AshleysDork
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Hi everyone! Basically, I've been deciding on which is better suited for my needs. Currently, I have a i7 3770k and GTX 770. Both with small OCs. I watched TTL's how to water cool a FT02/RV02 and saw that he cut part of the motherboard tray in order to fit the dual 180mm rad while keeping the fan filters and the HDD cage. If I recall correctly he OC'd a 990x @ 1.4vcore and the temps on prime95 were 62C and I sorta doubt the motherboard blocks raised the temperature any.. I'm aware this limits my GPU selection, but I don't really mind.
Personally, I'd like to go TTL's route as it allows you to keep your HDD cages but if I have to get the triple for better temps and quiet fans I will.
The plan for the triple radiator if I were to get it.. Would be to remove the fan filters and drop the fans in the bottom of the case and mount the radiator on top while removing the HDD cage. Then use magnets to put the fan filters on the bottom of the case.
My biggest concern about having only the dual rad is temps because I'm not sure if a dual 180mm radiator is enough. As of right now my case has an H80i cooling the CPU and it doesn't go above 42C when I'm gaming or editing videos which is fine for me. My GPU temps never go above 65C while gaming.
Tried doing some research on the dual 180mm radiator with a CPU and GPU and some guy in a RV02/FT02 water cooled club said his GTX 680 never went above 44C with a high OC and his CPU temps were good. But that doesn't tell me squat since I have no clue what CPU it is.. Even though it probably was a 1090t since it was an AMD platform.
I'm not sure what to do.. What would you guys do? Is the magicool dual 180mm enough? Or no? Go for Triple?
Personally, I'd like to go TTL's route as it allows you to keep your HDD cages but if I have to get the triple for better temps and quiet fans I will.
The plan for the triple radiator if I were to get it.. Would be to remove the fan filters and drop the fans in the bottom of the case and mount the radiator on top while removing the HDD cage. Then use magnets to put the fan filters on the bottom of the case.
My biggest concern about having only the dual rad is temps because I'm not sure if a dual 180mm radiator is enough. As of right now my case has an H80i cooling the CPU and it doesn't go above 42C when I'm gaming or editing videos which is fine for me. My GPU temps never go above 65C while gaming.
Tried doing some research on the dual 180mm radiator with a CPU and GPU and some guy in a RV02/FT02 water cooled club said his GTX 680 never went above 44C with a high OC and his CPU temps were good. But that doesn't tell me squat since I have no clue what CPU it is.. Even though it probably was a 1090t since it was an AMD platform.
I'm not sure what to do.. What would you guys do? Is the magicool dual 180mm enough? Or no? Go for Triple?
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