Monster HTPC BUILD

Klasse · 17 Sep 2016 at 13:21

Hi Guys
My name is kevin and i have a cooling question for modders

i am buying a Origin HTPC st21
http://bit.ly/2cWrW3H

and need a cooling system , i did some work on the Water Config on this site and need the CPU and 2 GTX titans cooled in this HTPC ,not sure how many rads i need etc
came up with this , would like some opinions on cooling for this HTPC please

CPU Block XSPC RayStorm Pro WaterBlock (Intel) Black
Single Radiator XSPC AX120 Single Fan Radiator (Black)
Reservoir XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir/Pump Combo
Fittings (10x) XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome)

Benjamham · 18 Sep 2016 at 13:00

you are going to want over 360mm of rad space, I would say 480mm would be ideal which seems extremely unlikely in this case. Fitting that huge res/pump combo will be a real challenge too!

All of those components on one 120mm radiator will be way too much, you will either have to downclock everything and run fans at really high rpm's, even then you are going to struggle for low temperatures.

You could either downsize to itx and mod the case for more rad space or change the case completely

Klasse · 18 Sep 2016 at 15:38

Thanks for your reply Benjamin !!

so what would you go for , i seen a peter brands design and i thought the same http://www.l3p.nl/projects/l3p-l4n/

otherwise i will go with your suggestion and just use fans , can you point me in the direction of someone that will desigh a watercooling sytem for me for CPU/2x GPU`s in this case

MikeTimbers · 18 Sep 2016 at 16:10

The design you link appears to have multiple radiators and only one gpu. Two Titans is over 500W without overclocking. With the CPU that's at least 600W.

Depending on whether you want quiet or cooling you either need a minimum of a 360 with powerful fans or more likely a 360 and a 240. If you want a small case, have you thought of using an external radiator?

Klasse · 18 Sep 2016 at 18:56

ok mike thanks
there is the https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-kit-x360 kit
and then i can purchase 1 single 240 rad ??

MikeTimbers · 19 Sep 2016 at 12:28

very thick rad. are you sure you can fit a 64mm thick rad?

VKleita · 19 Sep 2016 at 13:39

woah be very careful with that rad, 64mm is mega thick, most 64 mm rad's I know of end up being external!

Klasse · 19 Sep 2016 at 21:48

Errr I thought this might get confusing , think I migjt just forget about cooling so

pumpkinhead · 19 Sep 2016 at 23:08

With a rad 64mm thick for it to do its job properly you may well need a push/pull config which will add 50mm. May I ask why 2 x titans in an htpc, is it a 4k tv, will you be gaming too?

lude1962 · 19 Sep 2016 at 23:26

Klasse said:
Thanks for your reply Benjamin !!

so what would you go for , i seen a peter brands design and i thought the same http://www.l3p.nl/projects/l3p-l4n/

otherwise i will go with your suggestion and just use fans , can you point me in the direction of someone that will desigh a watercooling sytem for me for CPU/2x GPU`s in this case

Peters build made for an Asus demo piece at an exhibition (looking at the pics).
I'm skeptical it will cool as good as it looks.

Assuming you'd need a 480mm worth of rad (a 360 + 120 or 2 x240) thats 4 fans exhausting excluding psu, so you'd need 4 fans in. Cant see all them fans fitting.

but lol Kevin, 2x titans for a htpc ( a pi2 would suffice)

Klasse · 20 Sep 2016 at 02:23

Well 1 titan will sufice , juat need someone to put together a cooling system for it so

sastusbulbas · 20 Sep 2016 at 06:02

I am curious as to why you are set on that £900 case?

Also what will the rest of the spec be?

ov_sjo · 20 Sep 2016 at 07:08

That seems like a lot of video card for watching Netflix?

Klasse · 20 Sep 2016 at 18:22

This will be my HUB for everything !!! Is this Powerfull Enough ?????
build is a follows

OrigenAE S21T HTPC Case with 12.1" Touchscreen Display
£899.99*

Antec High Current Pro 1300W
£249.95*

Intel i7-6950X Extreme 3.00GHz (Broadwell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor
£1,523.99*

Asus Rampage V Edition 10 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 EATX Motherboard
£517.99*

Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB x 2 (128gb)
£779.98*

Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe Solid State Drive - FOR OS AND PROGRAMS
£289.99*

Samsung 4.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5 X 3 !!!!
£1,289.99*

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 30th Anniversary Limited Edition 8192MB GDDR5X Watercooled PCI-Express Graphics
£899.00

Silverstone SST-SOB02 Blu-ray Burner
£122.99*

Acer
Predator X34A 34" 3440x1440 IPS G-SYNC WideScreen Super-Wide ZeroFrame Curved LED Monitor
£1,049.99

Philips
258B6QJEB/00 25" 2560x1440 IPS Professional Widescreen LED
£279.99

Razer Deathstalker Chroma Expert Membrane Gaming Keyboard - RGB Backlight
£99.95*

Razer Mamba Chroma Wireless Professional Gaming Mouse
£144.95*