Which 4x120 rad?

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I have not shopped for a Rad in some time but I am currently back in the market. My Thermochill 120.3 is performing ok with the 3 X 480 SC's but they are currently at stock settings and idle at 33C and load at 50C. So once I start clocking these 480's up I am pretty sure I am going to need some more Rad. If price was not a factor and Med-High speed fans were to be used to obtain max performance what 480 Rad would you guys recommend then? I was looking at the Feser X-Changer 480mm Xtreme Performance Radiator . The SR-1 and XSPC were also on my list to look at. But because noise isn't really a factor for me being that you hear the compressor running from my Phase unit anyways I was thinking about getting a HWLabs GTX480 and use Scythe UK3's since I already have 4 of them sitting here. What are your guys thought on this? Thanks...

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I have not shopped for a Rad in some time but I am currently back in the market. My Thermochill 120.3 is performing ok with the 3 X 480 SC's but they are currently at stock settings and idle at 33C and load at 50C. So once I start clocking these 480's up I am pretty sure I am going to need some more Rad. If price was not a factor and Med-High speed fans were to be used to obtain max performance what 480 Rad would you guys recommend then? I was looking at the Feser X-Changer 480mm Xtreme Performance Radiator . The SR-1 and XSPC were also on my list to look at. But because noise isn't really a factor for me being that you hear the compressor running from my Phase unit anyways I was thinking about getting a HWLabs GTX480 and use Scythe UK3's since I already have 4 of them sitting here. What are your guys thought on this? Thanks...

Two Swiftech MCR420. If you have room/pumping power. It's the same price as one F*&%r X09378r.

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I have not shopped for a Rad in some time but I am currently back in the market. My Thermochill 120.3 is performing ok with the 3 X 480 SC's but they are currently at stock settings and idle at 33C and load at 50C. So once I start clocking these 480's up I am pretty sure I am going to need some more Rad. If price was not a factor and Med-High speed fans were to be used to obtain max performance what 480 Rad would you guys recommend then? I was looking at the Feser X-Changer 480mm Xtreme Performance Radiator . The SR-1 and XSPC were also on my list to look at. But because noise isn't really a factor for me being that you hear the compressor running from my Phase unit anyways I was thinking about getting a HWLabs GTX480 and use Scythe UK3's since I already have 4 of them sitting here. What are your guys thought on this? Thanks...

While agree with waterlogged about how good the swiftech stuff is, I think in your case you do need a HWL 480GTX. That thing dominates all when paired with high airflow fans.

And while 2 QP420s would probably perform better than a single 480gtx, not many people have that much room in their case


BTW, i'm running the HWL 480gtx and i have 2 swifty qp 320, and the difference i see is that some of the paint has chipped of the swifty and some parts are noticeably not black. Same deal with the HWL 480gtx but to a lesser extent. However, i do find some fin damage with the 480GTX, but it doesn't leak.

Quality wise, i'd give a slight edge to HWL, but bang for buck = swiftech all the way. Their gpu/cpu blocks are awesome too (bought the XT for 55, and mcw 80 for 44)

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While agree with waterlogged about how good the swiftech stuff is, I think in your case you do need a HWL 480GTX. That thing dominates all when paired with high airflow fans.

And while 2 QP420s would probably perform better than a single 480gtx, not many people have that much room in their case


BTW, i'm running the HWL 480gtx and i have 2 swifty qp 320, and the difference i see is that some of the paint has chipped of the swifty and some parts are noticeably not black. Same deal with the HWL 480gtx but to a lesser extent. However, i do find some fin damage with the 480GTX, but it doesn't leak.

Quality wise, i'd give a slight edge to HWL, but bang for buck = swiftech all the way. Their gpu/cpu blocks are awesome too (bought the XT for 55, and mcw 80 for 44)

Thanks for the input. I think I am going to go with the HWL 480GTX. Is there a place I can buy a pre-made shroud for it? Also what Rad grills are you guys using for your 480 Rad's? I only found the Bitspower 480 Rad grill and the MNPCTech Pro-line 4x120mm Rad grill. The Bitspower has a mesh that I am not real excited about and the MNPCTech is stupid expensive at $90.00. Any other options out there?

MNPCTech Pro-line 4x120mm


Bitspower 4 X 120mm Rad Grill