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Is a double 120mm Rad overkill on an i5 2500?

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I have an i5 2500 non K and I got a used watercooling loop and cosmos case from a friend. It has a double 120mm Rad on the bottom and a triple 120mm Rad on the top. I plan on using the double for the i5 and the triple for the r9 390x card I just got (still need to buy a waterblock) and my question is: Should I do a duel loop with the CPU on a double and the GPU on a triple or air cool the i5 using a 212 evo and use the double and triple for the GPU? I DO have the i5 2500 non K OC'd to 3.8ghz. I contemplated getting a 3570k but the price/performance change is NOT worth it.

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Why not use both the 240 and 360 rad on both the CPU and GPU?

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It might actually be better in a single loop... Then if the CPU isn't getting used much the GPU can use most of the rads or the other way around.

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It might actually be better in a single loop... Then if the CPU isn't getting used much the GPU can use most of the rads or the other way around.

I might just do this and sell the res and pump, although this loop hadn't been cleaned in four years by its previous owner... 

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I have the same cpu in watercooled rig.

2x120mm rad is ok, u won't need more for this cpu, it's not hot at all (or almost).

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