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Ah! My total maximum radiator cooling power is 4200w. My reservoir is of the kind that sits ontop of the pump and only holds 150ml compared to your 'massive' 3 litres!!!
I use Noctua NF-F12's on all the radiators in a push only configuration. Fresh air is drawn into the case by Noctua NF-A14's and NF-S12A's. I run all fans at 30% which is inaudible to me (computer is 2ft from my head on the desk). Also using an Aquaero (6XT variety) and have set the fans to ramp up as water temp approaches 30 degrees, maxing out at 45% PWM. Water never makes it to 31.
- NF-F12 @ 30% = 360rpm
- NF-A14 @ 30% = 407rpm
- NFS12A @ 30% = 400rpm
I am using the EK-TIM Ecotherm and the pads that came with the block. Do you think switching these would make much difference?
The pump is not controlled through the Aquaero and is plugged directly into the motherboard utilising set and forget philosophy in the BIOS settings. It's set to 40% which is about 2050rpm (EK PWM D5). Might try running at max speed while gaming to see if temperature comes down. I'm quite sensitive to noise and at full tilt I do find the pump a little uncomfortable. I guess this is a matter of personal preference though.
To be fair I only ramp the pump up for benching, like you I don't like the noise.
Still playing with profiles on the aquero. But I'm happy with 40c so will tailor the profile more towards silence. Max pump speed I can bear is around 3000rpm so plan to keep it wil below that. Pump speed does make a difference of a few degrees to the cpu GPu temps even if you keep the fans at the same speed.
Thermal paste and pads might bag you a degree or two, depends on what you are swapping from.
Met reservoir holds 600ml, most of my water seems to be in the rads and the loop lol.
I know one thing, the case feels like it weighs 40 kilos.
There's always one who has just go that bit too far
Out of interest what's the rated max oolong on that? About 10,000w?
Depends how long you brew it for...
To be fair mine maxes out at 2088 but it stays at 2088, max temp 30C, fans running at 348 rpm.
SO may not be that much faster than air but stays at max speed.
But agreed watercooling is an extra cost and not insignificant.
If you can afford to buy a Titan (P) then the cost for watercooling probably isn't an issue for you anyway.
bear in mind im only going on personal temps (water) and those i have seen here and others forums but it would appear that way.
If you can afford to buy a Titan (P) then the cost for watercooling probably isn't an issue for you anyway.
Its the hassle of watercooling.
ive tried it before and its a ball ache to install and maintain.
Use quick disconnects and it is easy.
Bah... my first go at hardline took me about 3 hours from start to finish
The full and final loop took the better part of a full day including all the fiddling... but I had the OS and drivers all installed by bedtime.
Wifey's build... so my second WC build - took maybe 5 hours and looks pretty decent, even if it's not perfect.
Haven't done anything quite like that before... but I found it quite easy.
It was definitely more time consuming than soft tubing to get all the bends / tube lengths right - but worth it![]()
First full day eg 7 hours I had managed to get one tube right and had binned 3m of tubing![]()