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well here are the radiators, my problem is the configuration of them, simply too many possibilities, so if you could find the time to give your opinions, I would really appreciate it.
I also need advice on a type of shroud for the radiators, the purpose is to inshore good air flow through the radiator.
and lastly how to attach the fans to the radiators?



all advice is welcome and thank you

 
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I don't use a flow meter, never have, never will.

Having a picture of a flow meter does nothing to support a finding, especially when you cannot be 100% conclusive that it is reading correctly or you are accurately converting what is being reported. Does the flow meter registering on the pump without restriction show a flow rate that is close to the rated flow of the pump with your conversion?

If so, great, but if so, you're still running lower than 1.0 gpm on your loop, meaning your delta-T MUST be offset to calculate your cooling potential. Meaning - you have to over-rad to accomplish the same cooling ability that you could achieve with a higher flow. Adding cost of 3x 360 radiators ($60, example) starts to get expensive...
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ok, this is what I have to play with on this build, minus what is already on the board, CPU block, FET block, Northbridge, & Southbridge blocks, and the memory.

any ideas on where I could mount them would be appreciated, thanks in advance for all your ideas.
 
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well I use low rpm fans for this build, and the fans on the rads are only 3400 rpm max, and I will only be running them at 1700 rpm. the outer fans on the front and back plate are 1500 rpm fans, I'm not looking to make a lot of noise but that is just me. I know it lowers the potential of the rig, but oh well, that's the way it has to be if I wont to sleep at night with this thing running next to me. but I only had 10 fans total for this build, and I am using 8 of them. but if you think it is worth trying I'm game, I could sandwich one set of fans between the rads to create a pull, push, pull, what do you think.
 
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regarding the blocks, they are just too much for my soft eyes to take... sooo many blocks. well they could still go on the way they came off but with a lil effort in cable management.

the fans @ 1700rpm aint low, its near mid-high. still if its tolerable by OP, then he should go ahead.
 
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true they are mid level fans, but that will be the max that I will have them at. will probable run at half that when idol, so 750 rpm and 850 rpm. that's pretty quiet with the box being lined in boards, surprisingly they will absurd a lot of noise. but back to the blocks, I can put them anywhere, like the little ones I was thinking about mounting them on top of the FET's next to the CPU for greater cooling, if I lined up 4 of them right next to each other. what do you think?
 
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ok, here is basically what I was thanking, except the mcw 60's I have swiftech chipset blocks in their positions, I think it's doable, and look's cool to.

well does that help? maybe there is a better arrangement for the blocks, or a better place for them?
 
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well, maybe you can pull it off - i see a mess in my mind if i try to connect the tubing to each block :/

i know you can do without the small copper blocks and keep it fresh with only the swiftech+koolance blocks on mobo - in fact they are all you need to clock the board and keep temps low. have a fan ontop of the mosfets and they will suffice.

my 2 cents though :)
 
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yea, it's just an idea, because I can, doesn't always mean I should. but it would add some color back to the board there are always other places to put them. maybe on the A drive :lol: or the sound card. there are a lot of choices for where you can put them.
 
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Yeah there are many possibilities of places to stick those things. My friend attached some small heatsinks that he had to all of his hard drives. If that makes sense, then wherever you put those things will too 😛
 
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ok guys, one more, another question for you, can a AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPU, or maybe a 1090T can fit into and operate in a asus crosshair II AM2+ motherboard?

If this is possible how about OCZ 1066 SLI memory will it work to?

or suggestions on a better CPU or memory for this board?



 
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Try ASUS CPU support for the possible BIOS flash availability for that motherboard, it is a DDR2 motherboard so DDR2 1066 will work in it.
 
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yes, I am stupid blind, it happens as you get older, so the last step is 4 cores or 6 cores, they both seem to clock about the same, so I would guess that it is more about ability, is 6 cores better than 4 cores?

so then the 965 is better? when overclocked? ok i can go with that!!
 
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