Is this enough cooling?

[Cobiee]

I am new to water cooling but learning fast and just ordered a 1 x Hardware Labs Black Ice nemsis gts 280mm which is 140mm fans at 29.6mm thick and 1x gtx 280mm which is 54mm thick, I am planning on cooling a 4670k at 4.4ghz 1.25v and my EVGA GTX 980 TI SC ACX 2.0 card at stock clocks currently but will be overclocking it with LTT Edition Noctua nf-f14 fans running at around 600rpm constant give or take I will see if that's possible, my question is will those rads be enough to cool that hardware and at what temps/fan rpm speeds? Just after a general idea! Cheers guys, Also what would be better a D5 or DDC PUMP/RES combo?

[comefightme]

It is enough, definitely

[comefightme]

Man that's a lot of fans, don't you find it loud?

[Cobiee]

Man that's a lot of fans, don't you find it loud?

Thanks for the reply man and nope I have 4 140mm Noctuas and two 120mm all running at around 600-700m rpm constant higher than that for case fans is unnecessary except the cpu which ramps between 400-1200 underload after about an hour

[comefightme]

Thanks for the reply man and nope I have 4 140mm Noctuas and two 120mm all running at around 600-700m rpm constant higher than that for case fans is unnecessary except the cpu which ramps between 400-1200 underload after about an hour

According to ur signature, you have a total of 6 fans?

[Cobiee]

According to ur signature, you have a total of 6 fans?

Yeah 6 total case fans but two are on the rad but still act as exhausts

[comefightme]

Yeah 6 total case fans but two are on the rad but still act as exhausts

Holy crap thats way too many

 

Check this out:

[comefightme]

And I mean it when i say TOO many, because too much airflow will cause way faster dust build up with little to no performance gains

Also the reason why some people are obsessed with passive builds because they dont gather dust and hence dont need frequent maintenance

[Cobiee]

And I mean it when i say TOO many, because too much airflow will cause way faster dust build up with little to no performance gains

Also the reason why some people are obsessed with passive builds because they dont gather dust and hence dont need frequent maintenance

It's not at all many people run way more than I do, I have to have 3 intake and 3 exhaust because I can't have anymore intakes with my current set up, meaning I have neutral air pressure, If I only ran two intakes and 3 exhaust I would be in negative air pressure causing more dust build up than my current set up, I did have fan fitlers on the front but took them off for better air flow but I don't mind cleaning more often

[comefightme]

It's not at all many people run way more than I do, I have to have 3 intake and 3 exhaust because I can't have anymore intakes with my current set up, meaning I have neutral air pressure, If I only ran two intakes and 3 exhaust I would be in negative air pressure causing more dust build up than my current set up, I did have fan fitlers on the front but took them off for better air flow but I don't mind cleaning more often

Your radiator is a 3 fan one? if its2 fan then 2 intake and 2 exhaust or 2 intake and 1 exhaust for positive air pressure

[Cobiee]

Your radiator is a 3 fan one? if its2 fan then 2 intake and 2 exhaust or 2 intake and 1 exhaust for positive air pressure

No it's a dual 280m meaning two 140mm fans in the top, one rear 120mm exhaust two 140mm intake and one 120mm intake on bottom, my set up runs perfect dude trust me I know all about postive/negative air pressure but running my fans any other way would look dumb in my opinion, No exhaust on the rear would look awful imo or even running it as an intake would be even worse

[comefightme]

No it's a dual 280m meaning two 140mm fans in the top, one rear 120mm exhaust two 140mm intake and one 120mm intake on bottom, my set up runs perfect dude trust me I know all about postive/negative air pressure but running my fans any other way would look dumb in my opinion, No exhaust on the rear would look awful imo or even running it as an intake would be even worse

It definitely runs perfect, but not worth it for the dust and noise imo. Your call

[Cobiee]

It definitely runs perfect, but not worth it for the dust and noise imo. Your call

dust is easily cleaned with the right tools so not a problem and it runs near silent at idle and under load so no down side here

[Cobiee]

dust is easily cleaned with the right tools so not a problem and it runs near silent at idle and under load so no down side here

Check out this video proving running a lot of fans at low rpm is still very very quiet

[comefightme]

Check out this video proving running a lot of fans at low rpm is still very very quiet

Running 12 fans at low rpm is obviously quieter than overworking 1 fan

[Cobiee]

Running 12 fans at low rpm is obviously quieter than overworking 1 fan

I said in my first reply to you all mine run at 600-700 except cpu between 400-1300

[comefightme]

I said in my first reply to you all mine run at 600-700 except cpu between 400-1300

Still doesn't cover dust, it's fine

[vong]

Still doesn't cover dust, it's fine

 

The guy wants 6 fans, leave him alone....

 

Op, yeah that should be enough for what you have.

[D4V3_G]

Personally, I would use a D5 (of any kind). A D5 pump is always the answer, unless you have a problem with space in your case and you woud rather put it in the front bay. Also, more quieter and reliable.

[Cobiee]

Cheers guys

[boarder2k7]

Holy crap thats way too many

 

 

 

Don't tell me how many fans to have!  :lol: