Is a 360 rad enough for CPU+CPU?

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I'm guessing this will be largely case dependent, but assuming good airflow, would something like the thicker 60mm EK-CoolStream XE 360 be a good choice? What would be the best pump/res combo to add to this... ideally as quiet as possible?

Edit: This is for X99 5820k + GTX 1080 build, both OC'd.
 
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I believe they say 120mm per item in the loop plus extra for overclocks. So I think you would be at the very limit....plus if noise is an issue then you will likely have to have fans going pretty fast with a single 360 to achieve the necessary cooling.

Pump res combo will depend on the space you have available but I think the general consensus is that a d5 pump is the quietest so have a look at the xspc photon pump res combo and the ek xtop pump res combo, both are pretty much the same performance wise with the ek having the benefit of being pwn vs the photon being controlled via a level switch on the pump.
 
I have used a 360 for and GPU, it is just about enough you will have to run the fans a bit faster so it won't be as quite as it could. Just make sure you get some good static pressure fans with the thicker rad.
As for mum/ res you won't go wrong with either a d5or a ddc, the d5 is a bit quieter but the ddc has higher head pressure. I use both in my machines, the d5 I have a pump top and a separate ek res and the ddc I have an xspc top res combo.
 
Yes.

Have used an OC V12 kit for a Titan and i7 for the past few years.

Fans set to just audible.

Low 50's after a few hours hour of Prime torture testing.
 
Jasonst888 said:
Pump res combo will depend on the space you have available but I think the general consensus is that a d5 pump is the quietest so have a look at the xspc photon pump res combo and the ek xtop pump res combo, both are pretty much the same performance wise with the ek having the benefit of being pwn vs the photon being controlled via a level switch on the pump.
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The XTop is a dual pump isn't it though... is that of benefit for a single rad? Would the EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM would be a good choice for a single 60mm 360 rad? I am not sure if there are guidelines for res size based on rad choice?
 
Jasonst888 said:
I believe they say 120mm per item in the loop plus extra for overclocks..
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Really? I think i may have just overdone it for my 5820 and 1080.

1 x 420 Nemesis GTX
1 x 280 Nemesis GTS
1 x 360 Nemesis GTX

And cause I can see I can fit another 140mm rad in, I'm thinking about it :)

But then again i like the fact i can surf with the fans off and even gaming, it doesnt even break into a sweat. :)
 
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Really? I think i may have just overdone it for my 5820 and 1080.

1 x 420 Nemesis GTX
1 x 280 Nemesis GTS
1 x 360 Nemesis GTX

And cause I can see I can fit another 140mm rad in, I'm thinking about it :)

But then again i like the fact i can surf with the fans off and even gaming, it doesnt even break into a sweat. :)
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I read the 120mm/item rule myself, although it's not QUITE that simple, given rad thickness and how good the fan is (plus the case itself) will have a big impact on performance and cooling ability. What you have does sound a tad overkill though, but can you actually have TOO much cooling? It's not doing any harm after all.
 
Personally I think you will be fine with a 360 rad cooling a cpu and gpu. No worries at all.

Ive ran a 360 cooling xfired 7970's and a 3770k oc'd before and had no issues. Temps were decent too.

As long as your fans have good pressure and you have a good way of controlling them noise should also be able to kept to a minimum
 
Thanks... I'm eyeing up the Core P3 for this, so its open air design should hopefully help with temps. That said, there's ZERO sound proofing so I will hear any fan/pump noise. There is an option for a 420 rad in this case though, so x3 140mm fans as opposed to the x3 120mm on a 360. That would potentially be a better way to go for low noise wouldn't it?
 
Greebo said:
3 x 140 > 3 x 120 everyday
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Thanks, well that solves that one then! The Noctua NF-A14 Industrial seem to be the best, albeit expensive, or are there better and cheaper alternatives? And looking at the P3, would they be optimal on the outside of the rad or behind?

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Personally I have always preferred ek vardar er fans over noctua esp since they spin from as low as 200rpm.

Added bonus they are almost half the price of the noctua ones ;)

Push or pull makes very little difference so do what fits or looks best
 
I use an Aquaero 5LT usb which was about £45. Works wonders at controlling my fans. I have mine set on GPU temp which is a great bonus and means the fans stay silent. Normally they'd spin up and down with cpu load which can get a little annoying.

I actually have all my rad fans off until 40c or gaming load on GPU1. Means the system stays dead silent at idle.

Plus as greebo says EK Vardar fans are top quality and can run extremely slow, probably the best fans for radiators to be fair. Pretty darn cheap aswell compared with noctua.
 
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I had rig (6700K @ 4.5Ghz and Amd nano @1025mhz) which was watercooled with a single ek coolstream pe 240 and 2 gentle typhoons @ 2150rpm max. The temps were around 45-48 for the gpu and ~61-66 for the cpu after 2 hours of battlefield 4.
The case was parvm system s2.0 with no additional fan.
I run the fan profile as silent from Asus Gene bios. Couldn't hear much noise.
 
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Really? I think i may have just overdone it for my 5820 and 1080.

1 x 420 Nemesis GTX
1 x 280 Nemesis GTS
1 x 360 Nemesis GTX

And cause I can see I can fit another 140mm rad in, I'm thinking about it :)

But then again i like the fact i can surf with the fans off and even gaming, it doesnt even break into a sweat. :)
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Well if you have the space why not :P
 
From what I've read, 140 is not always better than 120 when it comes to rads. Supposedly if you calculate the volume of the rad, the larger rad should be better. So for equal thickness, 140 will be better but if you're comparing a thin 140 against a thick 120, maybe not.

Can second the recommendation for an Aquaero. Go for a 6 if you want to use PWM or power a pump from it or a 5LT if you don't need either of those and want it cheap and don't need a screen. If you want just a single channel for 3-pin (non-PWM) then you could get a PowerAdjust and split the output to multiple fans.
You'll definitely want to be able to adjust fan speeds if you want it quiet.

Pumps, you have a choice of DDC or D5. There's honestly not a lot between them. You'll want them to be adjustable and you can do that with a D5 vario (rotary dial on it) or PWM for either the D5 or DDC. To be honest, it's what you like the look (or price) of most.
 
I always work on cubic size when comparing. Obviously a thick 360 will be better cooling than a thin 420.

However it doesnt stop there though. The cooling profiles are much different. The thick rads need higher airflow for the thickness to make a difference so yes you have better overall cooling but noiser fans.
 
So how do you calculate that... assuming as an example x3 120mm vs x3 140mm Vardar fans, on an EK-CoolStream XE 360 60mm rad and EK-CoolStream CE 420 45mm rad respectively?
 
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