GPU + CPU AIO?

[saur0]

Hi all, 

 

I have recently been working on a 10 year old rig for a mate, I have upgraded the CPU to a Core i7-980X and the GPU to a MSI - Radeon R9 390, and will over clock both the card and chip (to about 80%). I have upgraded all the case fans to corsair silent edition fans and then thought I would add an AIO for the CPU to reduce the noise further and provide better cooling for the overclocked chip, the case (Corsair - 600T) supports 120mm fans so the Corsair - H60 made sense. 

 

This left me with the graphics card, the R9 390 is known for running hot a the fans a loud, so I did a bit of research and found this  --> https://www.arctic.ac/uk_en/accelero-hybrid-ii-120.html 

 

The combined cost of the two is about £150, are they worth it or should I bite the bullet and build a custom loop? or are there other options that i've missed? I don't want to invest too much as the rig is only expected to last 2-3 years before it won't be able to keep up at 1080p. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 3.33GHz 6-Core Processor  ($1106.07 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: Asus - P6X58-E WS ATX LGA1366 Motherboard 
Memory: Kingston - Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory 
Memory: Kingston - Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Crucial - M500 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card 
Case: Corsair - 600T Mesh (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair - Enthusiast 650W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($12.21 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM  120mm Fans  ($31.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Thermaltake - CL-F015-PL20BL-A 129.6 CFM  200mm Fan  ($12.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1163.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-20 05:16 EDT-0400

[NelizMastr]

I wouldn't count on overclocking a lot on the 980X with just a H60. It's a low end AIO. The 980X is a hot 130W chip after all. A Xeon X5675/80 would've been more cost effective and better binned, I reckon. Also OCs better. But that's all after the fact. The GPU cooling is worth it just for better temps and noise alone.

 

That PSU will feel the strain with everything overclocked heavily, though. In its current state, expect about 450W of power draw, without OC applied.

[MaratM]

H60 is not a good idea for OC'd 980X you need something with atleast 240mm rad bigger the better 360rad is ideal for this rather hot chip. and as it was mentioned above it is a power hungry rig and it can put 650w PSU to its knees.

[saur0]

Ok so I can probably stretch to a Corsair - H100i  for the chip, the case will support it being as the Accelero Hybrid II is 120mm. I wasn't planning on thrashing the chip, was working on the basis of 120's worth of rad per component cooled. 

 

Unfortunately the chip has been ordered, it was only £100 on ebay so providing it works then I figured that would be a good improvement over the locked 950 that is in it currently (which doesn't support triple channel ram).  

 

I hear the point about the PSU, but trying to keep cost to a minimum, I'll grab a Corsair - TXM Gold 850W if the current 650W can't cope.