480mm?
Spec me a Rad & check rest :)
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480mm?
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na, 360 one. 480 was out of stock. was tempted to get that one as its only £10 more lol
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my 360 has arrived hehe
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My 240 arrived, but the 480 is due only next week
Do you have any other 240 rads you could compare to?
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Ok, So I need to decide on the Rad, Not too sure about the EX rads now, as I'm mainly going for silence, and it seems like you need to turn up the fans to get the performance out of the EX radiators.
So, Anyone got any suggestions on which would be best for me to go for?
Cleeecooo: Have you received your 480 yet? what are your temp differences like at low fan speeds?
So, Anyone got any suggestions on which would be best for me to go for?
Cleeecooo: Have you received your 480 yet? what are your temp differences like at low fan speeds?
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teh EX rads are fine at 1000rpm speeds
seriously mate. very bad advice.
push pull on radiators is not worth it, there is minimal performance gain for double the air turbulence noise. if you use a push pull configuration on anything then you need to use the SAME fans on either side.
a set of 1850 GT fans on an EX or SR1 radiator would be really good. an extra set of fans is not required, and a mismatched set of fans is about as constructive as using mismatched memory modules.
get the 1850 fans and put them on a good controller like a lamptron FC2 or similar
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^ This. push/pull isn't worth it for a few degrees, I'd rather use push with fan shrouds which is what I'm gonna do on my 480!
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So, RJK: What do you think would get me better performance? (and by much?)
A radiator (still undecided, any comments?), with 3 GTs, or with the pair of case fans I already have?
I'm quite keen to keep my case fans, as I like the look they give (I replaced the standard with the same, but clear with red LEDs), but I'll replace them if it'll make a lot of difference.
EDIT: I already have a fan controller (Using a Zalman ZM-MFC1 plus)
A radiator (still undecided, any comments?), with 3 GTs, or with the pair of case fans I already have?
I'm quite keen to keep my case fans, as I like the look they give (I replaced the standard with the same, but clear with red LEDs), but I'll replace them if it'll make a lot of difference.
EDIT: I already have a fan controller (Using a Zalman ZM-MFC1 plus)
The GTS i specced you run better in pull
*runs off to test this*
OP, my EX has arrived (will in a few hours anyways
) so i'll let you know over the weekend 
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OP, my EX has arrived (will in a few hours anyways
Woo
I'm guessing you waited for ocuk to get it back in stock then, rather than going elsewhere?Would be nice to see how it performs compared to your old system. Hopefully I can order the stuff in time for xmas
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nowhere had it
well, nowhere i'd be happy to buy from anyway!
Would be nice to see how it performs compared to your old system. Hopefully I can order the stuff in time for xmas
The thing that i think may give the EX a slight edge is that due to it being slimmer, you can have push/pull for roughly the same thickness as an SR. I hope that the EX is indeed better
fan controller - brilliant.
go for performance and get the typhoon 1850s
you will not regret it.
if you want the best performance available - an SR-1 and Gentle Typhoons is what I would do.
*runs back to tell me I'm right*
Woo
it came in the day he made that post.
Which day would that be?fan controller - brilliant.
go for performance and get the typhoon 1850s
you will not regret it.
if you want the best performance available - an SR-1 and Gentle Typhoons is what I would do.
we'll see...
*runs back to tell me I'm right*
as above
it came in the day he made that post.
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Out of interest, how does the EK CoolStream XTX compare to the SR1?