Best Radiator with Fans 2013

[younus1932]

Hey guys ,

I want to know which is the best 2013 radiators and YES i have googled alot but all i am getting is 2009 or 2010 reviews but things have changed by 2013. So please tell me a good triple or quadruple radiator and which fans to buy for the radiators.

This also leads to my next question , also do let me know which casing to buy which will be compatible with the radiator you will suggesting me.
I dont have a budget problem so , do let me know which performs well and not really that noisy.

My configuration
i7 3970x (will be overclocking it )
Asus rampage iv extreme
two evga gtx 780 super clocked ( will use XSPC waterblock on them )
corsair 1200i

Thanks guys

 

[smackababy]

Have things changed in 2013? I have seen a lot of the "new designs" from certain people, and performance sucked.

I am not giving up my Thermochill PA120.3s with GTs until someone can prove there is something a lot better. >_>

 

[younus1932]

Have things changed in 2013? I have seen a lot of the "new designs" from certain people, and performance sucked.

I am not giving up my Thermochill PA120.3s with GTs until someone can prove there is something a lot better. >_>

maybe this will help then ^_^

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173028

 

[smackababy]

maybe this will help then ^_^

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173028

And the worst case to the best case is a 3 degrees difference. Not significantly better in any way. The reality is pretty much all radiators will all be very similar in performance.

 

[BrightCandle]

Alas it doesn't have the Thermochill PA's on there, only the worse performing TA's. We can see for example the XPSC RX and EX outperforming the TA but the Thermochill PA was significantly better than both of those at low fan speeds. So the fact that the XSPC is winning the 800rpm chart is due to them not testing the Thermochill PA, presumably since its now discontinued. So it doesn't look like anything has been released that is better according to this review.

I still have a pair of 360 PA's here from my previous build and they are just incredibly well designed radiators but the 25mm spacing ones I have, while performing better than the 15mm ones are just a pita to install in a modern water cooling case, and honestly the difference of 1-2C in water temperature isn't really worth the difficulty in mounting them.

 

[smackababy]

Alas it doesn't have the Thermochill PA's on there, only the worse performing TA's. We can see for example the XPSC RX and EX outperforming the TA but the Thermochill PA was significantly better than both of those at low fan speeds. So the fact that the XSPC is winning the 800rpm chart is due to them not testing the Thermochill PA, presumably since its now discontinued. So it doesn't look like anything has been released that is better according to this review.

I still have a pair of 360 PA's here from my previous build and they are just incredibly well designed radiators but the 25mm spacing ones I have, while performing better than the 15mm ones are just a pita to install in a modern water cooling case, and honestly the difference of 1-2C in water temperature isn't really worth the difficulty in mounting them.

Yeah, I have 3 360 PAs (2 in use and one as a backup) currently. I have the 15mm ones. I actually probably have a 25mm one if I looked. I bought 'em because they were good and haven't had the need to change since.

 

[aigomorla]

its a bundy review..

i wouldnt give his reviews full credibility so take them with grains of salt.
we would correct him on his methodology... he wouldnt listen.


also it depends on which PA were talking about.
The Original Extended ones.. or the new ones.

But on the rad side, the difference is very marginal... also the flow rate though a PA is very tough to beat even with modern rads.
In most cases, i tell people if u have a PA, keep it, unless u wanted to compact.

The only rad i have gotten my hands on which was greater then the PA @ the same noise is probably a ORIGINAL FESSER 480 Pure copper.
Cuz it was PURE COPPER... and a 480... and it costed a GRIP!!