help choosing rad

PAULRYAN52 · 13 May 2018 at 13:50

hi, I'm purchasing a watercooled pc from OCUK and have settled on the following

intel I7 8700K 5.0GHZ Ultra Edition
1080ti Watercooled
Asus Maximus Hero X with monoblock
2x rads 1 360 1 420 (if it will fit)
Thermaltake View 71
Corsair ML120/140 Pro RGB
Team Group Night Hawk RGB 16GB 3000MHz

I need help picking the rads, the case can change if needed, I want a very cool system but also quiet, I was thinking the Following for the rads

360 - EK 360PE
420 - XSPC AX420

any others I should consider

Habakkuk · 13 May 2018 at 20:38

I thought you were considering a 4-fan or a 3-fan rad for a moment there

Consider going with 140mm fan ones over 120mm fan ones if your case has brackets - you can spin the fans a little slower to reduce noise.

(you get more radiator with a 360mm vs a 280mm radiator though - more cooling)

PAULRYAN52 · 13 May 2018 at 20:45

I was going to go 420 in front 360 top

Habakkuk · 14 May 2018 at 12:01

Same thickness for both rads?

PAULRYAN52 · 14 May 2018 at 12:03

what ever is best for cooling

oldbanana · 14 May 2018 at 15:02

HWL Nemesis GTS in whatever size u need.

PAULRYAN52 · 14 May 2018 at 15:55

ocuuk don't stock it do they

Bluntwrapped · 15 May 2018 at 09:02

Yep go for the HW Labs Black Ice Nemesis rads. The GTX line are especially brilliant.

Habakkuk · 15 May 2018 at 09:54

Thicker rads = more cooling, but need stronger static power fans.

General rule - go with the thickest your case will allow you to fit.

PAULRYAN52 · 15 May 2018 at 11:19

does anyone know what thickness the TT VIEW 71 can accomadate if using 1x 360 up top and 1x 420 in front, I was thinking EK COOLSTREAM 360 PE uptop but not sure what 420 to get

Space Monkey · 15 May 2018 at 11:45

It'll be worth checking with OCUK what the max thickness rads it'll take as they are building it

PAULRYAN52 · 15 May 2018 at 11:50

I just thought someone may know before I ask them

Space Monkey · 15 May 2018 at 11:53

PAULRYAN52 said:
I just thought someone may know before I ask them

No that's cool, I wasn't criticising, just thought it'd be quicker as it's not a case I often see mentioned, & water cooling is a small subset of PC users again

PAULRYAN52 · 15 May 2018 at 11:57

Ok cool, its a pity they can't use my current case which is the Be Qiuet Dark Base 900 Pro

PAULRYAN52 · 15 May 2018 at 19:22

ok I think I'm just going to go with 2x360x64 rads, I can go 420x55 top and 360x64 front but I don't want the exhaust to be bigger than the intake, Here is the manual with thickness but I don't if I can do it the other way

Habakkuk · 16 May 2018 at 10:31

If you put the Rad in the front, do you lose the 3.5" drive bays?

PAULRYAN52 · 16 May 2018 at 10:34

Not worried about that, I only have 1 ssd

LuckyBenski · 16 May 2018 at 18:42

No fans for air flow in the case?

PAULRYAN52 · 16 May 2018 at 20:08

3x ek vardar 120 3x ek vardar 140

LuckyBenski · 16 May 2018 at 20:11

Th

PAULRYAN52 said:
3x ek vardar 120 3x ek vardar 140

Those are all on rads though. Are you confident you don't need any flow over the PCH etc?