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RADIICAL NEWS 2005
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May 13, 2005

We have added the new Radiical single pass dual radiator to the radiators page. Pictured is the dual radiator with shrouds and fans fitted prior to testing.

May 12, 2005

The FluidXP has arrived and will be placed on the web page soon. Work is progressing on the Live testing page and after some proofing of the page the results should appear at the weekend.

May 11, 2005

The new web page will be in place today all going well. It will take several days to debug the pages so please bear with us during this time.

May 08, 2005

There will be a number of changes taking place on the web page in the next week or so. We have re organized the side bar to simplify access to our water cooling products and we have added a live testing facility so that you can checkout what products we are testing and how they are performing. Our first live testing will be our sub $200.00 water cooling kit.

May 05, 2005

A new addition to our radiator range today with the inclusion of our 120 mm single pass radiator pictured here with 1/2" barbs fitted.

Here it is again in double pumped mode ready for testing.

Stay tuned for some results on this unit.

The Sub $200.00 kits are testing well and we should be able to put them up on their own page shortly.

April 30, 2005

The latest on the sub $200.00 is that we have now named it the "E" Kit. We have also managed to fit all the components that is VGA block, chipset block and CPU block to our Abit IG-80 board. Initial testing indicates that the unit is going to cope with this amount of heat even using the Nvidia 6600GT card. It is a bit of a hoot running such a small system so we are enjoying the testing of this unit. The upgrade pathway development so far is we have conversion ability to upgrade the pump and radiators to our stocked items. This means that the pump and radiators can be upgraded all the way up to the Ultra sized radiators and Eheim 1250 immediately. We will be getting in some small sized Tygon tubing which will probably help some of you folks who have requested we stock this item for your "other brand" small water kits. We will keep you posted on performance as the test results come in on our E Kit page which is currently under development.

April 29, 2005

The pricing for the new "Ultra" triple radiators is on the Radiators page here. We have reduced the price of the complete range of radiators during our Autumn specials period.

We have begun testing our sub $200.00 kit and will be making this available after we have fully evaluated not only the performance of this unit but also its adaptability to our other products. Consistent with out philosophy of providing an upgrade pathway for the water cooling kit we will be looking at radiator swap out and pump variations as part of the upgrade pathway.

April 27, 2005

Here are the first pictures showing size comparisons between the Radiical Dual , the BA radiator and the new Radiical single pass triple radiator which we have named the "Ultra". We have added fans to the "Ultra" without shrouds having decided that a single piece shroud would be more cost effective than three individual shrouds. We will be working to produce a single shroud in the future.

From left to Right; Radiical Ultra Triple, Radiical Dual, BA Radiator

As you can see from the picture the Ultra is very much the dominant force in total water cooling effectiveness. The picture (below) of the opposite side of the radiator shows our fill/empty tap.

Ultra with tap fitted

We will be looking at dropping the price on our range of radiators in the next week or so which will be reflected in a drop in our kit prices.

We are looking into a low cost entry level water cooling kit which can be upgraded in stages. The estimated cost, at this stage, is sub $200. Our plan is that this entry kit will have a high degree of compatibility with other water cooling components stocked by us. Keep posted to this page for updates.

Other news today is the imminent arrival of Fluid XP. We have responded to the many e-mails regarding this product and the interest people have shown in trying out a waterless cooling system. I must admit that I will be interested in this products performance.

April 26, 2005

The three fan radiators have arrived and we are currently working on mounting the radiator to the rear of the CM Stacker case. We will be fitting the new fill empty tap to the single pass radiator to gauge its effectiveness in emptying/filling the system. Pictures should be available shortly for those who have e-mailed asking for illustration of the size of this radiator.

April 13, 2005

Added radiator shrouds for the Radiical range of radiators here. Two of these shrouds fitted to our Radiical Extreme radiator are pictured below.

April 12, 2005

The Laing pumps which are the same units as the re badged Swiftech MCP-350 have arrived. You can find them here on the pumps page.

March 15, 2005

The stand off kits have been added to the Radiators page here.

March 12, 2005

Part Two of the Radiator Fitting guide is posted here.

March 09, 2005

For all those persons who have contacted us regarding the Radiical Hard Drive Cooler there will be a delay in the production of this product. We will advise when stock will be available.

We have added a Radiator Fitting Guide here for those interested in using our stand off kits.

March 05, 2005

We have had a large amount of e-mail regarding our Shuttle project. One of the major interest points has been the stainless steel standoffs we used for the radiator in that project. In response to the various requests for such stand offs we are looking at providing kits to suit our radiators. It should then be no issue to fit even the "Extreme" sized radiators to the rear of the case.

