Custom Water Cooling Loop

[radiosnakes]

Hello! For my new desktop that I'm going to build, I was going to put a custom loop in it. I used EKWB's custom loop config. and got an interesting result. The loop has 4 fans on a radiator that holds the length of 2. I've seen configurations that hold 2 fans on either side, but wouldn't that cause a space issue? Also what are the benefits of having "stacked fans"?

 

Parts --- https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YTKxJV

 

Config. (Loop) --- https://www.ekwb.com/custom-loop-configurator/shared/oW597569c6c797a

[Damascus]

We call "stacked fans" a push/pull setup/config.  The benifet is biggest when you are talking about very dense and thick radiators.

[airdeano]

prolly wanting to using them in push/pull with the rpms turned down to sub 800rpm.

problem would pop-up if using the rad in the roof.

[Damascus]

Also don't waste your money on a 7600k, most games coming out use 6 cores or more and some use way more.  Get an i7 or a ryzen chip (1600/1700)

[Damascus]

Also you can get a gtx 1080 for 550 bucks

[radiosnakes]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

Also you can get a gtx 1080 for 550 bucks

I saw that and it didn't seem like it was legit  But I'll add it. Swapping to a 1600X because it has 2 more cores and would run at the same frequency I was going to OC to anyways.

[SquintyG33Rs]

10 minutes ago, radiosnakes said:

I saw that and it didn't seem like it was legit  But I'll add it. Swapping to a 1600X because it has 2 more cores and would run at the same frequency I was going to OC to anyways.

it's 2 more cores but they are also SMT enabled so it's 12 total threads so 8 more threads than the i5

[Simon771]

If you can fit 360mm rad inside your case, I would strongly recommend it.

 

280mm rad will need fans at high speed, to take care of your CPU and GPU together.

And like others said, it would be better to go with Ryzen CPU, since you will get 2 extra cores for same money.

4c/4t from Intel vs 6c/12t from AMD.

That's 3x more threads for same price.