Monsta 240 enough to cool gpu and cpu

[paulstung]

Due to me doing well at the local car boot sale , I'm not only able to buy a 7950 , but add it to my loop all together . But I would like to no if I should add an extra rad . I already have a Monsta 240 in push pull but I think I should throw in a 120 / 140 , just to be on the safe side . What do you think ? I suppose it won't do any harm only good . If so what would be better a 120 or a 140 mm . I have my eye on an xt45 over on ST in the B grade cos of a dent it is only £24 bit of a billy bargain .

 

[Cru]

small rads aren't really that great
can you fit another 240 in your case?

 

[paulstung]

yea there is room up top there is room for a 240 or a 360 .

 

[Cru]

then i'd go with a 240 or 360
small rads (120/140) don't really do that much and it just looks a bit messier

 

[paulstung]

Would a thin one be enough ? Or should I go for a full size ? How about the Alphacool ST30 360

 

[Cru]

would go with one thats at least 45mm thick, but of course thicker if possible

 

[paulstung]

Iv'e added an Alphacool XT45 240 . I would have liked a 360 up top but I'm on my limit budget wise now . I've got 2 180mm fans up top would they be ok to use in pull for 2 weeks Just until my next pay day ? If not i have got a few old blue led ones knocking about .

 

[Cru]

well mounting a 240 rad with 180 fans would be pretty weird
would go with the 120's you have left if they perform ok and are not too noisy

 

[paulstung]

The 180's are up top under the plastic , and once the rad is in you won't see them . The 120's I've got knocking about are crap some cheap £2 things . The rad might as well be passive , with the amount of air they move . And the sound is dreadful .

I've just had to drop one 2 x 4gb pack of the Avexir ram , I'll have to settle for 8gb , I now 16gb isn't needed , but I hate looking at 2 empty slots , it plays on my mind now knowing 2 are empty ( OCD ) they are on a good deal at the moment , with the ram prices slowly getting higher now's a good time there only £37.99 for 2 x 4gb .

 

[alpenwasser]

Iv'e added an Alphacool XT45 240 . I would have liked a 360 up top but I'm on my limit budget wise now . I've got 2 180mm fans up top would they be ok to use in pull for 2 weeks Just until my next pay day ? If not i have got a few old blue led ones knocking about .

According to Martin's liquid lab, the XT45 is actually better at lower fan speeds than the 60 mm version, and can still keep up quite well on higher rpm's, so I'd say that's a pretty good choice.

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Regarding the fans, I'd say try it out. If the temps are ok then they are ok, if not, you'll know it soon enough. That's what the temp sensors on those chips are for after all.

 

[PetetheSweet]

I'm using the XT45 240mm in the Roof (Pull with Rubber Shrouds) nice FPI count for low RPM.

The whole Rig is just Phobya Extreme 200v.2 and XT45, works like a charm.