New dual loop for new pc

[Jobawick]

hi guys im venturing into the world of water cooling and am looking for a little advice, i've have done some research on it a bit and have decided to run a dual loop system, one for the cpu and the other for the gpu. Thing is i want to run a single 120 rad for the cpu which isnt a prob. However is a single 120 rad man enough for the GPU???

CPU = I5 2500k

GPU = EVGA GTX570 SC

thanks guys!

Jobawick

 

[SieB]

120 rad ain't gonna be enough for the GPU it will be ok for the CPU but a thick 240 rad would be a lot better. For the GPU a 240 rad is the least you should get but a 360 would be better.

 

[Jobawick]

ok cool, looking at my available room i can go for a 240 rad and a 200mm fan too, a 360 isnt going to fit i dont think, but i think the 240 will be ok for the gpus and the 200 for the cpu.

 

[ShortAlieN]

what case are you using?

 

[Jobawick]

im leaning towars a corsair 600T but im always open to suggestions.

 

[Jobawick]

heres a rough diagram of what i am thinking, what do u think? (240 rad will have 2 gentle typhoon fans)

 

[ShortAlieN]

if it all fits in there, go for it. that looks like a good setup.

 

[o0bananaman0o]

120 rad ain't gonna be enough for the GPU it will be ok for the CPU but a thick 240 rad would be a lot better. For the GPU a 240 rad is the least you should get but a 360 would be better.

just out of interest, why wouldnt it be enough? toms shadow h20 build has one 360 rad cooling one overclocked cpu and two overclocked gpus (2 dies on the 6990) and does so quite well. Wouldnt this translate to one 120mm x 60mm rad per cpu/gpu with equal results?

looking to do a bit of wc-ing myself but only want the minimum necessary

 

[Jobawick]

ok guys been doing some serious thinking and have come up with this as a plan. ill tell u all the components im gonna be using first :

Corsair 600T SE White

Intel I5 2500K

Asus P8P67 Pro

Corsair 8Gb Vengeance Blue

EVGA GTX 580 FTW Hyfro Copper

Corsair Enthusiast TX750M

Corsair Force GT 60Gb SSD

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB

Windows 7 Professional

EK Supreme HF EN Nickel Plexi

Laing DDC Pro Pump with XPSC top

EK Multioption Advanced 150 Res

Phobya 200mm Radiator

XPSC RS 120mm Radiator

XPSC RS 240mm Radiator

EK PSC 12mm Compression fittings x16

Masterkleer 7/16 ID 5/8 OD Tubing

Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1450 RPM x 3

and here is the diagram

gonna paint the rads, res top and bottom and pump white. Also the fittins will be black. The coolant will be blue so the res, pump top and cpu block should match the motherboard heatsinks.

 

[JackyBoy]

I think that the 200 at the front is possible overkill. What are you trying to get out of it? Just style? or massive overclocking? If you aren't trying to over clock it to the max you may as well save a little money I think.

 

[tinytomlogan]

To fit the 200 youll have to remove the HDD bays.

More rads = more mess in my eyes. And tbf bin off the idea of a 120 in that rig, will just look wank imho

 

[Jobawick]

To fit the 200 youll have to remove the HDD bays.

More rads = more mess in my eyes. And tbf bin off the idea of a 120 in that rig, will just look wank imho

yes i know about the HDD bays i have moved them back to where i have put a box on the diagram, that way i can put the pump on top of it. Yeah the 120 rad was a last minute decision and it will impose over the motherboard alot looking at it so shall scrap it.

As for the 200mm rad ive seen many 600t's running them with a 240 in the roof. And to be honest i dont think a single 240 will be good enough for both the cpu and gpu. Cheers for the comments guys.

 

[andrewmchugh]

Sandys and 570 aint blisteringly hot so I wouldn't do a dual loop + it will look messy. If it was me I would try and get a 360 in the roof, it shouldn't be too hard. Its only a bit of plastic to dremel out on the top cover, and then some metal on the chassis.

also the rad will be above the window so you wont be able to see it.

If you ain't bought the case, then I would get a Coolermaster HAF 932, Cooler Master HAF X which is about the same price as 600t or something else ready for water-cooling right of the bat. maybe 800d if you can budget it.

I impulse bought the antec 1200 and its worked out ok. I didnt want to pay for another case so I just worked with what I had.- have a look (sig)

.. so Im sure you can pull it off in the 600t. It will get a few heads turning if you do.

Natashaful - tom said 120mm looks wank. u mad? olololol

 

[Natashaful]

Looks good IMO

, I went for extreme cooling over looks anyways, Long as it's fairly Tidy, Because i like that i can go run 4.4Ghz 24/7 if need be

 

[Jobawick]

just stripped the case down to bare metal frame, 360 will be easy to do, plus cutting the mesh out above will also increase the airflow through the rad. So with a 360 and a 200 a nice stable high overclock should be easily done! Once i got all the gear together ill do a build log.

p.s go go stormtrooper styley Natashful