Replacement rads for current HWLabs?

almighty15

almighty15

almighty15

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Right guys, I have an HWLabs GTX 360 Extreme and a HWLabs 360 X-flow.

They're very restrictive and means that I have to use 2 pumps.. I've been through loads of combo and currently have in posession:

1x Laing DDC 10w
2x Laing DDC 18w
2x Laing D5's
1x Koolance PMP500

The average 360mm radiator has a pressure drop between 0.15-0.25psi

These HWLabs radiators are ~1psi each!

This is killing my flow rate, I could run 2 pumps but that takes more space then I ideally want.

So I thought the best option was just to replace the HWLab radiators with some that aren't as flow restrictive and just run the one pump on PWM.

So what radiators should I replace them with? I've been looking at the XSPC radiators as they seem to perform well and are some of the least restrictive around.
 
XSPC RM series, failing that the AX do an awesome job.

I've a 360, 240 and 120 AX series in my machine with gpu and cpu blocks also. I think its an Alphacool D5 Laining Pump. Was orignaly an EK but it was DoA and rather than RMA I used the combo housing and just replaced the pump. Around 60% on PWN, 4800 RPM and it easily hits the 1gpm you are looking for, actually hits a little above that.
 
Funny how things work out because one of their newer rads is possibly the least restrictive ones ever. Of course given the whole OcUK/HWLabs issue, it may as well not have existed in here.

I'd say look at XSPC RX V3 if you got the space, one of the better performing low restriction rads out there now. 4 ports too if you needed extra ones.
 
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