Ok here is the deal at this point and time i am looking into watercooling heres the deal im tired of buying fans ,tired of the noise,if i was to upgrade its not really that big o deal,and im wanting to build up case from scratch cause the kid is going nuts not building anything.Or showing any art outlet ( no place to paint)
Here is the kicker though a while back in the forums and i have sen this myself there was a site that sold raditors that were a little dinged up or have a little blimish here or there.Where did it go ,man if i knew i wouldnt be asking you all to help me out here.
So if anyone knows of a place where i can get a cheap raditor or a slightly blemished one let me know,hey have one to sell give me a yell might take it off your hands.At the time thats all im looking for its going to have to be pieced together slowly.
thanks for all the info in advance
flounder405

Most watercooling retailers have a "bargain bin" or "clearance items". I'd try that, but even then a heater core can be had from any local auto parts store for $20 or less, which is still probably less than the clearance items once shipping is added....and I don't know if I'd want a dented radiator.

If that fails, you could also try a junkyard. Those will be even cheaper.

Also, you're still going to need some fans in your system if you're going for a typical radiator. If you want to go totally fanless, you'll have to go a bit more exotic...and big.

I agree Anonymous that ill need fans but a couple of 120s will not hurt me any.The fans im tire of replacing are the litte ones for the NB and video cards that seem to go for just a 1/4 of a year.Thought about it for the cost of those little suckers being replaced i could allready have a block and be saving for another one in the near future.
plus the site im looking for the red wasnt dinged but the housing for the fans were i could live with that

You could always go completly fanless. Might be a bit pricey though Check this mutha out!

lol Duck trust me if i had the cash like that i wouldnt be buying a case...i would get a pos car so i wouldnt have to ride the mass transit bus with the lady in the morning that yells from the bacK 'I LIKE DOUGHNUTS'
Edit: that passive one near the bottom looks interesting though

I can share your pain flounder, i just replaced my NB and graphics card fan...damn 40mm fans...My computer is only 3 months old...less than that

Bump for the morn crowd !!!!

Dtek has a scrath and dent dept. No big rads though.

Ford Serria Radiators only cost £5 ($10) over here - its a decent sized beast rad no doubts there. The small internal case arnet the best sometimes - especially if your sonsidering silencing your PC (northbridge and gpu cooled aswell?)

Nev im gunna do it all ya nb video cpu ...if it needs o be cooled its gunna have a waterblocked hooked to it.

I would just get a new heater core at Pep Boyz etc for $20.

Chevette or Caprice depending on your size restraints.

They are the best budget rads hands down.

Quote: Originally Posted by flounder405 lol Duck trust me if i had the cash like that i wouldnt be buying a case...i would get a pos car so i wouldnt have to ride the mass transit bus with the lady in the morning that yells from the bacK 'I LIKE DOUGHNUTS' Edit: that passive one near the bottom looks interesting though

...What's wrong with donuts? I like donuts too
I agree, do your local autoparts store, for a new heatercore.

man i dig doughnuts but i dont yell it like a nut at the top of my lungs in a bus......god ya gotta love mass transit

so if i remeber right its a 86 chevette heatercore but what about the year for the Caprice one? And just out of curiousity does the year of heater cores really matter?

I don't remember the all the exact dates off-hand. '76 for the Caprice and '86 for the Chevette will get you what you want. Both were used for several years, but you just need the one date. There are plenty of other heater cores that would work and plenty that would not work well or would be difficult to convert.

Those two will get you a copper and brass construction piece. And both are dirt cheap. You can easily pay 3 or 4 times that for some heater cores.

Fedco used to have a online database with all the sizes including inlet and outlet for the cores they make. But it's either moved or gone off line.

Quote: Originally Posted by flounder405 so if i remeber right its a 86 chevette heatercore but what about the year for the Caprice one? And just out of curiousity does the year of heater cores really matter?

Mainly in price, from what I found...

I have a Eheim 1250 pump, a MAZE4 CPU block (w/o fittings), 2 Evercool 120mm fans with bored out screwholes and a pump relay kit I would sell you for 70 USD plus shipping.
Payment would be sent after the items were received.
I apologize if offering stuff for sale outside of the trading post isn't allowed, just trying to be of help.
EDIT: Ah what the heck, I'll sell it all to you for $60 = S&H

That would be a decent setup. I run everything there except only one fan. All you would need is a rad. As everyone has said you can get one cheap. The maze 4 isn't the best but it's good enough for the price. Hell, to get a brand new 1250 would cost you most of that price. Fittings only cost a couple bucks. All you would need is some tubbing and the rad.

Quote: Originally Posted by ion I have a Eheim 1250 pump, a MAZE4 CPU block (w/o fittings), 2 Evercool 120mm fans with bored out screwholes and a pump relay kit I would sell you for 70 USD plus shipping. Payment would be sent after the items were received. I apologize if offering stuff for sale outside of the trading post isn't allowed, just trying to be of help. EDIT: Ah what the heck, I'll sell it all to you for $60 = S&H

You still want to get rid of that stuff?