Dual loop question

yorkshirelad84 · 8 May 2009 at 17:32

Alright, i'm no expert on watercooling at all, infact i have no idea of the requirments needed to cool components, but i was thinking bout how to make a dual loop inside my case, and although theres plenty of room, its not very versatile when it comes to fitting radiators,

Ok! so i have a thermaltake VH6000BWS

If i remove the HDD cage, i can fit a 120mm Rad and 2 fans in push/pull config for the first radiator, this would be over the intake fan
And i already know i can fit the same fan/rad config on the back - rear vent
But would a single 120mm rad for each loop, be sufficient to cool an AMD 9950 CPU on 1 loop, and an ATI 4870 on the 2nd?

1kiwi · 8 May 2009 at 17:48

Should be ok, espically if you are using push pull

Just invest in something decent.

yorkshirelad84 · 9 May 2009 at 09:51

beh* said:
Should be ok, espically if you are using push pull Just invest in something decent.

What would you suggest then? as i said, i can only fit 120mm rads, and wasnt sure if a single rad would be sufficient for each part

1kiwi · 9 May 2009 at 10:44

Another option would be to use something like this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-030-SW&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=

That way you could hang a dual rad off the back of your case and use a single rad in push pull for the video card. Otherwise you could start with a better case and go from there

I think inevitably thats what everyone who starts small gravitates to – of cause you budget etc is up to you

NB: There is a nice low budget spec for a low budget loop here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18007087

yorkshirelad84 · 9 May 2009 at 15:04

beh* said:
Another option would be to use something like this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-030-SW&groupid=701&catid=193&subcat=

That way you could hang a dual rad off the back of your case and use a single rad in push pull for the video card. Otherwise you could start with a better case and go from there I think inevitably thats what everyone who starts small gravitates to – of cause you budget etc is up to you

NB: There is a nice low budget spec for a low budget loop here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18007087

Budget wise i don't mind spending up to about £250, i currently have the reserator XT with CPU and GFX card on a single loop, with the addition of a 120mm rad and 2x fans in push pull config the card temps are great, no problem there, but i've always noticed high-ish temps off the CPU and thought it about time i created an all internal dual loop