Water Cooling Setup?

Matt7613 · 10 Jun 2007 at 22:20

Hey Guys,

I've decided on the water cooling kit I want (Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultra Watercooling Kit) and It doesn't come with a GFX water block, So I was thinking of adding a P120.3 onto my Kit and cooling my card through that!

BUT if I add a 120.3 then that means more water being pumped round which made me think, will I need a better pump and bigger reservoir?

Please help?

Also what kind of order would it go it e.g. Res --> Pump --> etc

Regards,

Matt.

w3bbo · 10 Jun 2007 at 22:29

The swifty pump is more than capable of handling a 120.3 and loop order dosn't matter aslong as the res is directly before the pump.

Matt7613 · 10 Jun 2007 at 22:45

Can it handle the 120.2 aswell?

w3bbo · 10 Jun 2007 at 22:52

Handle it - yes. Optimal - no. A PA 120.3 on its own is adequate for most loops which include a single gpu.

Matt7613 · 10 Jun 2007 at 23:08

Hmm thanks,

Now theres another prob i have a 7950 GX2 which is dual gpu..

waso_dude · 11 Jun 2007 at 00:39

best bet is 2 loops,

1 for CPU and chipset and another for GFX

Matt7613 · 11 Jun 2007 at 07:18

So would a 120.2 and 120.3 be ok?

DampCat · 11 Jun 2007 at 08:12

I think you've missed their points.

Yes, you could put a 120.3 and a 120.2 in your loop and cool both your GPU and CPU. But why would you want to? As W3bbo said, it would not be optimal. In most cases a 120.3 is enough to cool both the CPU and GPU, so you would only need 1 rad.

Then you state you need 2 blocks for the GPU, at which point waso_dude said you would need 2 loops. In that case, no, 120.2 and 120.3 would not be enough. you would need 2 entirely seperate kits. 2 rads, 2 pumps, etc.

Matt7613 · 11 Jun 2007 at 18:42

Ahh, thats a shame that'll cost a bomb!

MikeTimbers · 11 Jun 2007 at 21:47

A 120.2 will cool both cpu and dual-core gpu but you will need powerful fans (loudish) to cool the radiator. Something like the Panaflo 120mm fans at 12v would do the job well but you're looking at 40dba when added together. Will you be running the rig at full load for extended periods? If not, you could get a fan controller and only set the fans to 12v when gaming in which case, the game will be the noisiest thing in the room not the fans.

barrymacp · 12 Jun 2007 at 16:01

Sell the 7950 GX 2 and get 8800 GTS.

kchakkar · 12 Jun 2007 at 22:07

I have a Intel P930 presler cpu which dissipates 130W. Also a geofrce 8800gts which generates 180W. They are all in one loop with a PA360 and my temps are: cpu 44 load, gpu 55 load.

You will be fine with one PA360. I think it can hadle 500W of heat.