- Mar 10, 2015
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Some Context:
I'm looking to put together a custom loop in an inWin 901 in order to cool an overclocked GTX 1080Ti (My aircooled 1080 is already at 91 degrees C). Evidently, the 901 isn't exactly "watercooling ready" and there are very few radiator configurations I can take advantage of unless I get creative. The only ventilation in the case is a single 120mm intake at the bottom front and a 90mm (which I've modded to accept a 120/140mm rad in the back). As the processor will remain air cooled by a nocutua nh-d9L I don't want to mount the radiator at the intake as it will just be pumping hot air into the case and CPU temps will rise. However, a single 120/140mm rad in the back simply wont provide enough cooling for the 1080ti to stay quiet while overclocked.
Main Question:
So I was thinking of ways to add some more thermal dissipation to the loop but as there is no other place to exhaust the air from the case I was wondering if I could mount a 240mm in the top and let the aluminium internal case frame passively conduct heat from the radiator. I could also even mount an additional passive 120mm in the front if it's worthwhile.
Tl;DR:
What kind of thermal dissipation wattage is a 240mm passively cooled radiator capable of? Would adding an additional fanless 240mm radiator create a noticeable difference to using just a single 120mm radiator with a fan?
Thanks
I'm looking to put together a custom loop in an inWin 901 in order to cool an overclocked GTX 1080Ti (My aircooled 1080 is already at 91 degrees C). Evidently, the 901 isn't exactly "watercooling ready" and there are very few radiator configurations I can take advantage of unless I get creative. The only ventilation in the case is a single 120mm intake at the bottom front and a 90mm (which I've modded to accept a 120/140mm rad in the back). As the processor will remain air cooled by a nocutua nh-d9L I don't want to mount the radiator at the intake as it will just be pumping hot air into the case and CPU temps will rise. However, a single 120/140mm rad in the back simply wont provide enough cooling for the 1080ti to stay quiet while overclocked.
Main Question:
So I was thinking of ways to add some more thermal dissipation to the loop but as there is no other place to exhaust the air from the case I was wondering if I could mount a 240mm in the top and let the aluminium internal case frame passively conduct heat from the radiator. I could also even mount an additional passive 120mm in the front if it's worthwhile.
Tl;DR:
What kind of thermal dissipation wattage is a 240mm passively cooled radiator capable of? Would adding an additional fanless 240mm radiator create a noticeable difference to using just a single 120mm radiator with a fan?
Thanks
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