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Need advice on AIO Watercooling

Whoever told you that is talking nonsense. The rough guide is 120mm of rad space per component plus a extra 120mm so for a pair of 1080's and a cpu you are looking at 480mm of rad space. You could have a pair of 240mm rads, a 360mm rad and a 120mm rad or if you have a massive case a 480mm rad. Ideally the thicker the better. A full custom loop is what you want, forget the AIO route such as the Predator.
 
I have a 360 on the CPU and a 120 on each of my GPUs.

I think you're probably really after a custom loop with those cards, though.
 
I spoke to Overclockers Support about this and they say the ocuk lab cards are not compatable with predator 360 which i find strange especially as i can select the option for the EK Predator backplate which fits to the predator 360? but then they said the backplate doesent come with the 2 tubes needed to connect a CPU>GPU>Rad Loop with the pred 360 and you cant buy the QDC tubes seperately from anywhere.

Basically after doing some research i am wanting a predator 360 and i also want to buy a card that has the waterblock preinstalled and extra tubes that will allow me to connect them to the GPU and CPU.
 
pinki104 said:
I spoke to Overclockers Support about this and they say the ocuk lab cards are not compatable with predator 360 which i find strange especially as i can select the option for the EK Predator backplate which fits to the predator 360? but then they said the backplate doesent come with the 2 tubes needed to connect a CPU>GPU>Rad Loop with the pred 360 and you cant buy the QDC tubes seperately from anywhere.

Basically after doing some research i am wanting a predator 360 and i also want to buy a card that has the waterblock preinstalled and extra tubes that will allow me to connect them to the GPU and CPU.
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I haven't seen any sold with the pre-filled blocks already fitted.

I think you'd have to buy the cards and blocks and fit them yourself.
 
i did an i7 6700 and 1070 as a fun bet on a single 120mm/45mm . fans needed to be amazing and at 100% but did work.

360mm rad and you'd be fine personally

like like the days of having a GTX 295- twin boards... damn that thing put out heat!

I used alphacool Eisbaer , like EK, plug and play - can even have the GPUs on their own loop as they have the Eiswolf which has a pump on the gpu block :)
 
I would imagine having the pump directly on the block creates some vibration noise. at least fitting it to the radiator/reservoir gives you a bit more space to dampen it.
 
I've used several AIO's for various reasons. Do not use them if you want multiple components cooled. Go the custom route with a decent rad and quiet fans.

If you're not sure what components to get, start by looking at this kit use it as a shopping list, maybe get a 480 rad or second rad, then add GPU blocks as nesessary.
Andi.
 
One thing to consider with the Predator route is that it's extremely ugly. Just look at this post and remember that's with a single card. With a pair of cards it's going to look even more terrible. The Predator is not the way to go for a watercooled cpu and SLI gpu's setup.

Going the Predator route with the 360mm Predator and a pair of gpu blocks is £464. That's custom water cooling territory.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £474.39
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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Bantu said:
I would imagine having the pump directly on the block creates some vibration noise. at least fitting it to the radiator/reservoir gives you a bit more space to dampen it.
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not as much as you think, Silent Loop as no vibration noise at all , or pump noise for that matter . Eiswolf is just that on a GPU block
 
The AIOs are no better than high end air cooling TBH.

If your going to do WC do it properly with a custom loop and the best parts.
 
Nasher said:
The AIOs are no better than high end air cooling TBH.

If your going to do WC do it properly with a custom loop and the best parts.
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I dont think OP is on about using Asetek products etc

more along the lines of Predator, Eisbaer, swiftech X2 that feature copper rads, good fans and DDC pumps at a lower voltage
 
pinki104 said:
I am purchasing 2x https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zota...rgb-water-cooled-graphics-card-wc-15r-tl.html and i will also be cooling my i7 6850 and i was wondering if there is an AIO watercooling kit that will be able to cool all 3 because i heard you need a 240mm rad per card and then something for the cpu but i can only find 480mm rad maximum
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Predator 360 and you can run the loop at 80% fan speed which is relative quiet.
But if you plan to OC the cards you have to run the fans at 100% while benching.
 
With the Predator 360 plus the gpu blocks it costs the same as a proper custom setup plus it's so ugly. It would look even worse with a pair of gpu blocks. I know the op specifically asked about AIO's but custom watercooling is not hard if you take your time.
 
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