Watercooling question for quad-core.

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I'm currently cooling my processor and gpu in the system shown in my sig. Ive got a thermochill PA120:2.

Would this be enough to cool and overclock a quad-core as well as a high end graphics card such as one of 8800 series?

Or would it be worth adding another radiator into the loop when I upgrade?
 
The radiator doesn't cool the water on its own so without knowing what fans you're using I can't answer definitively but the 120.2 rad with good fans will be fine fr that load; the temperature drop across the rad is governed by its design and the airflow.
 
Yeah sorry I should have said I have got 2 sharkoon silent golf ball 2000 fans. But I have them on an automatic controller so they speed up depending on temperature. Silence is important to me so I dont mind buying another radiator to keep my pc quiet.
 
I have a swiftech gtx block on my q6600 and a block on my gtx gfx card also cool the nb all on a 120.2 rad and overclocks quite well
 
Twas a relief to me also as thats the way ill be heading in a couple of weeks infact already got the new memory and PSU so im already commited! :eek:
 
I am being the sceptic as usual but quad core + overclock is c250w for arguements sake, then add GFX. low RPM fans would give a PA120.2 a capactity of 300w ish. It is going to struggle! I say go for a 120.3 to be on the safe side.
 
weescott said:
I am being the sceptic as usual but quad core + overclock is c250w for arguements sake, then add GFX. low RPM fans would give a PA120.2 a capactity of 300w ish. It is going to struggle! I say go for a 120.3 to be on the safe side.
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Yeah I was supprised to hear that a 120:2 would cope with that overclocked. I already have one 120:2 so would it be ok just to add annother into the case? It would probably be easier to fit in as well. Or would it add too much restriction for the pump which is a dangerden D5?
 
I did a loop with 2 x 120.2 rads with a DD D4, CPU, GFX and chipset and the pump struggled.

I would try with a single 120.2 and some decent fans and see how you get on with the noise (which is a subjective matter) and overclocks. If you aren't happy with the temperatures or noise then get a PA.120.3, or try dual loops.
 
The skarkoon silent eagle 2000 120mm fans aren't are actually quite noisy imo.

I went from yate loons to the silent eagles as I wanted higher airflow on my PA120.3 and it's so much louder.

If you're after silence, then I suggest looking at some other fans.
The sharkoons at 7v are noisier than the yates at 12v
The sharkoons at 12v are (in my opinion) loud, but shift a significant amount more air.

I'm not too sure whether the PA120.2 would be enough for the setup you're planning personally.
A 8800GTX will dump a sizable amount of heat into any loop, and combined with a quadcore CPU it'll get warm.
 
CBP said:
The skarkoon silent eagle 2000 120mm fans aren't are actually quite noisy imo.

I went from yate loons to the silent eagles as I wanted higher airflow on my PA120.3 and it's so much louder.

If you're after silence, then I suggest looking at some other fans.
The sharkoons at 7v are noisier than the yates at 12v
The sharkoons at 12v are (in my opinion) loud, but shift a significant amount more air.

I'm not too sure whether the PA120.2 would be enough for the setup you're planning personally.
A 8800GTX will dump a sizable amount of heat into any loop, and combined with a quadcore CPU it'll get warm.
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At full speed they are noisy but not unbearible. Hence they are on a fan controller which can run them at any voltage below 12v. When my computer is idling the fans are on about 20% and I cannot hear it. When under load the fans increase depending on temperature so the only time they are anywhere near full speed I am normally playing a game so the noise they do make doesn't matter.

Would a PA130.3 cope with sli'ed 8800 gtx\ultra if I decide to get another in the future or is there just no point? A dual loop is feasible as I do have a stacker so I'm not pushed for space but I do think it might be a squeeze!
 
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If you're planning on buying a 2nd GTX/Ultra then I suggest going dual loop. A quad core and 2 GTX/Ultras will give off an insane amount of heat imo

Quoted from Thermochill website:

Pf H = Panaflo FBA12G12-H1A - 105cfm, 6.8mmH2O, 41.5dBA
1212M = Delta WFB1212M - 72.4cfm, 3.4mmH2O, 34dBA
Nexus = Nexus D12SL-12 - 36.8cfm, 22.8dBA

PA1203HeatdissVSFlowrateGPM.jpg


I believe a GTX will produce approximately 140w of heat. A quad will produce more heat than the GTX (not sure how much more).

I used the graph above to help me with my decision to upgrade my fans
 
Yeah I am warming to the idea of a dual loop If I put the psu down the bottom of my stacker with the 120:2 then I could fit a 120:3 up top quite easily or visa vesa. I'll have to do some research first though I'm sure sombody out there has done something similar.
 
Yeah on its own will be fine :)

With Delta 1212M fans at 7v, the PA120.2 will dissipate around 240w of heat at around 5 LPM and above.

I think Marci quoted something like 250w for a Quad at 3.5Ghz with a certain voltage - I think it may have been 1.5v but might have been less. These quads don't half kick out some heat.

Edit: Found post:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2043186&postcount=4
 
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Ok well being a bit behind on hardware I am getting the general idea graphics cards are that powerful now that sli is not really worth the hassle. Plus the new Intel motherboards with second pci-e graphics cards slot only have 4 transfer paths.

Ok so the new question is will a PA 120:3 cool a quad core and a 8800gts?
 
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