W/Cing capability

[TazN]

Hi guys it's time for me to put a new rig together and fancy trying out a WC'ed system.

I know what I'm going to be putting into the system but as this is my first W/C'd pc I'm not sure if it will be sufficient to keep everything from being too toasty.

So the internals are:

i7 930 - probably oc'd to 3.8 maybe 4
Gigabyte GA X58A UD3R
asus 5870
6gb ddr3 1600
750w psu
128 ssd + 1tb hdd

all wrapped up in a TJ07 case

Now for the WCing system i was looking at something along the lines of...

Swiftech mcp655 d5 vario pump
Blackice SR1 360 Rad or to keep everything EK the EK 360 cool-stream
EK Multi-option res 150 rev2
EK cpu block
EK 5870 gpu block

So would a 360rad be able to keep both an OC'd i7 930 along with the 5870 which will probably be kept standard cool?

Also any suggestions on the best fans to use for keeping the noise levels down but with decent airflow?

Cheers Tazn

 

[bifday2k]

Yup all that should keep the cpu and gpu cooled well enough just make sure you chose non restrictive blocks for the cpu/gpu.

If you are unsure, ask or wait for one of the more experienced water coolers to advise on the best blocks to use.

 

[MikeTimbers]

try to find the heat capacity of the rads you want and compare to the heat output of the parts you want to cool. You may find you need to use more airflow (louder fans) than you would like.

 

[TazN]

cheers for the advice guys.

I'll have a look around and see what blocks I want to get. I'll also look into comparing the capacity of the rad with the heat output it will need to deal with.

 

[HW91]

would go for the SR1 out of those two, or I would suggest looking at thermochill PA's, XSPC RX's, or if your fine with mounting outside the case you can get a Black ICE GTS 420 for very cheap if you look in the right places and seeing as these perform about the same as a good 480mm are a very good buy.