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TheSven
By TheSven
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Hi. I'm thinking about of water cooling my rig at some point. The specs would be an i7 4770 (non oc) and an R9 290 (lightly oced). What would you say the minimum number of 120mm mounts would be? Would a 60mm thick 360mm rad do or should I step up to a 480? Thanks.

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no need for the 4770, 240/280 for the GPU, you could do 360 to OC further.

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It'll do.

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360 60mm will be fine.

Just be sure to get some decent fans.

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since no real CPU overclocking is in the cards, you can easily use a 240/280x 60

radiator for that single GPU or the 7990. a thinner radiator might be able to keep

up, but you might find the fans will notch up in RPM if using for prolong periods of

usage. this will be a best use for limited cases. now for future plans, if you do decide

to retrieve an overclocking CPU, then a 360x 60 would be a minimum.

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