Identify these rads + build advice

DreadWolf

DreadWolf

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Hi all,

I've got two rads that I'm unsure of the brand, images in this album at the bottom :

Pc https://imgur.com/gallery/aOuf6

I'll be buying a small glass table, taking the glass and making a window for my desk in the middle of it hopefully something like 1000mm x 500mm, but I'll see what I can pick up.
Under the glass, they'll be a 200mm deep tray with all my pc components in. Uv lighting, uv reactive water cooling juice, rgb blah blah etc.

I'm thinking from left to right
Motherboard
GPU moved via cable or something so it looks up at you
Pumps
Res's
Rads

I was thinking of having the whole thing sealed except the rads on the right hand side and an opening on the left hand side, with a dust filter.
I would have 6x fans on the rads probably pulling, so they'd be on the outside of the "case" so you wouldn't even see them, unless I can find something RGB to compete with akasa pirahna: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/thre...mance-pwm-air-ripper-blade-fan-bu-004-ak.html

Would that be sufficient airflow? I was thinking possibly some 140's or even 200's on the inlet, but would that just cause some weird pressure issues?

I'm also wandering how many of my current fans are any good? I have 3x casecom blue led fans, but they're garbage.
I have one plain black unidentified fan.
3x corsair fans I'm unsure of the exact model. They're all in the album I posted above.

My setup atmo is:
CPU - AMD fx 8320 with Corsair hydro H75
GPU - Radeon R9 290 with Corsair hydro H55
MOBO - Gigabyte ga-970a-ud3p
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 2x4gb ddr3
PSU - OCZ 700w

What is screaming at you that needs upgrading?
 
No idea about the first one but the fins are rather unique so someone may be able to identify it. Rad 2 looks like a original Thermochill PA120.3 due to the 25mm fan spacing and G1/4" adaptors.
 
pastymuncher said:
No idea about the first one but the fins are rather unique so someone may be able to identify it. Rad 2 looks like a original Thermochill PA120.3 due to the 25mm fan spacing and G1/4" adaptors.
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orbitalwalsh said:
Second one is indeed a thermochill ! With the old 25mm spacing , think the tab is G3/8
Had the newer version before they stopped .
Absolute beast with low rpm fans
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Oh that's awesome news! Cheers guys, I thought it was A bit of a dud since I recieved it to be honest. Second hand you see. I'll eventually find out the thread when I buy a couple of test barbs.
Do you reckon the akasa piranhas would be good with this rad then?
 
tamzzy said:
it's still good, but there are better fans nowadays though (i've got 6 gt1850s, so no bias here)
the noiseblocker eloop and the ek vardar are at least as good as, if not slightly better than the gentle typhoons
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orbitalwalsh said:
Silent wings are cracking but expensive :/
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I checked all those fans ... And I'm definitely not flush enough to buy 6! I think I'll stick with the piranhas ... Unless you guys know of any similar around the same price with RGB lighting? I imagine too much too ask for!
Here's a pic of my pc after a couple evenings of cable management. Pretty impressed with myself, there's a before pic somewhere on the forum if you're that interested.

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P.s. my mousemat rocks
 
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