Will this rad be enough for my needs?

bifday2k

bifday2k

bifday2k

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Hi guys, im currently planning due to the nice price drop of the lower GTX460's to get myself one and a water block for it, so that i can finally do F@H on my GPU in silence, oh and game too, but more for F@H, hence why i don't need the 1gb versions.

My water cooling spec is as follows:

ThermoChill PA120.2
XSPC Single 200 Bay Pump/Reservoir (will change this don't worry)
EK-Supreme LT
1/2" Barbs
7/16" Tubing
Di-ionized water and Pt nuke
2 Akasa Vipers

My current cpu load temps for clock in spec when folding (same load as prime/ibt and so on) depending on ambient ranges from low 60's to high 60's (hot summer day).
Now i know a gpu would add abit to that ofcourse, but even going into the 70's or even close to 80's is fine for me, but i would'nt want to add it into the loop if my Rad could'nt handle it.

So question i guess is is the Rad enough to cope. I know the pump is'nt powerfull enough so would get replaced.

I can fit a 360 where my 240 is atm, but only if i remove the bay res/pump, which im very likely too as id go for a more compact res/pump. But id prefer not to have to get a new Rad if i did'nt need to, id be more after silence over low temps to be honest, low temps are nice but silence is nicer.

Pumps im thinking of are:
12V X2O Compact 450 Water Pump/Reservoir
or
12V Laing DDC-1T Pro 10W (MCP350)w/XSPC Acrylic Tank Reservoir

Depending on funds at the time i do all this, id get the laing one, but if i can't strech to that it would be the X20 instead.

Thanks for taking the time to read.
 
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A CPU and a GPU on a double rad while maintaining silence will be tricky, a triple rad would be advisable.

Also with regards to pumps, if you are on a limited budget the EK pumps are allegedly quite good.
 
If you are going to fold then you are likely to overclock the GPU.
I would purchase the triple rad now as the double will not take the CPU & GPU.
As for the pump, go with MCP355 with the XSPC Acrylic Tank Reservoir. This will give you pressure you require for the two water blocks.
 
Thanks for posting guys, in all honesty those where the answers i was expecting, kinda knew id have to probably get the 360.

About the EK pumps, i used to have one, but not a EK one, think it was another make, but the same pump, had an issue with the threads on it, and it leaked, was 2nd hand though so that was probably why, previous owner probably didn't look after it that well. So kinda bad experience of those, even though i know they are quality pumps. So will probably end up getting the MCP and res top, even though its more expensive.

Ah well, guess i'll get the Gtx 460 first, see how that goes, and put money aside each month for the upgrades to the cooling, as it will be close to £200 for gpu block, new pump and rad.

Thanks again.
 
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