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What are the differences between the eco 120mm and 240 except the bigger rad size? or are both the same pump, fan wise etc?
CoolIT Systems - 240mm ECO info
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Thats correct - it will be the same pump and likely be the same fan but we may tune it differently.. still tbd. Whatever yields the best results of course.
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This sounds like a stonking idea, I'll be watching this with eager anticipation 
Anything that can tame my overclocked i7 and be a nice self contained unit would be awesome.
I was pondering a full on water setup untill I got to this post and tbh I realy dont relish the thought of putting water near my PC.
Having an i7 @ 4Ghz is nice and all, but its one toasty little sucker
Anything that can tame my overclocked i7 and be a nice self contained unit would be awesome.
I was pondering a full on water setup untill I got to this post and tbh I realy dont relish the thought of putting water near my PC.
Having an i7 @ 4Ghz is nice and all, but its one toasty little sucker
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Can see the biggest problem will be fitting the 240mm rad, for the people who would buy this, i.e people that dont have massive cases but fancy a go at a little water cooling, I think will give it a miss because of that.
A better option might be a double 120mm radiator (a really thick chunky rad), that way it would still fit in most peoples cases easy enough, and would look quite a beast with a fan either side of the radiator.
Or two 120mm rads and three fans, would look the buisness for sure.
A better option might be a double 120mm radiator (a really thick chunky rad), that way it would still fit in most peoples cases easy enough, and would look quite a beast with a fan either side of the radiator.
Or two 120mm rads and three fans, would look the buisness for sure.
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I have a short but long case, the hiper osiris. a 240mm would fit in the front without issues. I have also been tempted to jump on the presealed h2o gear but yet to be wowed by results.
Ill be watching this thread with interest.
Ill be watching this thread with interest.
Soldato
The tubes would have to be quite a bit longer than the H50's to allow mounting at the front - and might be too long for people wanting to mount at the top.
I may have already mentioned this, can't remember, but I'd be a supporter of having two single rads rather than one double rad, as that will significantly increase the number of performance cases that can accommodate it - and will, as hyperst points out, enable you to mount it double-thickness if that's all the case can support. But I'd suggest that people with cases that only have a single 120mm fan grill are perhaps not going to be after extreme cooling and the single-rad Eco/H50 would do them fine if they wanted to spend that much.
I may have already mentioned this, can't remember, but I'd be a supporter of having two single rads rather than one double rad, as that will significantly increase the number of performance cases that can accommodate it - and will, as hyperst points out, enable you to mount it double-thickness if that's all the case can support. But I'd suggest that people with cases that only have a single 120mm fan grill are perhaps not going to be after extreme cooling and the single-rad Eco/H50 would do them fine if they wanted to spend that much.
Soldato
Wouldn't having two separate rads destroy the water flow?
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Not necessarily. I think most of the restriction is from the length of the thin radiator tubes, which would be the same, but it certainly wouldn't help matters. I could be wrong on the effect on water flow though.
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Wouldn't the bigger rad need a slightly more powerful pump though?
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Don't know if it is going to fit in the back now, reading about other people fitting the corsair H50 and apparently it has to be on the bottom fan and not the top or it wont fit in the antec 1200, is that true?
That is the right thinking... you introduce restricting with the more stuff you add in the loop - rads blocks whatever it may be and restriction reduces your flow rate but our pump is designed to be able to handle our 240 w/ up to two of our ECO blocks or two of our OMNI blocks. So, nope... no new pump needed =)
Plus we take care of all that thinking for you!
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I have an antec 1200 i have no desire to go custom cooling but would love to be able to water cool the pc with a dual rad at under £100. If it came in at under £100 and could cool a 4.2ghz 17 920/930 they would fly out the door!
Still sounding good. Nice to know you use good pumps across the range too. I would be very interested in trying one, be that as a tester, reviewer or purchaser once they've reached general availability. However, I am unsure if a 240 mm rad is easy installed in my case - Antec P182SE. It's a beautiful case, so i'm not sure if i'm ready to mutilate it with a dremel yet!
I will certainly keep an eye on this thread non the less. Thanks for the input and insight into your products Barry. It's great to be able to talk to the people working in the companies we buy our high end kit from! Even better that you value our feedback.
I will certainly keep an eye on this thread non the less. Thanks for the input and insight into your products Barry. It's great to be able to talk to the people working in the companies we buy our high end kit from! Even better that you value our feedback.
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Stupid question incoming but is the 240mm rad 240mm length by 120mm width (so 2 120mm fans next to each other?) or is it 240mm X 240mm for a big single fan?
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I have the 182 SE as well
love it, but the top fan lends itself to modding fairly easily possibly? or the front?
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Cheers 
I thought it would be but had a mental block and convinced myself otherwise for some reason
I thought it would be but had a mental block and convinced myself otherwise for some reason