Watercooling, a different angle

[SunnyKnight]

Evening,

I'll be straight to the point.

I've got a NZXT Enthu Full tower case (white and blue of course!) and i'm looking to fit either an EK or a OCUK full system (GPU (maybe) / Mobo full cover blocks). However, i'd like to know the difference between the two? The price isn't, too far apart, but i'd just like some insight into that if possible?

Moving onto point two, I'd like to keep my system at about... (thinks)... 30 - 40 on load / full stress test. How would i go about this? More fans on the Rads? Which fans are the quietest, yet offer immense power? (Some reason Delta came to mind, don't worry, i facepalmed myself two seconds later) Would i be best having a whole seperate system for the GTX / Mobo or??? I'm just trying to get some opinions / expert advice.

Finally, would it fit nicely into the NZXT. Its a big case yes, but i think the 650D is larger? Would i be best buying that? or if there's some professional case modders here, i may invite you over

Regards

Sunny

 

[Biffa]

For GPU, CPU and mobo you will need at least a 360 and a 240, with that case you can get a 360 in the roof and a 240 in the bottom if you remove the drive cages, I'd probably put a 120 on the back as well if you want to lower your temps.

I dont think a 650D would offer an more than what you have for watercooling.

Separating the loops wont really do much unless you have multiple gpus being cooled.

Picking a temperature out of the air and saying thats what I want to achieve isn't really the way to go about it. Lets put it this way watercooling will never give you below ambient temperatures. Say today, the ambient is 30, unless your room is airconditioned below ambient temperatures then your PC components are going to be 20-30 degrees warmer than ambient if overclocked and running full load stress tests.

Aim for something more realistic, like 60°-65°C when stress testing the cpu and gpu together, thats ambitions but achievable as long as you don't mind cranking the fans up.

Best fans for rads are Scythe GT 1850rpm fans, but you will need a fan controller.

But remember, you have the same amount of heat to dissipate as you do when air cooling, and that heat has to go somewhere, usualy into the ambient air around the case, so think about how you are going to get rid of that heat.