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CPU + GPU Cooling - How many radiators?

So I was considering moving to a custom water-cooling system, since my case has lots of rooms for radiators, and then I was considering cooling the GPU as well.

So my case, the Corsair Graphite 780T, can hold a 360mm/240mm radiator on the top, and a 360/240mm radiator on the front. I was gonna go overkill and get the 360mm for the top mount, but was considering mounting as 240mm radiator on the front, so I could better cool two parts.

So I've come here to LTT to ask the opinion of a more experienced PC Builder:

Will I need a second radiator in between the CPU and the GPU, or will a 360mm radiator be enough to cool a Ryzen 7 3700x and an Asus RTX 2070 STRIX?

Case: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Graphite-Series™-780T-Full-Tower-PC-Case/p/CC-9011063-WW?utm_source=PCPartPicker_79301&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=497986_CORSAIR US Product Catalog Ad&utm_content=Corsair&clickid=2u0WBTx16xyOUtBwUx0Mo3cgUkEW89S9wzw13U0&irgwc=1

CPU: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-7-3700x/p/N82E16819113567?Item=N82E16819113567&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=AFC-RAN-COM&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3a%2f%2fpcpartpicker.com%2fproduct%2fQKJtt6%2famd-ryzen-7-3700x-36-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000071box&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-8XcgHAHyJOqxaOWZIysrQA

GPU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/87F48d/asus-geforce-rtx-2070-8gb-video-card-rog-strix-rtx2070-o8g-gaming

Signed, Snakeblood

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And get two 360’s assuming they both fit. Comes down to the rad and fan combo being used. Better to have more than less. 

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