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Four Liquid-Cooling Systems for the Masses (page 17)

Category: Coolers

by Vasily Melnik

[ 10/14/2005 | 03:30 PM ]

Inside the casing you can find a classic sample of a true radiator, not condenser:

This design works better than a condenser even considering that the radiator is made of aluminum. The fittings under the rubber gags are the same as on the water-block, i.e. they are closed with clamps.

Although the radiator’s tanks are rather wide, the ribs are smaller:

It’s seems to a current trend that the manufacturers try to save on every scrap of metal.

An exhaust 120mm fan is blowing at the radiator.

The fan speed is regulated by means of a small controller:

The controller’s knob is supposed to be on the rear panel of the case. There is no faceplate to put it on the front panel. This rear-panel bracket also has holes for putting the pipes out to the radiator and also for the wires of the radiator’s fan. The pipes openings are blank, so you can’t first assemble and fill the system and then install it into the system case. Moreover, the pipes are rather thick and the openings in the bracket are oval-shaped. The pipes will be pinched a little and this is not good.