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So I'm planning on doing separate cooling solutions in my case for my CPU and GPU.

 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX (non-Tempered glass)
CPU: Intel i7-4770K
GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW ACX 3.0

I have a Corsair H100i on my CPU, and I'm planning on putting that radiator in the front of my case.

 

The case can support a 280mm radiator on the top, so I'm planning on using an NZXT Kraken X62 on my 1080 (NZXT Kraken G12 is bought and pending shipment). 

How much of a difference will a 240mm vs. a 280mm radiator make for my GPU?

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14 minutes ago, davchun said:

How much of a difference will a 240mm vs. a 280mm radiator make for my GPU?

Depends on your overclocks, fans, fan speeds, and so on. Typically the big difference you will notice is noise, as having more cooling potential will allow you to run your fans at slower RPM's for equivalent cooling.

 

But the cooling difference between a 240mm and 280mm radiator, assuming everything else is equal, isn't all that much. A couple of degrees really. But again with all the variables involved there isn't any way to say for sure. probably 1-5C.

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I have to advise against water cooling and occupying the front and top of this case with RADS. Hardware Canucks and Jayz has had clear issues with this case. It isn't built for the water cooling, the airflow simply isn't there.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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6 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

I have to advise against water cooling and occupying the front and top of this case with RADS. Hardware Canucks and Jayz has had clear issues with this case. It isn't built for the water cooling, the airflow simply isn't there.

So should I put a 140mm radiator on the rear and standard air fans on the top instead?

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Just now, davchun said:

So should I put a 140mm radiator on the rear and standard air fans on the top instead?

Actually, if it'll fit a rad in the top and back and some static pressure fans in the front might work but you'll have to play around with it.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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