Is there a difference in Heatercores?

[t_aitch]

Ive seen the dangerden heatercore knocking about at various places in the UK, but ive seen a heatercore in america which looks very similar, but it black in colour, so will match my case very well

The only thing i was bothered about was the performance? Are heatercores generic, or will the performance of the Dangerden heatercore be superior to that of the one ive seen in the US?

 

[MikeTimbers]

They do all look alike, don't they! It's a hazard I suppose of them all being chosen for a particular size. Look for depth as much as height and width. Look for a reasonable sized plenum chamber.

Personally I have a Chevy heatercore which is fine but at nearly 2" deep, it requires a fairly powerful fan to really cool well. If I had unlimited funds and was rebuilding today, I think I'd go with a PA120.2 externally mounted using a Swiftech Radbox and just let a nice quiet 120mm case exhaust fan wash over half the rad.

 

[Marci]

State which one you've seen and where... the fedco database for heatercores that folks are using stateside consists of a few hundred different variants, with various FPIs, depths etc etc... a heatercore is merely a heatercore from a car - as many car models as there are out there, there's the same if not more various models of heatercores to go with em, so all depends where you're looking.

 

[t_aitch]

I saw it at an online retailer in the US, cant say where becuase they have competitive products.

Dimensions: 12" x 5.5" x 2" (tanks included)
Name: Black Dual 120mm Heater Core (Dual Pass)

Thats the only info that is available on the site.