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Originally Posted by urgrandpasdog

I see what you mean about packing that gap around the core (looking at my swifty rads right here). I wouldn't know if it helps at all, but it can't hurt.
I was wondering if it would be beneficial to put a sort of seal around the edge of the fan where it makes contact with the rad, as it seems air could go through the little gaps created there instead of going through the rad?
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I used to use those cheap silicone fan gaskets that are used to quiet fans, I just cut the strip off that goes across the rad.
What I do now is just use a small bead of clear silicone to seal it all up. It scrapes off with a thumbnail when you need to clean it off., just don't get any in the fins of course. Its not really noticable once dried. Just pack it in the seam with your finger and scrape the excess off with you thumbnail once dried.
You could cut some out of thin card-board as far as that goes, like shirt card board and just use black magic marker on it. Thin foam, anything like that.
Some thin 1/8" black neoprene would be great if you have the patience to cut it out. You can get fairly large sheets cheap on eBay at times, I buy thicker mobo and TEC block condensation proofing neoprene from there sometimes.
But like I said I just use clear silicone any more, its a fast way of doing it, seals great and its easy to clean off.
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Exactly. #2 for sure, and I don't even think it's a question.
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Yeah its hard to beat cfm, I don't think it would even be close either.
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And darn it ira, you need a +REP button
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I'll settle for pic's when you get it all set up.