single rad enough ?

[fastboy]

hi all

I'm currently using a 420mm xspc 30mm radiator on my gtx 1070 and 8600k,temps are very good but I'm moving to the new lian li case and it wont fit but I have:

1x 360mm 45mm thick xt45 radiator and 2x 240mm 60mm radiators..do you guys think the single 360mm will be good enough or should I combine 2 of any I have?

thanks

 

[Glanza]

It'll be enough but as you have extra radiators available I would use one of 240mm rads aswell.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I would agree that 360mm will be enough, but if you can have more then why not?

 

[fastboy]

ok thanks.

 

[AETAaAS]

You made the mistake of asking in a forum of enthusiasts where I'm pretty sure the default thinking is; "big is good, more is better, too much is never enough".

 

[aowc02]

You made the mistake of asking in a forum of enthusiasts where I'm pretty sure the default thinking is; "big is good, more is better, too much is never enough".

especially in the summer!!

 

[koooowweeee]

One 360 is enough. I have a 360 and a 240 with more rad area you can run your fans really slow if you have a fan controller

 

[bcfc0703]

The rule of thumb most people go by is 1 x 120mm rad per component cooled +1 extra, so for a cpu and 1 graphics card you will be fine with a 360 Personally i have a 360 and a 240 but I have SLI 1080s and like to run the fans as slow as possible like koooowweeee said.

 

[fastboy]

well I built the new case with just the single 360x45mm rad and temps were very good,just for giggles I connected a 240x60mm inline via some soft tubing and just left it resting on the desktop,temps were only 2-3c different under load so I'm going to stick with the single thanks guys..unless I drop on a cheap 360 just for aesthetics in the case as it looks empty lol.

 

[faheemrazzaq]

360mm is plenty for your setup. But I will personally squeeze in as many rads as possible; not just because it's required but I like to.