is a 120 rad enough for a cpu/gpu system??

James Manns

James Manns

James Manns

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ive just bought a load of stuff on ebay click and i have two graphics cards (ati radeon 4670's) the bundle onnly comes with one gpu block and i might get another, will this rad be to small to cope with all that :confused:

James
 
Even thought the 4670's are cool running cards they will still add, heat into the loop, so there for will hinder the cpu.

That being said and looking at the radiator from the link, i would highly suggest a good quality 240 radiator, or 360 radiator, preferably the 360, especially if u planning on overclocking the cpu.

also noticed that there was no pump in that bundle, don't forget you will need one.
 
yes im going to get one of those D5's , going for the best(without spending too much;))

i am planning to overclock it quite abit, and being my first time i wanted to do it properly.
i have also heard you can overclock the graphics cards, so i might try that aswell.

my case is a xps 625 and the space is very poor considering the size of it:mad:
so i am considering getting a coolermaster haf 932 and asus or gigabyte mobo.
the mobo i have is a RU something which came with it from dell:confused:
 
That rad is absolutely too small for 2 gpus and a cpu. I would go for a 120.2 minimum...more like a 120.3
 
i am deffinatelly going to get new tubing, the kinks wont come out so there no point risking it over a tenner,

by 120.2/3 do you mean like the 240's or 360's?

would a new case be a good idea, for cooling and space ect.?
 
Yes I mean 240s and 360s. And a new case isn't necessary, you can mount a larger rad externally with something like the swiftech radbox
 
i looked at that but my case isnt at right angle it is like a squeezed rectangle click and there is no were to mount on the back, there is two 120 fans in the front but i cant seem to get them out.

also i dont know about this mobo and i was suggested a new one?
 
I would also suggest a Coolermaster case like the Coolermaster ATCS 840 as it already has the rails for a 360 rad, it is also cheaper than the Silverstone case.
 
Before you buy another block make sure that the one you already have will fit the 4670. The Maze 4 is externally the same as my MP-1 and the mounting holes are 75mm diagonally which i believe is bigger than the holes on a 4670.
 
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