Watercooling question

[Roa84]

Hi,

Currently doing my first ever build to mainly play games, watch movies (entertainment in general, desktop will be on around 6/7 hours a day)

I started humble but ended up getting the best or near best of everything. 5820k, Titan X SLI are my 3 components i want to water cool.

Question..

I have a XE 360 ek rad for top exhaust (push/pull), also i have a XE 240 ek rad as intake (pull) on the floor (bottom) of my case (corsair 780T), all radiator fans are vardar 3000rpm.

I also replaced the two 140case intake fans for three 120AF corsair fans on the front.

Will all this handle all my cooling needs? Im woried about lack of rads..

Thanks

[Oshino Shinobu]

Yes, it's enough. I have a very similar setup (same rad space, slightly different components) and it's fine, even with low RPM fans. 

[Roa84]

Yes, it's enough. I have a very similar setup (same rad space, slightly different components) and it's fine, even with low RPM fans.

I plan on running all my games on highest settings.. My shizzle wont get hot will it?

[Oshino Shinobu]

I plan on running all my games on highest settings.. My shizzle wont get hot will it?

It will get hot, but that's the same for all PC components. Nothing to worry about, if that's what you mean. 

 

Meant for another thread (:

[Roa84]

It will get hot, but that's the same for all PC components. Nothing to worry about, if that's what you mean.

Now you making me rethink everything.. I dont want it to get hot, are the Air flow fans worth having seeing that im watercooling anyway?

[Oshino Shinobu]

Now you making me rethink everything.. I dont want it to get hot, are the Air flow fans worth having seeing that im watercooling anyway?

Sorry, my mistake. I'm replying to multiple threads at once right now and thought this was something else

 

With this setup, my cards (2x Titan Blacks) stay at around 50C with heavy gaming, same with the CPU (3770K @4.5GHz). It will kick out a lot of heat into the room, but the heat from the components has to go somewhere, and it's better than it being in the case or on the components. 

 

AF fans are worth having in the front and rear if there's not much restricting the airflow, as it will keep the air in the case cooler. SP fans should be on the rads. 

[Roa84]

Sorry, my mistake. I'm replying to multiple threads at once right now and thought this was something else

 

With this setup, my cards (2x Titan Blacks) stay at around 50C with heavy gaming, same with the CPU (3770K @4.5GHz). It will kick out a lot of heat into the room, but the heat from the components has to go somewhere, and it's better than it being in the case or on the components. 

 

AF fans are worth having in the front and rear if there's not much restricting the airflow, as it will keep the air in the case cooler. SP fans should be on the rads.

I only ask because i can add another rad on the front, just havnt done so cause i wanted both good airflow and good rad cooling. But is it better to concentrate more on rads and to sacrafice my front airflow fans for it, or should i just keep it as it is? Havnt finished the build to test anything yet, waiting on second Titan to arrive

[Roa84]

Your being a help btw, sorry for the 100 rapid questions

[Oshino Shinobu]

I only ask because i can add another rad on the front, just havnt done so cause i wanted both good airflow and good rad cooling. But is it better to concentrate more on rads and to sacrafice my front airflow fans for it, or should i just keep it as it is? Havnt finished the build to test anything yet, waiting on second Titan to arrive

If you have the space for it, then yes, it's a good idea to add it in. If the whole system is watercooled (CPU and GPUs), then rad space is what you want most. I'd turn the rear fan to intake (with a filter, if you can) so that it provides more fresh air to the top rad. 

[Roa84]

If you have the space for it, then yes, it's a good idea to add it in. If the whole system is watercooled (CPU and GPUs), then rad space is what you want most. I'd turn the rear fan to intake (with a filter, if you can) so that it provides more fresh air to the top rad.

Okay thanks, i will try and pick your brain more later, my boss wants me to get back to work

[afyeung]

Okay thanks, i will try and pick your brain more later, my boss wants me to get back to work

General rule is 120mm rad for each component + an extra 120mm for better cooling. You have more than enough to cool everything well. Pretty ambitious for a first build. But honestly if you pull it off correctly there is no excuse not to get the absolute best performance. With that much rad the only thing limiting your cpu and gpu overclocks are the chips themselves. 

[Roa84]

What do you mean chipsets themselves? I know only very basic about computers

[afyeung]

What do you mean chipsets themselves? I know only very basic about computers

Usually, temperatures hold you back from overclocking your components because you want to stay under a certain temperature. However with liquid cooling, once your temps are in check it is only a matter of how far your components themselves are capable of overclocking, temps don't matter as much under water.

[Roa84]

Usually, temperatures hold you back from overclocking your components because you want to stay under a certain temperature. However with liquid cooling, once your temps are in check it is only a matter of how far your components themselves are capable of overclocking, temps don't matter as much under water.

Im not really looking to overclock.. I heard it reduces component lifespan/longetivity (not sure by how much) would you recomend it pro's and con's? And how far can i push it all before something gets damaged?

[afyeung]

Im not really looking to overclock.. I heard it reduces component lifespan/longetivity (not sure by how much) would you recomend it pro's and con's? And how far can i push it all before something gets damaged?

Honestly. As long as you don't go past a certain voltage limit. You're fine. I see you have the 5820k like me. Good choice   For the 5820k you want to stay below 1.35 volts. I have mine running at 4.5ghz at 1.3v which is almost guaranteed on the 5820k. Since you have a custom loop which will keep the CPU cooler you can push for more voltage, say 1.35v. More voltage produces more heat but water cooling counters that. At 1.35v a 5820k can get around 4.7ghz which is pretty epic. Even my 5820k @ 4.5ghz is faster than the 12 core xeon. For the Titan Xs, unlike AMD, Nvidia cards usually don't need voltage to get very high clocks. Under water you are looking at 1400mhz+ on the core. Overall. 5820k @ 4.6ghz + 2 Titan Xs @ 1400mhz can be up to a 30% improvement over stock. Cons for overclocking is stability, heat does not matter as much if you have water cooling. However, if you use a good stability testing application it should be a non issue.