Is two 280mm radiators enough?

[eBiz]

I'm planning a build in a Corsair Carbide 540 case and there is only room for two 280mm radiatiors (45mm thick, and 60 mm thick) do you think this is sufficient to cool two 980's and a 5960x?

[wtfxmitchell]

easy

[Freaky_spider]

more then enough, 

[CCap]

Think of it this way, if a single 120mm rad can cool (arguably) two of the hottest GPU's yet (65c) then 480mm of Rad space will perform excellent.

[Anthony10]

Yes should be enough. I recommend minimum of 360 for CPU+GPU loop, so for a 2 GPU loop I would do 480, 560 should be more than sufficient.

[DudeWazap]

Yes that will be more than enough.

[Aniallation]

I'm planning a build in a Corsair Carbide 540 case and there is only room for two 280mm radiatiors (45mm thick, and 60 mm thick) do you think this is sufficient to cool two 980's and a 5960x?

No problem. It's actually way overkill for what you have and even two thin 240mm is a bit too much. But if you want to make the most of what room you have then go ahead and have fun

 

Here's an idea of what it looks like in the 540

 

[NeatSquidYT]

No problem. It's actually way overkill for what you have and even two thin 240mm is a bit too much. But if you want to make the most of what room you have then go ahead and have fun

 

Here's an idea of what it looks like in the 540

 

Thanks for the orgasm you bitch

[Aniallation]

Thanks for the orgasm you bitch

lol

[eBiz]

 

No problem. It's actually way overkill for what you have and even two thin 240mm is a bit too much. But if you want to make the most of what room you have then go ahead and have fun

 

Here's an idea of what it looks like in the 540

 

Thats exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. Do you know the thickness of those radiators? Also do you think puch pull is more effective than larger radiators in just pull?

[Aniallation]

Thats exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. Do you know the thickness of those radiators? Also do you think puch pull is more effective than larger radiators in just pull?

The ones in the pic are 30mm thick rads. With thicker rads the benefit of push+pull becomes larger, but with 30mm rads just pull will be fine. Two 30mm 240 rads would probably be the idea dual rad config for an i7 + two 980s overclocked.

[eBiz]

The ones in the pic are 30mm thick rads. With thicker rads the benefit of push+pull becomes larger, but with 30mm rads just pull will be fine. Two 30mm 240 rads would probably be the idea dual rad config for an i7 + two 980s overclocked.

Ok, cool. Since I'm not planning push/pull I was considering up top a 45mm rad in pull and on the front side a 60mm rad in pull. Do you think that wil be more effective or just two 30mm rads in pull?

[Aniallation]

Ok, cool. Since I'm not planning push/pull I was considering up top a 45mm rad in pull and on the front side a 60mm rad in pull. Do you think that wil be more effective or just two 30mm rads in pull?

I'd say save some bucks and just go with two 30mm rads. There won't be much of a performance difference, if any at all. And personally I don't like seeing super thick ass rads but that's just me.

[airdeano]

the thinner radiators will "temperature stabilize" quicker. meaning the loop

thermals will levelize quicker as the thicker counterparts will take longer to

saturate the system with a levelized temperature.

 

push/pull on that system is way overkill (noise) a single fan and XT45 rads

​will easily compensate for good thermals and low noise output at 1600 rpm

or less. if beastly overclocking voltages are as thing, then thicker is going to

be better to maintain low fan speeds.

[Zach's Tech Tips]

I'm planning a build in a Corsair Carbide 540 case and there is only room for two 280mm radiatiors (45mm thick, and 60 mm thick) do you think this is sufficient to cool two 980's and a 5960x?

What water blocks are you using for those cards

What water blocks are you using for those cards

I havent decided, but the cards are EVGA ACX 2.0 . Do you have any good ones in mind? I was thinking that since most the watercooling is by Alpha Cool I would probably go wit theirs.

the thinner radiators will "temperature stabilize" quicker. meaning the loop

thermals will levelize quicker as the thicker counterparts will take longer to

saturate the system with a levelized temperature.

push/pull on that system is way overkill (noise) a single fan and XT45 rads

​will easily compensate for good thermals and low noise output at 1600 rpm

or less. if beastly overclocking voltages are as thing, then thicker is going to

be better to maintain low fan speeds.

I would like the most overclocking potential as possible, I havent hit send yet but I think the 45mm up top in pull and the 60mm in pull up front is my best option in terms of cooling? What would you go with for performance/quiet ? (without consideration for the cost of the rads)

[airdeano]

I would like the most overclocking potential as possible, I havent hit send yet but I think the 45mm up top in pull and the 60mm in pull up front is my best option in terms of cooling? What would you go with for performance/quiet ? (without consideration for the cost of the rads)

 

since considering the 280 class, the relevance would be the fan choice. if

the 240 class is suited, the fans choices are plentiful. going with the low

fin-per-inch radiators means high thermal efficiency and low fan noise is

possible (800-1600 rpm).

 

XT45 240/280 in the roof (push or pull) UT60 240/280 in push

(factory orientation of the fan setup) would be a good start.

[runit3]

I'm planning a build in a Corsair Carbide 540 case and there is only room for two 280mm radiatiors (45mm thick, and 60 mm thick) do you think this is sufficient to cool two 980's and a 5960x?

Yep, more than enough. I've got x2 240x45's on my 5960X and 2 GTX 580's. Stays nice n frosty even at 1.29v core/cache (both cards @1.15v).