The results for the Shuttle case are underway following a major disagreement with the Shuttle bios which has now been resolved. We will be using our own implanted temperature probes to illustrate the vast difference between software and hardware temperature monitoring in the conclusion of this project.

I must admit that this has been the most enjoyable project to date and that I am very satisfied with the outcome. Having the computing/gaming power of much larger size systems in what amounts to the space taken up by a shoe box is something of a revelation.

The SRX block is performing flawlessly at the low flow rates produced by the DDC-12v pump which are estimated to be < 4 liters per minute in this configuration. The use of an adaptor plate for this block now makes it one of our most versatile water cooling solutions.

February 23, 2005

We are getting ready to release our Radiical hard drive cooler kits so for those of you who have contacted us about this product here is a look see at the finished work. The hard drive cooler will be available in 1/2" and 3/8" barb sizes to cater for all of the systems using these tubing sizes.

The Radiical Hard Drive Cooler is made from copper with brass barb fittings to ensure corrosion free operation for an extended period of time. This cooling unit is designed to fit the hard drive into a CD-ROM bay. Our in house testing indicates that this cooler has the capacity to cool more than one hard drive at the same time. The unit would be suitable for use with most of the pumps currently being used in water cooling systems even those with low rates of flow. The kit will include all fixing screws, stainless steel tubing clips and a short length of Clearflex tubing.

February 20, 2005

The second part of the Radiical SRX and Shuttle Project is posted here.

February 16, 2005

Part One of the Radiical SRX and Shuttle Project is posted here.

February 15, 2005

The parts have finally arrived for the Shuttle project and we have started putting the cooling system together. There should be some early pictures on page one of the project tomorrow. I will add a news item here as soon as the page goes up.

February 09, 2005

The work on the Shuttle project is online for commencement when all of the parts have arrived. This should be by early next week. Part One of the Project will look at the internal setup of the Shuttle case and the design process for installation of the cooling system. We have received a number of requests for components for this type of project and we are currently evaluating the product quality of the items to be used. Stay tuned.

February 02, 2005

After completing the popular CM Stacker project we have decided to take a 360 degree turn for the next project. This time we intend to water cool a Shuttle XPC with an AMD64 3200 CPU.

The challenge here will be to water cool the power of an AMD64 then over clock the unit to provide very high performance as a gaming box. This will include the water cooling of the GPU as well as the CPU. We look forward to this project commencing in the next week or so. In the meantime we will advance the development of a specialized GPU block for use in this type of case where space is at a minimum.

Other news is that we have almost completed our modifications to adapt the Radiical SRX water block for use with AMD64 and Intel LGA775. A further adaptor plate will be required for Intel P4 and AMD XP CPU's. This will be available shortly.

January 27, 2005

The secure order form is now back online.

January 27, 2005

The secure order form is down at present for adjustment. Please use the contact us button for your orders.

January 19, 2005

The final part of our Radiical Ultra Extreme and CM Stacker project "Results" can be found here.

January 16, 2005

The three radiator review is completed and can be found here.

PayPal can now operate in Australian Dollars.
If you wish to pay by Pay Pal use the secure order form or the "contact us" e-mail link to order your goods. An invoice will then be sent to you in Australian dollars with a link to pay by PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account you can apply for one on the linked site. The process takes only a few minutes. This then allows you to buy from Radiical with your credit card and speeds up the delivery of your purchase.

January 10, 2005

The Papst fans that we use in our water cooling kits are now available on the Fans Page here.

The 3/8" ClearFlex tubing which is suitable for the newer 3/8" based pumps such as the MCP350 has arrived and is on the Pumps page here.

The Radiical Ultra Extreme CM Stacker Project is now in its final stages with data collection nearing completion. The water block has now been mounted ten times to ensure accuracy of the final temperature readings.

January 02, 2005

Happy New Year everyone.

First news of the New Year is the availability of the SRX socket fit water block in 3/8" barb size. The Radiical SRX should appeal to you if you are planning to shoe horn components into small and very small cases where space is at a premium.

Coming soon our full range of water cooling products will be available for systems using 3/8 inch tubing. This will be in addition to our existing range of water cooling products in 1/2 inch tube

Customers will also be able to purchase hybrid components that mix and match tubing size so that both tube sizes can be used in the same system.

Other news is that our hard drive cooler is nearing completion. More details on that product shortly.

2004 News archive