Water Cooling - Need Help!

[mat852]

hey guys,

i was wondering if my water cooling set up will work efficiently, or if i need improvements. i'm planning on water cooling these components:

i7-3820
GeForce GTX 670 (gigabyte windforce)

the case i'm going to use is the SilverStone Raven 1 full tower. the water cooling products i plan to use are:

180mm radiator
bitspower tank z-multi 250 inline reservoir (BP-WTZM250P-IRDBK)
koolance CPU-370SI cpu block
ek-FC680 (since the gtx 670 windforce uses the same pcb as the 680 reference i chose this)
danger den DD-CPX Pro pump

the order i was thinking to do was:
reservoir > pump > cpu > gpu > radiator

will this set up be able to cool my cpu and gpu? my budget for water cooling goes to $400 (CAD) and that includes sleeving materials for my psu.

 

[amuffin]

You're looking at a 360mm rad setup, 180mm is not enough.

Read the watercooling sticky:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/265776-29-read-first-watercooling-sticky

 

[Motopsychojdn]

I would avoid EK nickel, too many issues and restrictions with them
Moto

 

[mat852]

so then i would have to buy 2x180mm rads correct? my chosen case (thankfully) has 2 spots for 180mm fans which come with the case.

but then how would i do my loop with two radiators?

 

[amuffin]

Why not go with 1 280mm?

 

[mat852]

my case comes with these fans, and no other mounting points:
2x180mm (about a hands length away from each other)
1x120mm top fan

i also have no intention of modding (other than painting strips of red on the front).

 

[locomoco321]

I would go:
reservoir>pump>1st radiator>cpu>2nd radiator>gpu>reservoir

 

[mat852]

sounds good.
but i have one more concern. how much power would i need to run my system?
i7-3820 (i will overclock)
ASUS Rampage IV Formula
GeForce GTX 670
Corsair Vengeance 4-channel 8gb kit
Water Cooling set up

would 750W be enough? or should I go for 1kW?

 

[locomoco321]

750W should be fine, but if you want to upgrade you might need more.
Check this link out, it has a great PSU calculator.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

 

[mat852]

alright, thanks guys.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

No problems, keep us updated as to whats happening though ok
Moto

 

[mat852]

well i wont be getting this rig any time soon (in 1 1/2 months maybe?). i have to sell my current one (for 2k), get some money out of my savings account, and build my dream computer .

cheers.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Well clsoe this off and start a build log when you begin, we'll add what we can then mate
Moto

 

[boiler1990]

There exist 180, 2x180, and 3x180 mm rads that are basically for the Raven cases. They work pretty well, but I wouldn't be looking at anything less than 2x180 since you need that extra surface area.

Your other option is to drill some holes in the bottom and mount a good 3x120mm rad (I have a 120 and 3x120 rad in my Raven RV02). Up to you based on how comfortable you are using power tools.

750W should be enough assuming you get a good PSU; the 670 doesn't draw that much power compared to other high end GPUs. Go with anything made by Seasonic (which includes most Corsairs and XFX PSUs).