Drop in performance Xflow rads ?

[paulstung]

After squeezing my Monsta 420 up front in the Luxe, I've currently got a 240 up top, but it looks a tad small, so I'm thinking up it to a 280mm, but a cross flow as this would keep the loop super clean. But is there much if any drop in performance in going cross flow ?

I'm looking at the Hardware Labs Black Ice Nemesis Radiator GTS 280 XFlow, I'm using the same rad but in a 240 to cool my G3258 but it runs cool on a stock cooler so I have nothing to really gage performance on.

It will be helping a Monsta 420, in PP with Phanteks fans on both sides, cool a I5 4690k and a pair of R9 290 DD's. If it helps I'm probably going to keep it uniformed and use Phanteks fans on the 280 also.

 

[TPC]

The crossflow rads have nearly no perfomance drop, only a bit more resistance

 

[paulstung]

Ah that's good to no, I don't see why more people don't use them as it keeps the runs super clean, they would especially work well with dual bas res's, it would eliminate that long run usually from the cpu.

 

[TPC]

Very few People know them, and those who do prefer mostly thicker ones.
I know them from my brother and we tested together wether its as good as his Alphacool rad or not (its the same) only the flow meter was running a tad bit slower wich means a bit higher resistance but thats just not noteworthy

 

[shambles1980]

a cross flow rad should really have lower resistance than a conventional radiator "with everything els being equal in the rad design"
with a crossflow. the water enters on the left flows in one direction and exits on the right. a conventional radiator would have it flow in from the left then come back and exit on the left.
depending on how this is done however the resistance could be negligable.
i doubt you would see much of a difference in temps.

 

[The_Governour]

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[TPC]

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:huh: Whats your rage about mate? its just a discussion, no need for Pics