've been searching and googling all afternoon trying to figure this out. I'm looking for a radiator that will work reasonably well with low speed fans, but that has the barb placement similar to the Black Ice series (which rules out the Swiftech). I'd rather not go to the Feser rad due to the much higher cost and overkill for what I need.

XSPC RX series?

[assisterah]

Great review.
Helps a lot!

[Annoyingmouse]

Thanks for your review, it's been very helpful, and your graphs are very well done. Crazy how close they all bundle together at 2000RPM. I've seen some test that show the GTX pulling away from competition above 2000, but since 1400 is the upper limit of what I'm willing to listen to in my computer, that isn't much of a victory from my perspective. At my ideal fan speed of 1200RPM, it looks like thin and fairly sparse fins is the way to go. Between your roundup, and this: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1476023 it seems we can tentatively hypothesize that frontal/fan area may be the most important metric for predicting performance, at least with low to medium speed fans.

I was really surprised how little the rads thickness affected performance. I had long figured that the surface area of the tubes would be far more important than it seems to be. You smashed a few preconceptions for me, thanks.