360 rad

[tpe-331]

Hey all, a friend of mine wants me to build him a custom loop for his gaming rig. What I want to know is if a 360 rad is enough to cool his rig:

ASUS Crosshair Formula III.

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T - he wants to overclock beyond 4ghz.

Sapphire HD 5870 - has two in crossfire.

Pretty much all he wants to put under water, will a 360 do it?

Thanks

 

[Rustyy117]

No, not likely, what 360 Rad is it? and what fans do you plan on using?

lets say that a 360 Rad will dissipate roughly 450W of heat, 2 x HD5870's at stock produce something like 200W each, then you have an X6 @ 4Ghz+ so thats atleast another 200W, I would guess the mobo would be another 100W worth of heat, so in total thats 700W...

 

[ortoklaz]

Single 360 won't do it. I would go with a pair of 240's and stack them.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/12369/ex-rad-198/EK_CoolStream_240_XT_Series_Liquid_Cooling_Radiator_EK-CoolStream_RAD_XT_240.html?tl=g30c95s160#blank

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hmm ?!

 

[ortoklaz]

@OP here is triple RAD comparison ;
http://skinneelabs.com/triplesv2.html?page=4
this will help you determine your heat load/fan conf.;
http://skinneelabs.com/hwlabs-gtx360.html?page=4
you want to stay below 10º Delta

 

[Conumdrum]

Two 240's stacked is like one 120x3. Stacking is proven to be not....that...good.

 

[tpe-331]

Alright then what do you guys think of a 360 and a 240 for this setup? My buddy's case is an HAF 932, I want to be able to mount everything internally.

Thanks

 

[ortoklaz]

Alright then what do you guys think of a 360 and a 240 for this setup? My buddy's case is an HAF 932, I want to be able to mount everything internally.

Thanks

That would do it;
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=917911

 

[tpe-331]

That would do it;
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=917911

Thank you man, that setup looks sick! I like it. Temps with an 1090T and 2x 5870s on 360 and a 240 should be decent?

Thanks

 

[ortoklaz]

make the front/back of the case intake and all RAD fans exhaust

 

[tpe-331]

Got it. Thanks again man.

 

[rubix_1011]

OP-

You might consider using dual 3x120 rads...Crossfire and CPU...

I always suggest general rule of thumb as a 2x120 rad for each CPU/GPU. It isn't a definitive rule; you can get away with a little less rad with push/pull fans and/or some high CFM fans...depending on the rad you select. Look into Skinnee's Triple rad comparison along with the fan write-ups.