Watercooling advices needed.

Snorri · Jul 11, 2008

Hey guys,

I am going to build a top end gaming rig soon, and have decided to go watercooling. After some research i think i will be getting this cooling kit: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940).

I will be using watercooling on a QX9650 overclocked to 4ghz and the chipset on ausu striker 2 extrem 790i motherbroad, and 3x geforce gtx280 in tri-sli (i will be getting the water cooled version of these cards).

I am new to watercooling, could anyone please advice me whether using one of this watercooling kit will be enough to cool all the components above? only thing i am worry about is the cooling on 3 gtx280, they run hot.

If anyone has any opinion, please share it with us.

Thanks.

sneekypeet · Jul 11, 2008

Thats a pretty good kit for a CPU only and the chipset and/or 1GPU added. I dont know for sure it would perform better than air cooling all 5 blocks on just that loop!

cdawall · Jul 11, 2008

add a second 2x120mm rad and it could do it

sneekypeet · Jul 11, 2008

cdawall said:
add a second 2x120mm rad and it could do it

Agreed, but with just the one radiator, I dont think it will cover your plans.

Snorri · Jul 11, 2008

Thanks for the quick replies, yes thats exactly my worry. could any of you give me some guide on how to connect a second rad on the same kit please? i really dont know much about watercooling. thanks.

sneekypeet · Jul 11, 2008

I say pump>>>rad#1>>>CPU block>>>Chipest block>>>Rad#2>>>Tri SLI blocks>>>back to the pump!

Its just a matter of the tubing getting tho everything, or making room for the second rad somewhere. Maybe a good 3X120 radiator could do it?

cdawall · Jul 11, 2008

sneekypeet said:
I say pump>>>rad#1>>>CPU block>>>Chipest block>>>Rad#2>>>Tri SLI blocks>>>back to the pump!

Its just a matter of the tubing getting tho everything, or making room for the second rad somewhere. Maybe a good 3X120 radiator could do it?

doubtful he would be better off getting a 2nd 2x120 rad

Snorri · Jul 11, 2008

Ah ok thanks guys. is the rad made by swiftech good enough? Or do Danger Den or Koolance make better rads?

rwxroot · Jul 11, 2008

I am using the Swiftech on my Striker Extreme 2 for the Chip and my 2 watercooled XFX 8800Ultra's. Absolutely love it. Reduced the video cards from 70 to 42 degrees. System is stable. QX 6600 OC to 3.5Ghz, air cooled ram, Mobo chipset not watercooled. I did by a second rad, but never used it.
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System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

System Name	All the cores
Processor	2990WX
Motherboard	Asrock X399M
Cooling	CPU-XSPC RayStorm Neo, 2x240mm+360mm, D5PWM+140mL, GPU-2x360mm, 2xbyski, D4+D5+100mL
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill 3600
Video Card(s)	(2) EVGA SC BLACK 1080Ti's
Storage	2x Samsung SM951 512GB, Samsung PM961 512GB
Display(s)	Dell UP2414Q 3840X2160@60hz
Case	Caselabs Mercury S5+pedestal
Audio Device(s)	Fischer HA-02->Fischer FA-002W High edition/FA-003/Jubilate/FA-011 depending on my mood
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200w
Mouse	Thermaltake Theron, Steam controller
Keyboard	Keychron K8
Software	W10P

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