how many watts can a rad dissipate?

[panozy]

So, i plan on doing water cooling my system and i have been wondering? How can i calculate the heat dissipation of a rad with and without fans for 10°C delta t and for 5°C delta t? Thank you in advance.

 

[i7Baby]

It depends on the actual radiator, water temp, water flow etc. See http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky

 

[4Ryan6]

http://www.overclockers.com/guide-deltat-water-cooling/

 

[panozy]

It depends on the actual radiator, water temp, water flow etc. See http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277130-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky

i have seen all of that. Somewheer in tom's guide it uses this " olume LxWxH in mm]
(LxWxH) x 0.00023129193 = Watts dissipated for 10°C delta-T (estimated)"
to calculate watts that can be dissipated. I want something like this for 5C deltaT and again something like this plus the fans. That is what i meant from the beginning. Maybe i should have mentioned that i want an equation 😛

 

[i7Baby]

They don't work like that. You work out how many watts you want dissipated and but accordingly.

Or just see if the radiator is compatible with your CPU.

 

[panozy]

They don't work like that. You work out how many watts you want dissipated and but accordingly.

Or just see if the radiator is compatible with your CPU.

What do you mean by that? I know how many watts i want dissipated, but how i go on?

 

[i7Baby]

Look for a radiator that will dissipate that many watts.

eg CM TX3 130W - http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-tx3/

 

[rubix_1011]

The equation was made as an overall average of radiators; it's meant to be used as a general estimate if all else fails.