Hi guys,
I am looking at building my first water-cooling rig to cool some GPU's ONLY. This will be my first water-cooling loop so I have done a tonne of research and read through the sticky, however I would love somebody to give it a once over to make sure I have all the correct parts and that the loop is adequate to cool my components,
So, without further ado, I am looking to cool 2x Gigabyte Windforce 290 graphics cards. They are around 250w-300w tdp each so I nee to cool around 600w.
My parts list:
I have done some measurements and I can fit the RAD in the roof of my HAF X and use the gentle typhoons to push and the HAF X standard 200mm fans to pull. I will need to mod the case but that is something I am not afraid to do.
The three major questions I have are:
1) Does this pump/res combo have enough power to pump around this loop. I have looked up some psi info and I think my loop is around 3 psi, but I can't work out how powerful the pump is (I think it has a head of 3.7m)
2) I have a rear exhaust fan and a cpu that that blows out the case. In order to make more air go through the radiator would I point these inwards?
3) Is this enough rad? This is a 120.4 setup and I am pretty sure it should be ample based upon this review (http://martinsliquidlab.i4memory.com/HWlabs480GTX-Review.html).
To be honest, the pump/res combo is my real concern, I can't seem to find a lot about the pumps and I don't know if a 140 res is large enough when I have such a large rad. I know it is vital to not let the pump run dry. Another option could be this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-272-XS&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=1845
Thanks for your help!
I am looking at building my first water-cooling rig to cool some GPU's ONLY. This will be my first water-cooling loop so I have done a tonne of research and read through the sticky, however I would love somebody to give it a once over to make sure I have all the correct parts and that the loop is adequate to cool my components,
So, without further ado, I am looking to cool 2x Gigabyte Windforce 290 graphics cards. They are around 250w-300w tdp each so I nee to cool around 600w.
My parts list:
EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal+Nickel x 2
EK Water Blocks EK-FC Terminal DUAL Serial
EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-RES 140 (incl. pump) (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-411-EK)
Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GT Xtreme 480
Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin x 4
XSPC G1/4" to 3/8" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) x 8
XSPC HighFlex Hose 3/8" ID, 5/8" OD, 16/10mm, 2m, Black x 3 (total 6m)
I have done some measurements and I can fit the RAD in the roof of my HAF X and use the gentle typhoons to push and the HAF X standard 200mm fans to pull. I will need to mod the case but that is something I am not afraid to do.
The three major questions I have are:
1) Does this pump/res combo have enough power to pump around this loop. I have looked up some psi info and I think my loop is around 3 psi, but I can't work out how powerful the pump is (I think it has a head of 3.7m)
2) I have a rear exhaust fan and a cpu that that blows out the case. In order to make more air go through the radiator would I point these inwards?
3) Is this enough rad? This is a 120.4 setup and I am pretty sure it should be ample based upon this review (http://martinsliquidlab.i4memory.com/HWlabs480GTX-Review.html).
To be honest, the pump/res combo is my real concern, I can't seem to find a lot about the pumps and I don't know if a 140 res is large enough when I have such a large rad. I know it is vital to not let the pump run dry. Another option could be this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-272-XS&groupid=962&catid=2133&subcat=1845
Thanks for your help!
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