Ok, so I'm working on my new build. In an attempt for as much cooling as I can get, a thought came to my mind. Maybe I could stack a couple of 280mm rads in the front of my case. Here's the area I'm talking about:

 
And here's the radiator I was thinking about http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_457_458&products_id=34835. A couple of those with 6 fans would add some cooling ability. So what are the thoughts on doing this? And how would you go about doing bolting the fans and rads together? Also I should add in that I will have a 420mm (3x140mm) rad in the top. So really a single 280mmx60mm thick rad is sufficient. But this thought crossed my mind.

I say do it! It would be awesome if you can get RADs on the cheap.

Halo_003
I say do it! It would be awesome if you can get RADs on the cheap.

Thanks for the reply Halo. I'm thinking I will probably do it. Any thoughts on mounting? Also just glanced at yor sale thread, kinda wanting your keyboard. But I don't think paypal agrees with the purchase.

You could bend your own brackets if the rads were together and the fans on outsides (front and back in the case. Make 4 out of flat thin 3/4" to 1" wide steal or aluminum bent into a [ shape with mark the holes and drill them slightly over size to allow for a small margin for error run the bolts through fans then bracket into rad holes. Same on the front except through case holes then fan then bracket into rad holes.  Fans/rad/rad/fans/case front. You might have to stagger them slightly to attach you water tubing or flip them, water ports up on one and down on the other. A cool idea!!
Edit: After a closer look at that those rads your port position is optional that should work nicely.
Go for it!
I was considering that on my 140mm rad in the back of mine.

One thing to note, you will REALLY need serious fans for this, with a lot of static pressure.
 

zophar

Halo_003
I say do it! It would be awesome if you can get RADs on the cheap.

Thanks for the reply Halo. I'm thinking I will probably do it. Any thoughts on mounting? Also just glanced at yor sale thread, kinda wanting your keyboard. But I don't think paypal agrees with the purchase.

 
I know how that is, lol. Shoot me a PM if you have anything to trade that I have listed though, or when/if you have $$$.

The manufacturer say's slow to medium speed fans perform extremely well. I would think a push/pull setup would work great.

Thermodynamically speaking, a radiator is just another type of heat exchanger where heat from one medium and transfer it to another.  Best case scenario is when the input air is coldest, then the exit liquid is at its lowest.  But stacking up the radiators forces each additional radiator to receive the heated exhaust from the one before it.  So the liquid won't cool as much, but you'll have to do your own experiments to be sure if the difference is worth the space savings of stacking them.
 
If you stack too many radiators, the last set of radiators isn't radiating any heat from the liquid since the heated air coming in to probably too close to the liquid temperature in.  Once the temperature of both air and liquid inputs are the same, they exist at the same temps, there is no heat transfer except for whatever the radiator absorbs such that it feels hot.

lehpron

Thermodynamically speaking, a radiator is just another type of heat exchanger where heat from one medium and transfer it to another.  Best case scenario is when the input air is coldest, then the exit liquid is at its lowest.  But stacking up the radiators forces each additional radiator to receive the heated exhaust from the one before it.  So the liquid won't cool as much, but you'll have to do your own experiments to be sure if the difference is worth the space savings of stacking them.

If you stack too many radiators, the last set of radiators isn't radiating any heat from the liquid since the heated air coming in to probably too close to the liquid temperature in.  Once the temperature of both air and liquid inputs are the same, they exist at the same temps, there is no heat transfer except for whatever the radiator absorbs such that it feels hot.

I agree they would work better separated but I would still think it will perform better with proper air flow than just one rad.

My plan goes like this. Water goes into the inner radiator then flows thru the outer radiator. That way the air flowing thru the rads is as cool as possible. And it'll go case-fans-rad-fans-rad-fans. Might get some short screw to use on the middle fans to rads.

How are the fittings going to look on that thing?