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plan on using it for passive cooling by attaching it to the front of a Thermaltake Armor case
(all HDDs and ODDs are removed from front)
will prefill rad, attach 3 high cfm fans and use it to further cool down case temps
(thinking the rad will cool down the air before entering the case)

single airflow with cold intake at the front and exhuast at the rear

need recommendations and opinions, please

I'm not exactly sure what you plan to do. Are you saying that you want to fill the radiator with water, plug it, and put it in the front of your case? That would just be a waste of your money.

That wont work. You cant make air cooler by using water that can only be the same temperature as air lol

Only way it would work is if you got a Peltier device somewhere in the line to chill the water... Even then it's not going to have much of an effect to be worth it.

As others said, the water will get to ambient temperature and won't do anything.

hmm... you guys made some good points
as mentioned before, I had the feeling the metal in the radiator will absorb the heat before it enters the computer enclosure
I tried it with my existing radiator (black ice gt something - can fit 2 x 120mm fans) and the outflow seemed cooler to the touch
...so I thought someone here can recommend a better 3-fan radiator setup (for passive cooling) for my case
(as for the liquid reaching ambient temps, maybe adding a pump to the setup?)

anyhow, since I'm not getting any support with my idea, my next question:

is it better to have the rad lay flat (such as on top of my case) or place it standing (such as attached to the end of my case)?

For what? For watercooling or for your idea?

Your idea will just not work things don't work like that. Just cut more fan holes or get some more powerful fans to increase airflow and lower temps. There are a lot of 60cfm + fans around now.

I still have no idea what you are trying to say. Adding a pump to a radiator will only increase temps. I am thinking that if you filled your rad with water and blew air through it, the temperature of the water was below ambient, and felt cooler. However, in 10-15 minutes, all of the water would be the same temp as the room.

thanks

already have a water cooling setup
do you recommend koolance radiators?
might plan on getting one of their huge 3-fan radiators, mod my case, and place it on top of my case (although it will most likely disrupt the current airflow in my case)

I never recommend Koolance anything.

MCR320 from Swiftech or Thermochill PA120.3

What is your water cooling setup? Be very descriptive.

I prefer not to be very descriptive (my radiator idea is not connected to my wc setup)
anyway, here is my current setup, single loop with 1/2" tubing and primochill cooling liquid:

-> swiftech mpc655 pump -> swiftech apogee gt cpu block -> dd mpc chipset block -> black ice gt stealth 240 radiator w/ 2 yate loon 120s -> swiftech micro mcres reservoir ->

I might up to an apogee gtx should I have spare cash laying around