Which 2nd rad ?

[paulstung]

I've decided to ignore my original plan of not adding my 290's to my loop, to start with, and have decided to get them wet from day one. I don't like the idea of having to drain and then re fill the loop to add them, I've tested them on air, and I'm going to run them for a week, before blocking them up.



I'm running an I5 4690, with a pair of XFX R9 290 DD's, and on whatever rad I decide to use I will be using Corsair SP120 white LED fans.

I have an XSPC RX360, ready to go in, and have a Monsta 240, and a hardware Labs Black Ice Stealth GT cross flow 240mm not being used, so out of the 2 what would be the best to add, also will what I've got be enough ?

 

[Alienfish360]

Bigger the better.

Well that's what the mrs always says anyway.

Spoiler

So long as you have a pump capable of maintain a decent flow rate through the larger radiator.

 

[Bart_Hunt]

Paul, you need 240 rad per high end components. It's rule of thumb in watercooling.
So 2 240s and 360 will be more than enough.
Look at XSPC RX v3 and Black Ice Nemesis. Probably best choice for you.

 

[Minstadave]

2x240s and a 360 for that system would be complete overkill.

 

[deFiniLoGy]

You will want the Monsta 240 out of the 2 240s'

And yes, that will be enough

 

[BRIGGBOY81]

personally paul the rx 360 and the monsta 240 will be enough to cool everything. i used to cool a i7 4820k and 780sli with a 360 + 240 no problem

 

[Eddieg]

What case do you have ?

 

[Uncle Petey]

What happened to your Monsta 420 and are you still rocking the Primo?

I had 360/240 Monsta's with a couple of 290's and I'd recommend a bit more rad if you plan on overclocking them to be honest.
They don't run as cool as 7970's or whatever NV cards.

Also, I'd really recommend getting some Fujipoly / ModRight Ultra Extreme System Builder Thermal Pad Blister Pack - Mosfet Block - 100 x 15 x 1.0 - Thermal Conductivity 17.0 W/mK imported for those VRM's. Could drop up to 20°C odd.