can i use a car radiator in my water loop?

[jvinsnes]

I did research quite a bit before asking this, but could not find a concrete answer. sorry If this has been asked multiple times, but please do not send hate comments. I am wondering if a car rad would do the job just as good a normal pc rad. Fitting the tubes is not a problem, as the car rad i have got the same fittings as the other parts i am going to use in my water loop. The only problems would be where and how to mount it. Also, i have no idea of how to mount fans on it... maybe a 240mm fan and some duct tape? Its 280x280x2cm. I do not know if this is overkill or if it even competes with normal pc rad. So, can i use a car radiator in a pc waterloop?

 

[aldan]

the pump has more than enough power for the whole loop. i only have this radiator and dont want to spend much more... the radiator (aluminium) normally cost 600 USD, but i got it free from my dad my cpu is thermal throttling with 100c and i am hoping to be able to overclock with this loop

What CPU is this, what is the current cooling situation, and it is currently overclocked any?

the cpu is currently an old school/work cpu (no oc) that i am looking to upgrade and it is using a small heatsink with 2 fans that flips up when i open the case. i am not quite sure if i am going to buy a new pc, upgrade my current, use my gaming laptop (alienware m17xr3) or something else, but i am definitively want to have water cooling (on low budget). this is the rad btw: https://imageshack.us/i/pnzDbe6Jj

that makes more sense.that is not an automotive radiator,but rather a transmission cooler which,by the way,makes more sense.