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DAsqueek21 · 8086 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 16

I need some help on my liquid cooling setup.

Ordered a Black Ice GTX 360, BFG Geforce GTX 285 H2OC, and a Corsair Obsidian.

I currently have a liquid cooling set-up that's only to the My CPU.

Current Setup:
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 overclocked to 3.2
Motherboard: Evga X58
Ram: DDR3 6GB 1600Mhz
GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 260
Case: Coolmaster Cosmos 1000

Rad: TFC Xchanger 240
Pump: Danger Den 12v D5
CPU Block: Danger Den MC-MDX

With my new setup, I plan to cool my CPU and GPU, in one loop if I could. I would either cool both my CPU and GPU with the one 360 radiator or cool my CPU with a single Radiator and cool my GPU with my 360 raditor.

I will be overclocking my CPU again to 3.6Ghz and I will not be overclocking my GPU since I have had issues with Source Engine games not liking overclocked GPUs.

I was also wondering if I do go with the single rad to the CPU, would I put the radiator in Rad1 place or Rad2 place? Also, should I place a new res in the 'Possible Reservoir' spot instead of my original spot? With this setup I want my computer to be silent.

Finally, this setup is to test a CPU/GPU cooling before Fermi gets out in Q1 2010. I won't necessarily be getting Fermi, it depends on how it goes. If Fermi doesn't work out, I might get ATI's Hemlock. I will also be getting Gulftown when it Comes out Q2 2010 or when it comes out.

zippzom · Sharptooth Joined: 24 Apr 2009 Posts: 432

If you're not overclocking GPU, why liquid cool it?

DAsqueek21 · 8086 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 16

I am doing this to see how well the cooling goes with a GPU since I have never done liquid cooling with a GPU. The BFG is already factory overclocked so I don't plan on overclocking it anymore. But I will plan on overclocking Fermi or Hemlock, which ever I decide to go with.

Tedster · Team Member Top 100 Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 1093

That tri radiator is overkill for just one gtx 285 and a cpu. That thing could cool 3 of those graphics cards.

Ted

DAsqueek21 · 8086 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 16

Tedster · Team Member Top 100 Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 1093

definitely.

Ted

DAsqueek21 · 8086 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 16

SpazzAttack · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject:

Just for a comparision: I have one triple raidiator cooling a CPU (QX9650 @3.8 GHz), X48 northbridge, and two ATI 4870 X2's (800MHz) video cards in single loop with 1/2" ID tubing. It works very well.

It really doesn't matter what order the components are in (as long as your T-Line or Reservoir is right before the pump intake) as the flow is the same through all components even though the pressure is not.

DAsqueek21 · 8086 Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 16

Chumly · Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject:

Spazz man, when you coming over!? Always nice to see ya around. Miss the Hobbs avatar though.

That's good advice. Order of routing doesn't matter to temps. It's nice to have the t-line enter the loop before the pump for priming. Anywhere else and it takes a lot of power cycle bumps to get the juices flowing.

If perspective is needed to understand what a 360 rad can do, a 120mm cools an i7 920 just fine on it's own. Each GTX card needs about half a 120mm rad to cool it off. Got three? A dual rad would do it and that triple is more than enough.

For those that physically have room for a triple rad inside a case with no cutting, that's great. But most full towers have obvious spots for duals and are just fine. We all love to go nuts with bigger, but "sufficient" is OK.