Testing the HW Labs Micro 184 GTX Rad

[NaeKuh]

ballzor any chance you can connect an inline 300W heater and see how it does?

I think the majority of the testers use a 300W heater to get a delta.

Would love to see an exact load to see how it scales.

so you think multiple of the midget radiators would be better in series? I will probably use a single vario D5

I think you'd be better off with the single fesser 480. Less flow reduction, more passes in the same time, as well as a larger cooling area.

[DarthBeavis]

ballzor any chance you can connect an inline 300W heater and see how it does?

I think the majority of the testers use a 300W heater to get a delta.

Would love to see an exact load to see how it scales.



I think you'd be better off with the single fesser 480. Less flow reduction, more passes in the same time, as well as a larger cooling area.

I will setup the Feser loop in series and parallel (via manifold) and compare temps. Wish I had a way to test flow but temps at load should be good enough. Anyone want to guess what the delta will be and in which direction?

[b@llz0r]

Is the flow pattern set up the same as their bigger brothers or is it like traditional rads?

Im guessing its the same... is there a way to tell without cutting it open?

so you think multiple of the midget radiators would be better in series? I will probably use a single vario D5

Are you meaning Rad>Block>rad>block>rad...
remembering that fluid temps are pretty much even throughout the loop I think that a single rad would be preferable to multiple simply due to the reduced head loss.

One thing that would be cool is these rads are so small, you could tuck a few of them away into spare spots inside the case and add up to having the equivalent of a 480 without having a case that fits a 480 (not sure i explained that too well).

ballzor any chance you can connect an inline 300W heater and see how it does?

I dont have a heater.

[DarthBeavis]

One thing that would be cool is these rads are so small, you could tuck a few of them away into spare spots inside the case and add up to having the equivalent of a 480 without having a case that fits a 480

The case will have an MATX and Xbox 360 mobo mounted next to eachother. Plan is for case to be super skinny but as long and tall as needed (wall mount so thinness is the important factor). That means radiator size is not key as long as we are not talking a Monsta.

[Waterlogged]

Im guessing its the same... is there a way to tell without cutting it open?

Stick something like a pen down the fitting holes, it should go in deeper on one side if it's set up the same.