Rad size vs relevance to performance

toiletduckuk · Post by **toiletduckuk** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:24 pm

So - obviously a heatercore that'll take two 120mm fans will cool better than a core that'll fit one - but how big is the difference?

Just wondering - since a "double" heatercore won't fit inside my case, but a single one will. Needs to keep a Prescott and radx800 cool..

Cheers -

Dave

chylld · Post by **chylld** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:37 pm

i can't remember the exact numbers but the difference is less than you think for quality heatercores. comparing a BA (big-arse, 2x 120mm) with a LA (little-arse, 1x 120mm) the performance difference was much much smaller than anticipated.

as long as you get a proper 120mm heatercore (and not a rip-off blackice offering) then you'll get very decent performance indeed.

HammerSandwich · Post by **HammerSandwich** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:33 pm

Good info here and here.