Radiator Question

[tezza192]

I am in the process of watercooling my bitfenix prodigy, would I be OK running an R9 290x and a 4670k on a single thickish 240 rad (45mm thick)

 

I already have my loop done for the CPU I just need to add in my 290X, People have said you need a 360 rad but a 295x2 runs on a single 120 just fine so presumably a thick 240 rad would be enough for this setup?

[Bagmup]

If that's all you can fit, then that'll do unless you wanna start modding.

I'm putting a 240 and a 280 in my prodigy build but the front and roof are now missing from the case

[wng_kingsley7]

a 360mm radiator is normally enough for a high-end gpu + cpu water-cooling setup. Of course more space/thickness is better. You should add an extra 240mm thick maybe 45mm or 60mm

[xox]

It should be fine to be honest

[BloodWithIce]

Ok, 120mm for each component. It is enough. 

[tezza192]

OK excellent, thanks for the replies

[Freaky_spider]

i normally use as a rule of thumb that a cpu needs 240mm and every component you add needs 120mm, 

[tezza192]

i normally use as a rule of thumb that a cpu needs 240mm and every component you add needs 120mm, 

 

I dont understand why when you can cool a cpu and overclock perfectly fine on a H80 which is a single 120mm rad

[Freaky_spider]

I dont understand why when you can cool a cpu and overclock perfectly fine on a H80 which is a single 120mm rad

as i said, its just a rule of thumb i generaly use, ofcourse you can get away with less, but thats what i suggest to people, your rad will handle your CPU and GPU just fine, but temps will be rather high on load 

[Bagmup]

I dont understand why when you can cool a cpu and overclock perfectly fine on a H80 which is a single 120mm rad

Because some random on YouTube said you need MOARRAD...

[airdeano]

I dont understand why when you can cool a cpu and overclock perfectly fine on a H80 which is a single 120mm rad

 

perfectly? maybe just enough, but comparing the H80i and H100i is almost no

contest.

 

H80i single fan is 24° warmer than the H100i single fan set (NF-F12)

H80i push/pull is 13° warmer than the H100i single fan set (NF-F12)

 

source: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2LKAgEko3SATzJjQVdONWxpZ00/edit

 

i too use the 240 for CPU ands 120 for added GPU/Devices to allow for low fan

speed and low cooling temperatures.