Custom Loop?

[Hendricks3]

is it feasible to have a custom loop with 2 120mm rads 1 for the cpu and 1 for the gpu?

[LIGISTX]

8 minutes ago, Hendricks3 said:

is it feasible to have a custom loop with 2 120mm rads 1 for the cpu and 1 for the gpu?

I guess I don’t quite understand your question? Are you asking if that is enough cooling performance? Depending on the CPU and GPU, it likely would work, but they will not run cool. Typically I would suggest 240 (2x120) rad space per component. 

[Hendricks3]

Just now, LIGISTX said:

I guess I don’t quite understand your question? Are you asking if that is enough cooling performance? Depending on the CPU and GPU, it likely would work, but they will not run cool. Typically I would suggest 240 (2x120) rad space per component. 

would not be enough cooling performance for a 3600 and a 1080?

[Enderman]

Just now, Hendricks3 said:

would not be enough cooling performance for a 3600 and a 1080?

It would be, but temps wouldn't be great and you wouldn't really be able to upgrade anything.

Not much point to building a custom loop if it's not going to perform well, since a good custom loop is $500+.

[Hendricks3]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

It would be, but temps wouldn't be great and you wouldn't really be able to upgrade anything.

Not much point to building a custom loop if it's not going to perform well, since a good custom loop is $500+.

Kay thanks for the input

[LIGISTX]

1 minute ago, Hendricks3 said:

would not be enough cooling performance for a 3600 and a 1080?

It would work, yes. But it likely wouldn’t be much different temperature or noise wise than whatever you have now. Basically, custom loops are not cheap, my setup was upwards of 700 dollars just in radiators, pump/res, fittings, blocks, tubing. Each block is usually ~100 bucks, each rad is ~80, and a good pump and res is 100. Fittings are ~10 bucks a fitting. So once you add all of that up, plus the added complexity and potential failure modes, it’s hard to recommend a setup with only a single rad, because in the grand cost of it all, a larger case and another radiator isn’t THAT much more money, and it makes the money you are spending more worth while.

 

Alternatively, a good noctua CPU heatsink will work just as well for the CPU, and I’d your 1080 is not a blower style, it’s likely doing just fine as well (my backup system 1080 runs at ~65 on air, ran in the low 50’s on full water). 

[Hendricks3]

3 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

It would work, yes. But it likely wouldn’t be much different temperature or noise wise than whatever you have now. Basically, custom loops are not cheap, my setup was upwards of 700 dollars just in radiators, pump/res, fittings, blocks, tubing. Each block is usually ~100 bucks, each rad is ~80, and a good pump and res is 100. Fittings are ~10 bucks a fitting. So once you add all of that up, plus the added complexity and potential failure modes, it’s hard to recommend a setup with only a single rad, because in the grand cost of it all, a larger case and another radiator isn’t THAT much more money, and it makes the money you are spending more worth while.

 

Alternatively, a good noctua CPU heatsink will work just as well for the CPU, and I’d your 1080 is not a blower style, it’s likely doing just fine as well (my backup system 1080 runs at ~65 on air, ran in the low 50’s on full water). 

thanks i appreciate the input and my 1080 is a zotac mini model right now i have a r5 2600 and the 1080 the 2600 never goes past 50c. and i just purchased a 34" ultrawide and i know i cant prob take advantage of it because of the 2600

[LIGISTX]

9 minutes ago, Hendricks3 said:

thanks i appreciate the input and my 1080 is a zotac mini model right now i have a r5 2600 and the 1080 the 2600 never goes past 50c. and i just purchased a 34" ultrawide and i know i cant prob take advantage of it because of the 2600

Basically, the money a custom look would cost would be better spent on selling the 1080, adding the water cooling cost, and getting a 2080. Water just honestly isn’t worth it, coming from someone who has had custom loops for many years. They are fun, and I enjoy them. But at the end of the day they are an eccentric extra that only makes sense once you already have all the best components... or are extremely into the esthetics of a custom loop. 

[Hendricks3]

1 minute ago, LIGISTX said:

Basically, the money a custom look would cost would be better spent on selling the 1080, adding the water cooling cost, and getting a 2080. Water just honestly isn’t worth it, coming from someone who has had custom loops for many years. They are fun, and I enjoy them. But at the end of the day they are an eccentric extra that only makes sense once you already have all the best components... or are extremely into the esthetics of a custom loop. 

i was thinking maybe keeping the 1080 for my living room pc that has a 1660ti with 2600 and get a 3600 and a either 2070S or 5700xt