Phobya 200mm rad for 2 gtx580's 3g?

[jongamboa93]

Hello, I am finally stepping into the world of water cooling. I was wondering if a Phobya extreme 200mm rad would be adequate for two gtx580's 3g version. I am trying to fit the cards and the 200m rad into a white corsair 600t case with two bitfenix 200mm fans in a push pull configuration. Using the Koolance duel bay duel pump config, this high amount of water pressure going through these cards hopefully will dissipate the right amount of heat to achieve a good stable overclock. Any help would be very appreciative.

 

[S_I_N]

interesting I looked at that rad for my case as I have several 200mm fans in it already. IIRC its reviews left me wondering so I went with the RX360 instead. I'm sure it would prolly handle one 580 alright but I personally think 2 would be testing it. IIRC its a thinner rad like 30mm or so

on a side note do they make water blocks for the 3Gb version??

 

[jongamboa93]

Yes they do. EVGA has the GeForce GTX 580 3072MB Hydro Copper 2.

Heres the link

Pretty much two of these cards would equal an Asus Mars 2 and will probably out perform it.

 

[sheroo]

This might sound like a daft question - but has anyone ever stacked radiators e.g. fan-rad-fan-rad-fan? Kinda like a dual tower aircooler style like the D14. I know that the 2nd rad would be getting the heat from the first - but that's no different than a dual tower aircooler? Just a thought...

 

[jongamboa93]

I actually thought about that idea. The Corsair 600t does in fact have enough room for two 200mm rads and two 200mm fans at the bottom if you remove both hard drive cages. This should have enough room left over for the psu cables perfectly routed. But would that be overkill?

 

[sheroo]

I actually thought about that idea. The Corsair 600t does in fact have enough room for two 200mm rads and two 200mm fans at the bottom if you remove both hard drive cages. This should have enough room left over for the psu cables perfectly routed. But would that be overkill?

Don't know but would be fun to do.

It's a shame that they don't make those 200mm rads 60mm thick.

 

[jongamboa93]

I honestly don't think thickness would matter. Or would it?

 

[sheroo]

I honestly don't think thickness would matter. Or would it?

Yeah the thickness of the rad makes a big difference. They can pack in more cooling fins & so they are much more effective. You can get the likes of the RS360 and the RX360 which are 30mm & 60mm respectively. The RX will cool better.

 

[jongamboa93]

Oh okay, that definitely makes sense. Didn't think of that. Then yea a thick 200mm rad would probably make out okay.