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Single or Dual Radiators?

Chriseh
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Hey Guys,

 

Question for you all. I just bought a new system with the following specs:

 

Case: Thermaltake View 71 TG Snow

Motherboard: Asus Prime Z390-A

GPU: Zotac AMP Edition 2080 ti with EK Vector Waterblock (Nickel)

CPU: i9 9900k with EK-Velocity RGB Waterblock

PSU: Corsair RM850x

RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro White RGB

Radiator: Thermaltake CL420 w/ 3x Corsair Maglev 140mm Fans

Pump/Res: Thermaltake Pacific PR22-D5 Pump/Res Combo

Liquid: Thermaltake C1000 White

w/ Thermaltake 16mm OD PETG

 

So I am planning on OC'ing the i9 to around 5Ghz of course. I will also OC the GPU as well. However I wasnt sure if buying a second 240 Rad would be overkill? I would have thought so considering I already have a 420 in there. This is my first time watercooling so thought I would ask here for some advice. If you think I should buy the 240 what would be the best setup for the loop?

 

Cheers in advance guys!

 

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A 420mm radiator is probably enough, but if you grab a second radiator you can run the fans at a lower speed. Your call if you think the extra expense is worth it.

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Desktop:

Intel Core i7-11700K | Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black | ASUS ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming WiFi  | 32 GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3200 MHz | ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 | 1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD | 2TB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD | Seasonic Focus GX-850 | Fractal Design Meshify C | Windows 10 Pro

 

Laptop:

HP Omen 15 | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | 16 GB 3200 MHz | Nvidia RTX 3060 | 1 TB WD Black PCIe 3.0 SSD | 512 GB Micron PCIe 3.0 SSD | Windows 11

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A single 420 is definitely not overkill for a 9900K and a 2080ti.

 

It wont be enough for decent overclocks at low fan speeds.

 

9900K  / Asus Maximus Formula XI / 32Gb G.Skill RGB 4266mHz / 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus & 1TB Samsung 970 Evo / EVGA 3090 FTW3.

2 loops : XSPC EX240 + 2x RX360 (CPU + VRMs) / EK Supremacy Evo & RX480 + RX360 (GPU) / Optimus W/B. 2 x D5 pumps / EK Res

8x NF-A2x25s, 14 NF-F12s and a Corsair IQ 140 case fan / CM HAF Stacker 945 / Corsair AX 860i

LG 38GL950G & Asus ROG Swift PG278Q / Duckyshine 6 YOTR / Logitech G502 / Thrustmaster Warthog & TPR / Blue Yeti / Sennheiser HD599SE / Astro A40s

Valve Index, Knuckles & 2x Lighthouse V2

 

 

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an extra 240 would allow you to cool them a little better, or get similar cooling to the 420 by itself while running the fans slower for less noise

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So seems like most people agree on adding an extra rad then.

 

So at the moment I have it going:

 

Pump/Res -> GPU -> 420 Rad -> CPU -> 240 Rad -> Pump/Res

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