Enough radiators?

[Evostatic343]

so i have a 4770k, a 780ti and a r9 290 on full load running in a system. is a single 120 45mm thick rad, a double 120 45mm thick rad, and a tripple 120 45mm thick rad enough to cool all this? im more worried about the full load r9 290

[AlwaysFSX]

That's more than enough.

[SpaghettiCarbonara]

Your picture says it all.

 

Seriously though, I'd say so. Isn't the general rule of thumb something like dual 120mm rads for every cpu/gpu?

[AlwaysFSX]

Your picture says it all.

 

Seriously though, I'd say so. Isn't the general rule of thumb something like dual 120mm rads for every cpu/gpu?

Dual 120 for each component or total? Because I know a Kraken X40 can keep a 290 quite frosty compared to it's stock cooler.

[SpaghettiCarbonara]

Dual 120 for each component or total? Because I know a Kraken X40 can keep a 290 quite frosty compared to it's stock cooler.

Yeah I was going to say each component first, didn't want it to sound like I meant things like ram as well

[Evostatic343]

i have room for one more 120mm 30mm thick rad should i buy one?

[AlwaysFSX]

Yeah I was going to say each component first, didn't want it to sound like I meant things like ram as well

I was assuming you meant for each cpu/gpu.

 

i have room for one more 120mm 30mm thick rad should i buy one?

No, the cooling plateaus at something like 4x120mm rads, so you're just wasting money.

[Excon]

i have room for one more 120mm 30mm thick rad should i buy one?

No, it will just make more of a mess with tubing than it's actually worth.

[Izaya Orihara]

i have room for one more 120mm 30mm thick rad should i buy one?

No it's gonna end up as a tubeing nigthmare. 

[JAKEBAB]

Your picture says it all.

 

Seriously though, I'd say so. Isn't the general rule of thumb something like dual 120mm rads for every cpu/gpu?

its a single 120mm for each component....

[AlwaysFSX]

No it's gonna end up as a tubeing nigthmare. 

I love tubing nightmares, especially when they turn into the spaghetti monster and eat you

 

 

its a single 120mm for each component....

^ This makes more sense.

[Izaya Orihara]

its a single 120mm for each component....

It's a single 240mm for CPU only + 120mm per extra gpu/cpu. 

[Izaya Orihara]

I love tubing nightmares, especially when they turn into the spaghetti monster and eat you

Hmm spaghetti. Now i want spaghetti but i am too lazy to cook. Where is the wife (actually girlfriend) when you need here? 

[JAKEBAB]

It's a single 240mm for CPU only + 120mm per extra gpu/cpu. 

no the rule of thumb is a a single 120mm for each component lol

[Izaya Orihara]

no the rule of thumb is a a single 120mm for each component lol

nope. 

[SpaghettiCarbonara]

its a single 120mm for each component....

no the rule of thumb is a a single 120mm for each component lol

 

Yeah that would be enough, but who doesn't want as much cooling as they can get?

[JAKEBAB]

nope. 

trust me i dont open my mouth unless i know what im talking about im right even ask Linus!

[Izaya Orihara]

trust me i dont open my mouth unless i know what im talking about im right even ask Linus!

Look in the FAQ. 

[JAKEBAB]

Look in the FAQ. 

looked in the faq there is nothing there...

[Izaya Orihara]

looked in the faq there is nothing there...

the watercooling FAQ. the rad FAQ. 

[JAKEBAB]

the watercooling FAQ. the rad FAQ. 

so hes saying u need 4x 120mm radiators just to cool a cpu and gpu?

[Izaya Orihara]

so hes saying u need 4x 120mm radiators just to cool a cpu and gpu?

No 360mm. 240mm for the cpu only and then 120 for every extra main part. 

[JAKEBAB]

No 360mm. 240mm for the cpu only and then 120 for every extra main part. 

well either hes wording it wrong or he is wrong if u ask anyone who has built a watercooled system they will say im right linus has said it in his videos too!

[Leonard]

so i have a 4770k, a 780ti and a r9 290 on full load running in a system. is a single 120 45mm thick rad, a double 120 45mm thick rad, and a tripple 120 45mm thick rad enough to cool all this? im more worried about the full load r9 290

You have enough radiators but the cooling performance of water cooling comes not only from the radiators but the pump and fans as well. A pump with a high flow rate and fans with high static pressure and CFM would be very beneficial to for your cooling performance as well as your ambient temperature.

 

Your picture says it all.

 

Seriously though, I'd say so. Isn't the general rule of thumb something like dual 120mm rads for every cpu/gpu?

:lol: these guys and their avatars. 

 

The general rule of thumb for water cooling is or was at the time of Ivy-Bridge, is/was one 120mm/ 140mm radiator per water block.

[SpaghettiCarbonara]

You have enough radiators but the cooling performance of water cooling comes not only from the radiators but the pump and fans as well. A pump with a high flow rate and fans with high static pressure and CFM would be very beneficial to for your cooling performance as well as your ambient temperature.

 

:lol: these guys and their avatars. 

 

The general rule of thumb for water cooling is or was at the time of Ivy-Bridge, is/was one 120mm/ 140mm radiator per water block.

I ended up reading the water cooling F.A.Q after this post. You could have just one 120mm rad for each major component, but if you want a quiet system you would go for at least 240mm per major component. Is that more correct?