Rad Space

trmn8r10 · 5 Nov 2012 at 01:02

Hi, I have a I5 3570K OC to 4.6Ghz and a GTX 670, maybe going to upgrade to SLI in the future.

How much rad space do I need to keep the components cool and give myself some head room in the future, currently i have my wallet aimed at Hardware Lab GTX 240 and a GTX 360 with Gentle Typhoons in push at 1850rpm and the Xigmatek Elysium case.

Any suggestions?

hyperst · 5 Nov 2012 at 01:35

It's usually 120mm per component then plus 120mm on top, so a total of 480mm for cpu+gpu+gpu.

RichH · 5 Nov 2012 at 07:38

Or 2x 120 per overclocked component. I think you want 2x 360s really.

*Rich* · 5 Nov 2012 at 11:58

I've got a a 240 + 360 in my case with the components (all overclocked too) in my sig below and have no problems with temps at all.

pgi947 · 5 Nov 2012 at 12:05

360+240 will be fine for a 3 component loop, remember the 670's kick out very little heat.

eddyr · 5 Nov 2012 at 12:07

Don't forget the elysium will take 140mm rads so a 420 in top and bottom 280 without modding, so a little bit of flexibility there.

mjones1 · 5 Nov 2012 at 16:59

Why does everyone feel the need to go overkill on rads, you could get away with a single 360/480 fairly easily.

gcaster · 5 Nov 2012 at 18:25

mjones1 said:
Why does everyone feel the need to go overkill on rads, you could get away with a single 360/480 fairly easily.

This

beasty6 · 5 Nov 2012 at 19:17

I wouldent put all three components on a single 360 rad.

2x 240/80 rads or even a 360 and one single 240 will be awsome, you will gain better temps allround and can run the fans at low rpm's for silence

Thinking about doing this myslef as a friend is in process of modding his define XL to fit a 360 rad in the roof.

trmn8r10 · 5 Nov 2012 at 21:47

Cheers for all the post backs XD

pgi947 · 5 Nov 2012 at 21:55

It depends on the components to how well a single 360 would cope with a 3 component loop.

Sandy/Ivy + a pair of 670's no problem
X79/X58 + a pair of 7950/70's or 480's probably not.

Overkill is better then being caught short, and the more radiator space, the less fussy you can be with fans.

trmn8r10 · 7 Nov 2012 at 16:49

Right, I have looked on http://martinsliquidlab.org/ for a review on the Hardware Lab GTX 240 and 360, now that I have I believe they are not what I need. I have looked at the XSPC RX series and they get rid of more heat and that fan RPM so I will be going with them, A 360 and a 240.

Any opinions on this?

RichH · 8 Nov 2012 at 08:07

Aren't the EXs better than the RXs?

ubersonic · 8 Nov 2012 at 08:42

RichH said:
Aren't the EXs better than the RXs?

Nope, RX>EX>RS (not sure where the new AX comes in)

RichH · 8 Nov 2012 at 15:56

Ahh, ok thanks.