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

PAULRYAN52 · 13 May 2018 at 20:45

I was going to go 420 in front 360 top

PAULRYAN52 · 14 May 2018 at 12:03

what ever is best for cooling

PAULRYAN52 · 14 May 2018 at 15:55

ocuuk don't stock it do they

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

PAULRYAN52 · 15 May 2018 at 11:50

I just thought someone may know before I ask them

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

PAULRYAN52 · 16 May 2018 at 10:34

Not worried about that, I only have 1 ssd

PAULRYAN52 · 16 May 2018 at 20:08

3x ek vardar 120 3x ek vardar 140

PAULRYAN52 · 16 May 2018 at 20:14

I don't know, the motherboard and gpu will be watercooled, do you think I do

PAULRYAN52 · 16 May 2018 at 20:28

what would be best

PAULRYAN52 · 17 May 2018 at 19:25

Heres the full spec

Case Thermaltake View 71
CPU Intel Core i7-8700K Pre-Binned 5.0Ghz
Fans EK Water Blocks EK-Vardar EVO 120ER RGB
EK Water Blocks EK-Vardar EVO 140ER Black
GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1080Ti Armor OC
Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus X Hero Intel Z370
RAM Team Group Night Hawk RGB 16GB
Motherboard Block EK-FB ASUS Maximus IX Hero Monoblock - Nickel + Plexi
Radiator EKWB CoolStream CE 420 Triple Radiator
EKWB CoolStream XE 360 Triple Radiator
Pump EK Water Blocks EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl. pump)
Connectors EK Water Blocks HD Adapter 10/12mm - Nickel
EK Water Blocks EK-AF Angled 90 Degrees G1 / 4 inch - Nickel
Fluid MAYHEMS PASTEL - RED COOLANT 1L
Tubing EK Water Blocks EK-HD PETG Tube 12/16mm 500mm (2pcs)
GPU Block EK Water Blocks EK-FC1080 GTX Ti TF6 Graphics Card Water Block - Acetal + Nickel

Can it be improved anyway, I wanted faster RAM But OCUK said it wouldn't be stable with faster RAM

PAULRYAN52 · 18 May 2018 at 11:52

whats more important smaller thicker rad or larger slimmer rad, do OCUK sell HWL

PAULRYAN52 · 19 May 2018 at 21:51

anyone

PAULRYAN52 · 19 May 2018 at 22:08

I'm thinking 2x 360x60 would be better than 1x 420x45 and 1x 360x60

PAULRYAN52 · 19 May 2018 at 22:12

would the fans be strong enough cfm wise

PAULRYAN52 · 19 May 2018 at 22:18

there EK 120ER RGB, I don't know

PAULRYAN52 · 19 May 2018 at 22:23

I was but thought the EK were better

which rad is best
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x XSPC RX360 Triple Fan Radiator V3= £89.99
1 x Coolgate XFlow Radiator G2 10 FPI - 360mm= £69.95
1 x Raijintek Calore C360D Copper Radiator - 360mm= £89.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream XE 360 (Triple)= £104.99

Total: £365.42 (includes shipping: £10.50)

PAULRYAN52 · 19 May 2018 at 22:41

2200rpm and was thinking swapping the EK XE360 for the XSPX as long there just as good plus there slightly cheaper