- Nov 9, 2012
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Hey everyone! Hope this is in the right category, was hoping to get some advice from experienced users in regards to liquid cooling.
I've recently installed 2 780ti's in my system and although they're great, when gaming they pretty much become a heater and my whole room becomes hot! Also, the top GPU sits in the mid to high 80s (celsius) during BF4 which I'm really not comfortable with, so I have decided to go ahead and liquid cool my system.
Specs:
3770k @ 4.5Ghz (currently with h100i & sp120 fans)
2x 780ti's EVGA & ASUS
ROG Maximus V Formula Mobo
AX 850 Gold PSU
Phantom 820 Case
My questions are as follows;
I imagine that my current 850W PSU is reaching the upper limits. By installing a custom loop and therefore a pump, is a 1000W PSU something that I should be looking into, or will my 850W suffice? CPU and both GPU's will be overclocked obviously.
I can fit a 280 & 360 rad in the case, however it would prove difficult to not have the loop running straight from the GPU's into the CPU and mobo. From there it would run into the 360 rad, reservoir, 280 rad, pump, and back into the GPU's to start over. Is this okay? Or is it undesirable to configure the loop this way, with no intermittent cooling in between components? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thirdly it would be great to have some high quality (and silent!) pumps recommended to me!
Thanks a lot in advance!!
I've recently installed 2 780ti's in my system and although they're great, when gaming they pretty much become a heater and my whole room becomes hot! Also, the top GPU sits in the mid to high 80s (celsius) during BF4 which I'm really not comfortable with, so I have decided to go ahead and liquid cool my system.
Specs:
3770k @ 4.5Ghz (currently with h100i & sp120 fans)
2x 780ti's EVGA & ASUS
ROG Maximus V Formula Mobo
AX 850 Gold PSU
Phantom 820 Case
My questions are as follows;
I imagine that my current 850W PSU is reaching the upper limits. By installing a custom loop and therefore a pump, is a 1000W PSU something that I should be looking into, or will my 850W suffice? CPU and both GPU's will be overclocked obviously.
I can fit a 280 & 360 rad in the case, however it would prove difficult to not have the loop running straight from the GPU's into the CPU and mobo. From there it would run into the 360 rad, reservoir, 280 rad, pump, and back into the GPU's to start over. Is this okay? Or is it undesirable to configure the loop this way, with no intermittent cooling in between components? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thirdly it would be great to have some high quality (and silent!) pumps recommended to me!
Thanks a lot in advance!!
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