The best slimmest 240 radiator?

Jay85

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I'm looking for a really good but also very slim 240 rad to go in the roof of my Mini P180!

I'm usually looking for 120 rads so dont know much in the market for 240 rads and which performs better.

It needs to be slim because i have very little space at the top of my case and i would want to mount this internally rather than externally.


If anyone knows of any good decent slim 120 fans aswel, that would be great also :).



Thanks
Jay
 
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SeraphX said:
EK Coolstream 240

slim rad that actually works very well
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-077-EK&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=

I had the 360 variant in my full loop last year, cooled a Phenom II 955 and a 5850's with a single set of Yate loons very nicely indeed :)

and i think these are the slimmest fans that i know of, they are slimmer than 25mm if memory serves > http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-021-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4
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Cheers for the quote on the fans, i'm looking into them now as they seem to have other variants too in that size.

I like the choices i have here, plenty to choose from :)

Cleeecooo said:
I meant the XSPC EX rads :)
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Ah my bad, i read it as EK lol.

I have heard good things about the EX rads, reading reviews on them now.
 
Scythe Slipstreams:

Dimensions 120 x 120 x 12mm
Air Flow 45.5 CFM
Noise 37.0 dBA
Speed 2000 RPM
Weight 98g
Connector 3-pin (3-pin to 4pin adaptor included)
Bearing Type Sleeve Baering
MTBF 30,000 Hours


The 37db worries me! :S
 
Cleeecooo said:
I disagree^^

EX rads are amongst the best in the uk

I believe swiftech make the best slim rad though.
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Guilty of not scrolling down far enough I am, I didn't even realise XSPC made slim rads :) Directly looked for the stealth GT after seeing RJK's post showcasing the HWLab's radiators the other day still in my head.

Jay85 said:
Scythe Slipstreams:

Dimensions 120 x 120 x 12mm
Air Flow 45.5 CFM
Noise 37.0 dBA
Speed 2000 RPM
Weight 98g
Connector 3-pin (3-pin to 4pin adaptor included)
Bearing Type Sleeve Baering
MTBF 30,000 Hours


The 37db worries me! :S
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Fan controller = Problem solved :)

OR just go for the 1200rpm versions, come in at 24db ;)
- Air volume at full speed (12V), CFM ±10% 68.5
- Noise level at full speed (12V), dB(A) 24.0
- Fan speed at full speed (12V), RPM ±10% 1200
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pgi947 said:
Guilty of not scrolling down far enough I am, I didn't even realise XSPC made slim rads :) Directly looked for the stealth GT after seeing RJK's post showcasing the HWLab's radiators the other day still in my head.
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:D

Those slipstreams look anorexic! :eek:

As pgi said, fan controller should solve the problem :)
 
Depends what fans you want to run; most rads of the same depth will have similar performance, what you need to do is match them to the fan and specifically the speed you intend to run the fan at. Rule of thumb is lower fpi rads work better with lower rpm fans and high fpi rads run better with high rpm fans.

edit: btw those hardware labs rads have very high fpi unless you intend to run 1450rpm + fans I would be wary of using them.
 
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pgi947 said:
Guilty of not scrolling down far enough I am, I didn't even realise XSPC made slim rads :) Directly looked for the stealth GT after seeing RJK's post showcasing the HWLab's radiators the other day still in my head.



Fan controller = Problem solved :)

OR just go for the 1200rpm versions, come in at 24db ;)
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I have one already however it's only a 4 channel controller... i'll have to get fan splitters i think to make this work without replacing the whole unit.

I'm still deciding haha, got too much on my mind!

Cleeecooo said:
:D

Those slipstreams look anorexic! :eek:

As pgi said, fan controller should solve the problem :)
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They are, just looked around on reviews and they are dead skinny. I really need one to try out before i buy a batch for my system. Would be nice if they came in white though :rolleyes:


dazzerd said:
Depends what fans you want to run; most rads of the same depth will have similar performance, what you need to do is match them to the fan and specifically the speed you intend to run the fan at. Rule of thumb is lower fpi rads work better with lower rpm fans and high fpi rads run better with high rpm fans.

edit: btw those hardware labs rads have very high fpi unless you intend to run 1450rpm + fans I would be wary of using them.
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Thanks for the info, i want a really low noise system so from what you've said a low FPI radiator would be best.


Are the EK 120 rads low or high FPI?
 
Cheers for the heads up guys, i will look into but need to do some testing first as i am unsure adding another 240 rad will help with temps at all.

Also need to consider upgrading my EK DCP 2.2 pump... I doubt it will run all these rads, a cpu block and a gpu block.
 
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