Would 2 dual rads be enough to cool my rig?

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Hi there,

Been a while since I posted on here, but I'm in need of some help!!

My quad rad recently developed a puncture, I had an XSPC RX480 and RS240 in my loop, cooling an i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz and two gtx280s, I bought another quad from MM but it was punctured too when I received it, so I was wondering if 2 dual rads would be enough to keep my system cool until I have the money to buy a brand new quad rad.

I have a thick Feser X-changer 240 and my RS240 that I could use, but I dont want to go through all the trouble of fitting the rads and filling the loop up only to find that it isn't enough to keep my hardware cool.

Thanks in advance
 
Yes easily; you don't need a triple quad double or whatever rad to keep your components cool :)

In the past I have run a 480gtx and an i7 on a pooey 120.2 and temps were fine.
 
Thanks mate, I really wasn't sure whether the two dual rads would cope or not, but now you've confirmed that I should be good to go I will get it all setup tonight.

I am really missing not having my own rig and I cant stand using my partners system neither as it's far too noisy for me, also web browsing and posting on forums from an iPhone really isn't a pleasurable experience for me at all!!

Thanks again mate. :)
 
dazzerd said:
Yes easily; you don't need a triple quad double or whatever rad to keep your components cool :)

In the past I have run a 480gtx and an i7 on a pooey 120.2 and temps were fine.
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that might be but hes running sli

try the the 2 240's if you not happy with your temps just down clock untill u get your quad back in the loop
 
Thanks mate, I'm gonna give it a blast tonight and see how the temps are like at 4GHz, they were fine with the quad and double, but I too think I will need to lower my overclock on the cpu until I get a new quad in there, I will see how it goes tonight though, maybe if I were to fit fans on both sides of the thick rad that might help temps a bit.

Thanks again guys, I will post back in here to let you know how things get on.

Cheers
 
What have you done with the rad give it to me ha ha.

I think 2 240 will be ok. I had a i7 920 at 4ghz and a gtx 480 clocked as well on a rx360 amd a 120 rad with great temps
 
my GTX480 and a E8400 both OC'd quite heavily never break 60C and 55C under load, respectively. All Im running is a 120.2 with 2 vipers running at low rpm :)
 
lol an E8400 dont kick out the heat that an overclocked I7 out puts but thats great cooling on a 240 rad

what rad is it?


on my i7 950 @ 4.4 Ghz and Sli 570 gtx's @ 950 core 2200 mem I had a fesser x changer 480 and 240

I7 idle temps 36 37 37 35 load 71 69 72 71

570's 22 - 24 idle load 56

water temp never going above 36
 
Decided against wasting my time with the dual rads as I've managed to source a TC PA120.4 instead, so I will just wait for that to arrive before I bother setting my rig up again.

As for what happened to my rad, some dirty ****** tampered with it and punctured the center tube, and the feser quad I bought off the MM here arrived with a massive dent in the brass tank where the fittings go, so it is useless to me as well!!

Does anyone here know how much warranty XSPC give you with their rads, as my RX480 is just over 12 months old.

It's really strange though because when I fill both the Feser and the XSPC rads up with di water outside of the case they dont leak at all, but as soon as I plumb them into my system that's when they both leak, I was suggested by the guy who sold me the feser rad that it was probably my fittings, but I used PTFE tape on them to see if he was right but it still leaked right where the massive dent is, but only when the pumps are pushing the water around the loop.

I have read that it is possible to repair rads with stuff like jb weld, or solder but I've already wasted too much time pricking about with both rads so I really don't want to waste anymore time on it as it's a lost cause!!!

The guy has told me to send the rad back to him so he can test it so that's what I'm gonna do as I have basically just wasted £40 on something that is borked... I dont hold the guy responsible as he bought the rad from the MM himself but never actually took it out of the box to test it, and I was really desperate for him to sell me it, so he sent it straight out to me without actually checking it himself, however had I known the tank had a massive dent on one side I definitely wouldn't have bought it...

Anyway thanks to all who chimed in here, sorry for wasting your time guys, I just dont see the point in me plumbing up my loop with the two dual rads only to have to rip it all apart again once the TC quad arrives, I've already spent enough time on this system, so I will just wait for the quad to get here before I set it up again.

I do have another query though, what would work better, the PA120.4 with fans in push/pull or the quad and an RS240 with fans on one side of each rad???

As it is a real PITA trying to squeeze both rads in the bottom of a TJ07!!!!

Cheers
 
I havent read the whole thread, but what you said about the rad only leaking when it was all plumbed in - it's probably due to the much higher pressure of the fluid actually being pumped through it rather than just sitting in it.
 
Yeah mate that was my exact thoughts too but the lad who sold me the Feser quad was trying to tell me different... Said it was more than likely my fittings that was causing the problem and that I should use PTFE tape on the threads but again it still leaked in the exact same spot.

And it's exactly the same with my RX480, it has a puncture in one of the center tubes, but only ever leaks when the pumps are running (I have two 18w DDCs in series).

Anyway the PA120.4 arrived yesterday, but I had my brother in laws wedding yesterday so I never got the chance to try it out as I only got back home today, but I will hopefully get the chance to test it tonight.

I wish I had a spare pump to test things outside of my case first as my DDCs are fitted in a really tight space and are bolted down inside my case and I really don't want to rip my entire loop apart just to get my pumps out to do some testing... Anyone got an old DDC or another WC pump they could lend me to test outside the case?!?! :P
 
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