Multi GPU watercooling question

[xJTxThexJetx]

LinusTechTips and/or community,

 

I am in the process of working out my first custom gaming pc build and I was curious as to whether or not it is possible to watercool a CPU, and dual GPU SLI configuration with self contained watercooling systems. The case specs say that it is more than enough room for multiple radiator units but I am not sure if there is enough space on the motherboard between the GPUs to work with the setup I have in mind because of the GPU brackets. Here is the parts list:

 

1. AMD FX 6300  3.5 GHz 6 core CPU

 

2. Asus Crosshair V Formula Z motherboard

 

3. (In total) [3] NZXT Kraken X61 280mm watercooling units

 

4. (In total) [2] NZXT Kraken G10 GPU brackets

 

4. Corsair Dominator 2x8GB (16GB) RAM 1866mHz

 

5. Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD

 

6. Western Digital Black 2TB 7200rpm HDD

 

7. (In total) [2] EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 GPUs

 

8. Corsair 900D case

 

9. EVGA SUPERNOVA 1300w Gold+ Certified Power Supply

 

Help and/or suggestions? 

 

[officiallyasimulator]

why such a massive psu?

[teddyteddyteddy]

*high end build with fx 6300?*

get an i5.  fx 6300 will bottleneck 2 970's a lot

 

also you don't need any more than a 700w psu.  1300w is kind of ridiculous 

[Horrorfull]

why such a massive psu?

Maybe he had another GPU set up and reused it.

[Briggsy]

You might be ok, just remember that AIO's work best with the radiator at about the same level as the pump. if you extend the radiator above the pump too far, you will see temperatures rise as the pump is working much harder to push the liquid through the loop. also, the length of the tubes might limit you in this case, its hard to say.

[teddyteddyteddy]

 I am not sure if there is enough space on the motherboard between the GPUs to work with the setup I have in mind because of the GPU brackets.

if you use the 1st and 3rd red pcie slots, you'll be fine.

[xJTxThexJetx]

I thought I might need the extra power since I plan on overclocking the GPUs (hence why i am watercooling them) but I can certainly go for a smaller psu. Just wanted to make sure by the time I overclocked everything I wouldn't max out the psu. Which series of the i5 works well? 

[xJTxThexJetx]

You might be ok, just remember that AIO's work best with the radiator at about the same level as the pump. if you extend the radiator above the pump too far, you will see temperatures rise as the pump is working much harder to push the liquid through the loop. also, the length of the tubes might limit you in this case, its hard to say

I was hoping to get a front and bottom radiator mount for the X61's on the GPUs because I wanted to get cooler air on those but using a top mount for the x61 on the CPU and the fans on that radiator I'll probably exhaust the air out the top of the case. The top radiator should have plenty of space and reach but I am not sure about the front mounted ones.

[Guest DollarPC]

The case and psu way to big like WAY to big

[teddyteddyteddy]

I thought I might need the extra power since I plan on overclocking the GPUs (hence why i am watercooling them) but I can certainly go for a smaller psu. Just wanted to make sure by the time I overclocked everything I wouldn't max out the psu. Which series of the i5 works well? 

700w or 800w will be perfectly fine, even while overclocking.  I'm assuming you want to overclock the cpu too?  if you do, then get the i5 4690k.  if you won't overclock, get the i5 4590.

 

an i5 won't work on that motherboard though.  you'll need a z97 board like these: 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130801

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130771

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118

[teddyteddyteddy]

The case and psu way to big like WAY to big

what case do you think he should get?  keep in mind he's using 3 aio's

[xJTxThexJetx]

700w or 800w will be perfectly fine, even while overclocking.  I'm assuming you want to overclock the cpu too?  if you do, then get the i5 4690k.  if you won't overclock, get the i5 4590.

 

an i5 won't work on that motherboard though.  you'll need a z97 board like these: 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130801

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130771

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118

I like the Z97 specs and I think I am definitely switching back from AMD to Intel for this build, thanks!