1st_Tym_Builder Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Hi hoping someone could give me some advice, Whilst screwing my radiator onto the case, I’ve accidentally stabbed one of the tiny fins, and in doing so it looks kinda bent. Is this still usable and is there a chance that I’ve pierced through any parts containing liquid? I’ve attached a pics for a closer look! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 You are completely fine and there is no possible performance penalty from bending a single fin on a radiator. You have to mash quite a few all in the same area to create a potential issue. The larger the radiator, the less it matters. I dropped a fan from about 6 inches and put a golf ball sized dent in the absolute middle of a 360. I looked for a performance decline after, but it ended up about a 0.1C better. A coat of dust might hurt you more. No reason to even think about this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 just FYI, the water circulates on the vertical channels. the fins are only long strips of copper soldered to the channels.. I better not show you what my first 280 looks like :) there are fins bent from the factory, it's never perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_Tym_Builder Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Thank you both, appreciate the reassurance, it's up and running, seems fine! Thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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