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banger9365

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I would personally go for any of them wouldnt make much of a difference really if your only cooling the cpu. If i had to choose then I would go for the Hardware labs Black ice GT
 
Any really all are good. Though I'm really impressed with the build quality of the hwlabs radiator I recently purchased.
 
Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GT Xtreme 360 real good quality rad. Its quad pass as well. you pay for what you get with them rads.
 
I think gtx360 has a higher fpi count. So you may need fans with high static pressure or run fans at a higher rpm.
I used a gtx480 and the build quality is by far better.
Have you looked at hw labs sr1 360?
 
Hi, l'm using a Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GT Stleath 420 x 140mm fans-1000rpm 18dba cooling a i7 920-4.2ghz + toxic 6950@6970 overclocked. The rad is mounted out side the case my temps at the mount at a ambient room temp 22'c = CPU idle:30 to 34'c across cores / GPU:30'C. Playing Blops II - CPU: 54 to 58 across the cores / GPU:48'C.

These rads are very well made and perform well with low rpm fans. :)
 
Hi, well l use a pre-mix coolant EC6[£6] changed it after 2yrs, it was as clear and alien free like the 1st day l filled the loop. Checked the inside of my CPU block no build up of any sort and the temps never changed, to me it better value than de-ionised water[£4-5ltre] + silver coil[ one coil per ½ a Ltr of water-£4.50].

Using EK pre-mix at the moo been in just over a year still like new, temps just as good will change it in 2yrs + tubing.
 
banger9365 said:
and will be using water and a silver coil
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With a copper block, brass rads, a silver coil and maybe nickel plated fittings? you will need a corrosion inhibitor, better off skipping the coil and using premixed coolant like EK or Mayhems, or if you wan't to be cheap DI water + antifreeze.
 
ubersonic said:
With a copper block, brass rads, a silver coil and maybe nickel plated fittings? you will need a corrosion inhibitor, better off skipping the coil and using premixed coolant like EK or Mayhems, or if you wan't to be cheap DI water + antifreeze.
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I disagree, he will be fine with the coil, if he had aluminium in the loop that would be a different story.
 
mjones1 said:
I disagree, he will be fine with the coil, if he had aluminium in the loop that would be a different story.
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Aluminium does not magically cause more corrosion than other metals, its based on how dissimilar the metals are, and silver is just as dissimilar to the solder/flux used on a rad as aluminium is to copper, hence why corrosion inhibitor is required for the long term health of the loop (note: with a decent corrosion inhibitor alu and brass/copper will get along fine too, despite all the 8th hand horror stories).
 
ubersonic said:
Aluminium does not magically cause more corrosion than other metals, its based on how dissimilar the metals are, and silver is just as dissimilar to the solder/flux used on a rad as aluminium is to copper, hence why corrosion inhibitor is required for the long term health of the loop (note: with a decent corrosion inhibitor alu and brass/copper will get along fine too, despite all the 8th hand horror stories).
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is ain't that another reason to use a silver coil to stop the corrosion between metals in liquid .don't boats oil rigs use the same sort off thing to stop sea water eating them by using zink or am i way off the mark ,we know silver a antibacterial and is it used for the above with out us knowing,the sacrificial metal
 
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