water cooling 2x insted of 1x

[BigMoe]

i was thinking is there a water cooling systm that uses two raidiators and is sold as a set pump block ect.? can a person have two one a system?

 

[CheapGator]

I haven't seen any systems that use 2 seperate radiators but I have seen radiators in all shapes and sizes, I've seen them setup to use 3 120's to 1 80. I'm not sure from a cooling standpoint how it would work but it seems having 2 seperate radiators would have alot of space overhead and since space is a limited thing within a case I don't think a system with 2 radiators would be worth putting out, however I don't see any problem adding another radiator in series as long as the water flow is going you're stilling cooling.

 

[toshiba3020]

In series the second radiator would hardly do anything. In that case, just get one that is right. In parallel though, you could get it to work. I still dont see a reason though.

 

[MrThompson]

Unless you are running pelts, there is no need for a second radiator on a properly designed system.

 

[RagManX]

<< Unless you are running pelts, there is no need for a second radiator on a properly designed system. >>


Not true. I'm planning on building a dual CPU box for my next system. When I do, you'd better believe I would prefer 2 radiators. Of course, fitting them in a case is quite a different matter.

RagManX

 

[hytek369]

Think about cars with twin turbos and intercoolers. Using 2 radiators WILL increase cooling capacity, although it will not help unless you have a large heat source. People with multi-procs and pelts should consider, but remember that 2 radiators will also increase resistance and put more strain on pumps.

 

[mamisano]

It also depends upon the size of the radiator. 1 large radiator or 2 small ones with space considerations.

 

[MrThompson]

RagManX - Note, I said in a "properly designed system." 😉 Even with two CPUs, a second radiator is not necessary Take a look at the data table below from BillA . With decent flow, there is less than 0.5 C rise in water temperature after the waterblock. If you want to spend the money on a dual radiator cooling system, that's fine. I'd rather put the funds towards something that will enhance the system like more RAM or SCSI.

load W . . flow . . . die T . . bp T . . inlet T . outlet T . C/W . . Btus*. . Watts . %eff
45.00 . .2.0/7.57 . . 36.5 . . 27.1 . . 25.00 . . 25.08 . . 0.256 . . 144 . . . 42.2 . . 94
45.01 . .1.5/5.68 . . 36.7 . . 27.3 . . 25.00 . . 25.11 . . 0.260 . . 148 . . . 43.4 . . 96
45.01 . .1.0/3.79 . . 37.2 . . 27.7 . . 25.00 . . 25.17 . . 0.271 . . 153 . . . 44.8 . . 99
45.01 . .0.5/1.89 . . 38.2 . . 28.7 . . 25.00 . . 25.33 . . 0.293 . . 148 . . . 43.4 . . 94

75.02 . .2.0/7.57 . . 45.0 . . 29.4 . . 25.00 . . 25.14 . . 0.267 . . 234 . . . 68.6 . . 91
75.02 . .1.5/5.68 . . 45.4 . . 29.8 . . 25.00 . . 25.18 . . 0.272 . . 243 . . . 71.2 . . 95
75.02 . .1.0/3.79 . . 46.1 . . 30.4 . . 25.00 . . 25.28 . . 0.281 . . 251 . . . 73.6 . . 98
75.02 . .0.5/1.89 . . 47.8 . . 32.0 . . 25.00 . . 25.56 . . 0.304 . . 251 . . . 73.6 . . 98

105.04 .2.0/7.57 . . 53.3 . . 31.6 . . 25.00 . . 25.19 . . 0.269 . . 341 . . . 99.9 . . 95
105.04 .1.5/5.68 . . 53.9 . . 32.1 . . 25.00 . . 25.26 . . 0.275 . . 350 . . . 102.6 . . 98
105.04 .1.0/3.79 . . xxxx . . 33.0 . . 25.00 . . 25.39 . . xxxxx . . 350 . . . 102.6 . . 98
105.04 .0.5/1.89 . . 56.9 . . 35.2 . . 25.00 . . 25.77 . . 0.304 . . 346 . . . 101.4 . . 97

 

[JokerF15]

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For us ppl who can't make a "properly designed system" 😉

you can do this:

Pump -> Radiator 1 -> Cpu 1 -> Radiator 2 -> Cpu 2 -> Res

Repeat...obviously....


But ya...there is no real use for 2 radiators. Just get 1 Heatercore and all should be well.

-JokerF15