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[PV5150]

It occured to me I hadn't even asked this, I assumed that moving from a dual rad to a tripple would yeild better temps - is this so?

Nice tip on the shroud ai_01...

As Llwyd said previously, the benefit of a larger rad is:

Having a greater surface area for potential cooling - and the ease on your ears, by being able to use lower cfm fans (efficiency). But as Kemp said, a 120.2 would be ample for a simple setup. Add to that a toasty graphics card and additional heat dump from your pump...you will be stretching the friendship.

 

[Mr. Smith]

If you have a high-end hot GPU and a CPU then a triple RAD is the best way to go, but if you just put a CPU on it stick with a dual RAD

My loop consists of my oc'd e6600 and my oc'd 7900gto (I don't think this GPU is classed as a hot high-end chip). I will be getting the r600 at some point though. I'll have to mull it over...

Also PV thanks for the input

 

[FarFarAway]

I'd get a triple RAD, but I like to be more safe than sorry

I know even on from my old setup (C2D + 7900GTX, triple Evostream RAD) to my current setup (C2D, triple evostream RAD), the temps dropped by around 5-10°C

 

[TJS]

Triple rad seems like overkill for a cpu and one gpu. When I had my FX-53 and 7800GTX's in SLI watercooled, the gpu's were still supercooled, even after going through the cpu, and using a dual-rad. Now I just cool my cpu and use a single rad.

My first foray into watercooling was with a YYCube case and 2 Panaflo 120x38 fans (130+cfm, way too many decibles), it was like the Spruce Goose of pc's. It was so loud you thought it would take off and fly around the room... but stayed grounded.:ban:

TJS

PS: I will never watercool my gpu's again, WAY too much hassle putting all that inline and into a pc... felt more relieved than happy when I was done.

 

[PV5150]

Triple rad seems like overkill for a cpu and one gpu. When I had my FX-53 and 7800GTX's in SLI watercooled, the gpu's were still supercooled, even after going through the cpu, and using a dual-rad. Now I just cool my cpu and use a single rad.

There's nothing like future proofing. I'd rather have more than ample, over just adequate.

 

[Allsorts]

@ anyone - can anyone expand on Llwyd's info regarding the move from double rad to tripple rad? What kind of results can I expect on my temps?

You'll see very little improvement in your temps (certainly not enough to justify the extra expense ) upon moving from a double rad to a triple rad if you aren't exceeding the rads 'capacity' at dissipating heat. I'm not familiar with your radiator but maybe the manufacturer has data (e.g. heat dissipated vs flow rate at various air flows through the rad) that you could compare with the total heat dump from your CPU, GPU, pump, etc. to see if you're close to that 'capacity' (but i doubt it). In that case your best bet might be to find some quieter fans and undervolt them, especially as you said low noise is important.

@PV5150 - That's exactly what I was thinking when I bought my triple rad. However, now I'm cringing at the thought of the huge electricity bill if/when a triple rad actually becomes vital

 

[Allsorts]

Doh, just noticed a more suitable current thread to discuss this in (click the link below), sorry :whack:

Triple vs. Dual Radiator

 

[TJS]

PV5150: Point taken, never know what will come out to make use of the triple rad... futureproofing is always good.

TJS