Scoob
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Hi there,
New to the forums and wanted to run this by the more experienced folk here...
I initially found Tom (no, this isn't some religious conversion thing...well, maybe a little
) while doing some research on the water cooling potential of the CM 690 II case. I'd gotten this case as part of a bundle and hadn't directly picked it myself as I usually would. Blame it on boredom and the right bundle deal at the wrong moment of weakness if you will
Anyway, I have my rig all working great currently with a 2500k @ 4.6 cooled by an Antec Kuhler 620. I also have a GTX 570 on stock air cooling. This on an Asus P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard.
Now, my system runs well but a little noisy when either the CPU or GPU are working hard, though not too bad by any means. My 570 was originally paired up with my Q6600 @ 3.6 in my old system. Since moving to the 2500k however it's really given the card its wings so to speak. Due to the strength of my CPU I'm considering adding a second 570 to run in SLi, however this will start giving me heat and noise issues I am sure. I've been tinkering with trying my hand at watercooling for a while now, purely because I find it fascinating. I helped a friend a while back design and build his water cooled system and it was great fun...
I thought that if I'm going to go SLi I might as well work on a proper cooling solution while I'm at it...I had thought about just water cooling what I have but I do fancy giving SLI a go this time around.
I think the CM 690 with one thin (25-30mm) 240 Rad in the top and one thicker (50-60mm?) 240 rad in the base should provide adequate cooling for both CPU and a single 570 - both with a reasonable OC applied. However I think that adding a 2nd 570 (albeit not pushed clock-wise, having the pair and all) may well be a little too much for those two rads alone.
I've checked out Tom's various vids, including the Snowdrift ones, and have found his work and enthusiasm inspiring...and I want to do something similar, though with my own touches of course.
I'm looking to build something smart, tidy and all-inside but it has to still provide effective cooling.
My Kuhler 620 is only a single thin 120mm rad yet it's doing an admirable job on my 2500k @ 4.6 - very pleased with that - so having a 240 rad for the CPU is in effect doubling the cooling area of what I have now. Then if I had a thick 240 rad (so double capacity of the thinner 240) for the GPU's that might just work - I mean if a 25mm 120 rad can cool a 2500k @ 4.6 then four times that capacity should do a pair of 570's right? I know based on the loop that all rads help cool everything in effect, but the breaking down by component helps me visualise overall cooling.
So, based on your experience, is asking a pair of 240 rads, one 25-30mm the other 50-60mm thick, to cool a 2500k @ 4.6 and a pair of 570's asking too much? Would I likely not see any improvement in temps?
For the record my 2500k hits low 70's in IBT, v.low 60's in Prime 95, and the high 40's low 50's in most games...pretty good for a 25mm 120 rad (push/pull).
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome and would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Scoob.
New to the forums and wanted to run this by the more experienced folk here...
I initially found Tom (no, this isn't some religious conversion thing...well, maybe a little
Anyway, I have my rig all working great currently with a 2500k @ 4.6 cooled by an Antec Kuhler 620. I also have a GTX 570 on stock air cooling. This on an Asus P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard.
Now, my system runs well but a little noisy when either the CPU or GPU are working hard, though not too bad by any means. My 570 was originally paired up with my Q6600 @ 3.6 in my old system. Since moving to the 2500k however it's really given the card its wings so to speak. Due to the strength of my CPU I'm considering adding a second 570 to run in SLi, however this will start giving me heat and noise issues I am sure. I've been tinkering with trying my hand at watercooling for a while now, purely because I find it fascinating. I helped a friend a while back design and build his water cooled system and it was great fun...
I thought that if I'm going to go SLi I might as well work on a proper cooling solution while I'm at it...I had thought about just water cooling what I have but I do fancy giving SLI a go this time around.
I think the CM 690 with one thin (25-30mm) 240 Rad in the top and one thicker (50-60mm?) 240 rad in the base should provide adequate cooling for both CPU and a single 570 - both with a reasonable OC applied. However I think that adding a 2nd 570 (albeit not pushed clock-wise, having the pair and all) may well be a little too much for those two rads alone.
I've checked out Tom's various vids, including the Snowdrift ones, and have found his work and enthusiasm inspiring...and I want to do something similar, though with my own touches of course.
I'm looking to build something smart, tidy and all-inside but it has to still provide effective cooling.
My Kuhler 620 is only a single thin 120mm rad yet it's doing an admirable job on my 2500k @ 4.6 - very pleased with that - so having a 240 rad for the CPU is in effect doubling the cooling area of what I have now. Then if I had a thick 240 rad (so double capacity of the thinner 240) for the GPU's that might just work - I mean if a 25mm 120 rad can cool a 2500k @ 4.6 then four times that capacity should do a pair of 570's right? I know based on the loop that all rads help cool everything in effect, but the breaking down by component helps me visualise overall cooling.
So, based on your experience, is asking a pair of 240 rads, one 25-30mm the other 50-60mm thick, to cool a 2500k @ 4.6 and a pair of 570's asking too much? Would I likely not see any improvement in temps?
For the record my 2500k hits low 70's in IBT, v.low 60's in Prime 95, and the high 40's low 50's in most games...pretty good for a 25mm 120 rad (push/pull).
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome and would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Scoob.
