Two radiators? Overkill?

WuMyster · 19 May 2013 at 22:40

I'm starting to get my final list together and I'm wondering now whether or not I should get 2 rads? The case I'm using will be the TJ07 and natively it can handle a 480 at the bottom so ill be putting a SR1 down there. I can also get the case modded to fit a triple rad up top but it'll have to be slim like a black ice stealth.
Is it worth having another rad? Even if it is overkill, surely there's nothing wrong with that, just basically future proofed myself?
Forgot to mention. I'll be cooling a 3770K OCed and the max 2 7950's. I've currently got one OCed.
If people do recommend two rads, is it fine to have the placement like this? Res-Pump-Rad 480-CPU-GPU1-GPU2-Rad 360 - Res ?
Btw, the mobo will be inverted so the CPU will be closest to the 480 rad

WuMyster · 19 May 2013 at 23:26

Right, guess its done! Just more money to spend but who cares! Yeah, I guess overkill is good

WuMyster · 20 May 2013 at 16:49

Thanks everyone for clearing up any problems / controversies etc. I'll be running the 480 at the bottom to intake air and the top rad will intake as well. I'll have the 2 92mm fans exhausting any hot air out.
As for the loop, I've read that no matter what comes first / last, the temp will only differ in a max of 2C which is fine by me.
Taken everyone's word on there being no such thing as overkill!
Now it's just a matter of finding a good rad that'll fit up top!

WuMyster · 20 May 2013 at 18:49

Ah, you have one up top! What fans do you pair it with? Also, how hard is it to get the CPU 8 pin through the mobo tray?
Also guys, since I won't have fans purely for intake, will the chipsets be fine? I'm 100% with the 2 rads now so that's my only problem I'm worried about. I run a sabertooth z77 without the fans (with the thermal armour on)

WuMyster · 20 May 2013 at 22:36

vectisitch said:
well being w/cooled you won't be dumping a load of heat into your case so the chipsets should be fine. the fans i use are scythe gt's1850 rpm. i had no trouble with the 8 pin myself

Good to know! I was hoping you were using the scythes!

Will do 8 pack

Wouldn't class the case as massive, decently sized though. TJ07 if you're wanting to know.

WuMyster · 20 May 2013 at 22:58

Also, what GT's do everyone run? Whenever I'm on the buy page, I always feel the need to look up more reviews which then describe the GT's as having a whine and loud motor sound. Do you lot run AP-15/14/13's?

WuMyster · 21 May 2013 at 22:38

vectisitch said:
yep AP-15 here. i did have vipers which were great fans but these are better for noise and cooling on rads

Do you run yours at full blast (1850) with not whine issues?

WuMyster · 21 May 2013 at 22:43

deFiniLoGy said:
Mine doesn't..

I'm just concerned. Seen a million of mixed reviews. Mostly saying avoid them for a whining noise and to go for some cougers.

WuMyster · 21 May 2013 at 23:05

Oh god haha. On the serious note, can anyone seriously persuade me to get these? I could get a fan controller but, IMO, any fan controller will look horrible on the TJ07.

WuMyster · 21 May 2013 at 23:13

Looks like I will. I'll look for a more "low profile" fan controller.

WuMyster · 22 May 2013 at 10:44

What's it called? I have doubts about fan controllers working through USB for some reason but ill still check it out.

WuMyster · 22 May 2013 at 14:16

Wow. That looks just like what I need! Can I control it through software?

WuMyster · 22 May 2013 at 20:51

Sounds perfect! All sorted! I'll go with the AP-15's as well. Now I just need to figure out where to put the controller...
I'm looking to get either the black ice stealth or ex360 for the top rad.