Thin 240 - Enough for CF 6870?

RichH · 8 Mar 2012 at 10:16

Hi Guys,

As the title says really, is a thin (30mm) double rad enough for crossfire 6870s?

I have space for a thin 240 and a square 200mm rad, possibly a 120 as well.

I was hoping the 240 would do the graphics and adding the 200 at a later date could replace my nh-14d.

Am I being a bit optimistic? Will I need to keep the CPU under air and use the 240 and 200 for graphics?

Thanks in advance.

RichH · 8 Mar 2012 at 10:33

Thanks, that's good to hear, although you have slightly more rad power than i'm talking about and 1 less gpu.

Although I suppose it does mean i will almost certainly be fine if I can bodge the extra 120 in if needed.

RichH · 8 Mar 2012 at 11:15

OK thanks for that.

I know it is hard to say but is this setup likely to be better, worse, or the same in terms of CPU cooling as my NH-d14?

RichH · 8 Mar 2012 at 12:21

I havn't really thought about CPU yet, I was planning on just cooling GPU(s) with GPU only blocks and a slim 240 rad, then adding in a 200 and cpu block later.

I am pretty happy with the NH d-14, but my gpu is a lot hotter and is dumping hot air straight into the CPU cooler, making it less effective.

I only have one GPU at the moment, but want to watercool graphics before/at the same time as going crossfire.