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Purchase bigger case.

You could run it on one rad and the temps might just about be acceptable but it probably won't be worth it over air.

Could just try it out and see I suppose.
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New case is a no go - Several reasons, firstly I'v just bought it and paid almost £120 in shipping, import duties and tax not including the case price itself! so I couldn't justify changing.
Secondly it fits in perfectly visually with my entertainment system.

I gues I'll just have to hope that the 60MM Rad will be enough for it.

Unless any other sujestions?

I did look at 280mm Rads but I just cannot squese the extra in.
 
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I think the recommendations for watercooling is a 120mm rad for each component you want to cool, then if possible an extra 120mm on top of that (not per component).
So to cool 2 cards and a cpu you'd probably want 4 x 120mm.

As I understand it thicker rads usually have a lower fin-per-inch count so don't cool any/much more than thin rads, they can just do it with slower (and usually quieter) fans.

So, if you don't mind using louder fans (have read the thread, but that was yesterday and can't remember if you covered this) then this might be the best rad to go for due to the high fpi count.

Now admittedly this quote comes from this radiator, but might still be applicable:
Of course a single 240mm radiator is not capable of cooling a full-grown Multi-GPU system, but for cooling the CPU and a single graphics card the radiator has plenty of performance.
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GoogalyMoogaly said:
I think the recommendations for watercooling is a 120mm rad for each component you want to cool, then if possible an extra 120mm on top of that (not per component).
So to cool 2 cards and a cpu you'd probably want 4 x 120mm.

As I understand it thicker rads usually have a lower fin-per-inch count so don't cool any/much more than thin rads, they can just do it with slower (and usually quieter) fans.

So, if you don't mind using louder fans (have read the thread, but that was yesterday and can't remember if you covered this) then this might be the best rad to go for due to the high fpi count.

Now admittedly this quote comes from this radiator, but might still be applicable:
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a 240 for each component does seem a little overkill, especially when you look at a H80 which does a fine to excellent job of cooling an overclocked Ivy (more so on a delidded ivy)
My other system only runs a 360 & a 240 (slimline stealth rads) and thats cooling an OC i7, both VRM, North & south chipset and my craphics cards and I am yet to see over 60oC on that. In theory I would need 4 or 5 240 rads according to the above.

I guess I might give it a try on one 240 x 60mm and worse case scenario I might have to go external at a later date.
 
GoogalyMoogaly is saying a 120mm rad for each component then an extra 120mm on top ideally, not a 240mm for each component.

Previous setup was a 3770k & single GTX670 with a slim EX240 & thick RX120 rad, cpu temps rarely went over 65 (de-lidded & Naked Ivy) & gpu 40 even when benching.
 
he doesn't say 240 for each component, he says 120 per component.

the motherboard chipsets don't put as much heat out as the main components such as gpu and cpu so you base your cooling on them
 
CraigRobbo said:
a 240 for each component does seem a little overkill
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Sorry, maybe should've explained that better. I thought:

GoogalyMoogaly said:
120mm rad for each component you want to cool
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along with the example was the best way to phrase it.

Taking your current system, I believe you said you were cooling the CPU, motherboard and graphics cards? If we assume 2 graphics cards then that's 4 components, so you'd want 4 x 120mm and ideally an extra 120mm. So in total 600mm (120 x 5). This could for example be broken down into, say, 360mm and 240mm radiators. In theory that would give you pretty good temps.

It seems you have 3 options:
  • Use an external radiator to give yourself enough radiator surface area.
  • Keep it on air cooling.
  • Put in the best 240mm radiator you can and hope for the best.

Don't think there are any other options unless you only watercool some of the components.
 
Alright, Thanks for that.

Well after some Dremeling, Butchering and Modifying I have found a way by removing one of the front intake fans to fit in a 360mm x 60mm Radiator - Surely that should be enough?

While doubling the thickness (while keeping the same fin density) doesn't equate to effectivley 2 half size Rads, i am hoping the overall cooling area of the 60mm Thickness should allow for ALMOST similar performance as having 1 x 360mm x 30 and 1 x 120mm x30 (maybe even 1 x 360mmx30 and 1 x 240mmx30)

I hope so any ways because I cannot get any more in there what-so-ever!
 
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