Radiator Advice

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I am building a gaming PC for the girlfriend... am happy on all the water components other than the rads..

Will be cooling a Q9950 and 4890 x2 under water... case is going to be a Lian-Li A17 so is a little small but do have potentially room for two PA120.2's. I have assumed that a single PA120.2 wont cope particularly well on its own with the CPU & GPU so am more than likely going to run two loops.

Question is what brand radiators to use.. Have always used Thermochill in the past and am happy to again but was wondering how something like a Black Ice GT Extreme or XSPC RX240 would measure up against the Thermochill offering (I can't find any reviews anywhere!)
 
Other brands have really caught up with thermochill recently so they should perform within a few degrees of it but thermochill and feser still make the best as far as im aware, just go for which ones will fit the easiest if your a bit limited for room
 
Feser certainly look the part, and seem to hold up well under review. They aren't slim (pretty sure they're 60mm thick, but can check)

Thermochill are due to move to the same hole spacing everyone else uses in the near future, so if you're cutting holes in the case with an eye towards keeping it for a while that may be a factor.

Is two loops beneficial for this over one loop with two radiators?
 
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