Thermaltake Big Water 745 Review 37

Thermaltake Big Water 745 Review

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Radiator Cores



The cores of the single radiator above and the dual radiator below are made with copper tubing inside aluminum fins measuring 25.4mm (1") thick. Both cores are just like condenser units used in most air conditioners. With the aluminum fins tightly packed but air flows through freely. The single rad came with a few blemishes on the fins but this shouldn't affect overall performance, it does however have smaller tubing running through the aluminum fins as does the dual radiator with 3/8" tubing and the 1/4" tubing for the single radiator more than likely a carry over from the previous Big Water.


If you look at the back of quick connects in the middle picture above you can see the o-ring used on each quick connect to seal against the fitting.


The stands are made of a metal alloy and are installed by removing the screw from the bottom outside corner. Set the stands in place and use the screws provided with the accessories. Looking at the dual radiator at first reminded me of a space heater, however I thought about all the dual rads I've seen mounted on top of cases with make shift mounts or even in card board boxes, the stands started looking a little better


Here we have the slot covers for the hoses exiting and returning, along with the fan speed adjustment for the single radiator fan. I would have liked to have seen the dual radiator fans with a speed control.

The radiators are made simple and look rather well in black with chrome grill covers. The dual radiator fans generate up 54.4 cfm at 1300 RPM and the single radiator with the adjustable fan speed generates 38.6 ~ 93.7 cfm at 1300 ~ 2400 RPM.
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