Alexandro

Hiya guys, I'm kinda new here, and I want to ask your help picking a rad for my first system.

I've seen so many good rads come by here that I have really no clue which one to choose.
Basically, I'm looking for a triple rad below 50 euro, from this list. If there is a dual rad below 50 euro that outperforms those triple rad, that would be an option too .

If you need some extra info on my setup, here's the link.

Thanks in advance for your help .

88EVGAFTW

Triple Radiator. Do you want silent cooling? Get a radiator with 8-10 Fins per Inch. Most other radiators are 18-22 Fins Per inch therefore requiring some high speed high CFM fans = Loud.


The Swiftech MCR320 and XSPC RS360 are both very good, and do not require UBER fans.

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ChielScape

your best bet would be the magicool extreme triple.

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Alexandro

Yeah, I've been thinking about this XSPC RS360, but I wasnt too sure. I think I'll go for that one . Unless someone else manages to convince me to choose something else .

Shrimpykins

If you don't mind noise get the Black Ice GT Xtreme. If you mind noise get the XSPC.

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ChielScape

that depends on your definition of noise more than on "minding" it.

for example i consider fans noisy only over 2500-3000 RPM depending on the type of sound it produces, and *beyond* that i still have a high tolerance for noise. but its the first figure that matters, since its gonna have to be comfortable. without a fancontroller i advise againt buying fans over that noise-barrier. (not to be confused with the sound barrier lol)
if you do have a controller, the trick is to tune fans down to not-noisy levels with general use, and upping to acceptably noisy levels when stressing/benching.

and to be more accurate on that statement of yours, the point after which to pick the GTX over the XSPC is around 1300-1500 RPM for 25mm thick fans, and around 1000-1200 or so for 38mms.

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Shrimpykins

Or I could just leave it up to the choice of the OP... I haven't turned my panaflos on my GTX up 1 notch past sloooooow on my controller and when I do I see 0 difference in temps, even at full blast and these are the ultra pana's...

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ChielScape

you have a CPU only a on a 480 GTX... so that much is obvious. with more heatload youd see a difference. just a CPU, and a dual core a that, so that rad wont even come off ambient temps. you do realise that rad can cool 5X that heatload with a sub 10C delta... probably more.

besides that you're just missing the point. im not telling the op to buy either, im telling him, as a matter of fact, that he needs to make it clear for himself what noise level would be comfortable for 24/7 use and what level would be ok for heavy load situations. and base his decision on that.

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