Is this radiator good enough?

Guitarman0 · 11 Dec 2010 at 17:51

Hi guys. I am thinking of setting up my first watercooling loop and my question is.....Will a Black Ice Stealth 280 Radiator (dual 140) be enough to cool an overclocked Phenom II 955 and an overclocked ATi 5850?

Thanks and sorry if this is a noob question

Scon · 11 Dec 2010 at 17:57

easily, i used to have a 360 rad on an i5 and a GTX295 two really hot components and temps were never a problem.

Just put some decent fans on it and you will be ok.

bifday2k · 11 Dec 2010 at 18:01

The stealth is a thin rad, if i remember 30mm thick, ideally you would want one 50mm or so, if cooling both cpu and gpu, also make sure you get a good pump, thats the key.

That being said it will still do the job well, just the fans would have to be run slightly faster then if u had a thick rad.

sunjoo2012 · 11 Dec 2010 at 18:19

it should be fine you could also just add a 120 rad if the temps get a high

koooowweeee · 11 Dec 2010 at 18:34

i had same rad but a 360 version there not the best. as mentioned buy a thicker one like a rs360 or rx360

mjones1 · 11 Dec 2010 at 18:34

What fans do you plan on using with the rad?