140mm rad for gpu and cpu?

[ATrollAaaNnnnn]

I have finally found the setup I will be settling on. I will be keeping my fd node 304, i5 4670k, mobo, and ram. For the gpu i currently have a r9 280 but will move to a R9 nano(if not a similar priced gpu from the next lineup).

I currently use a Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B which sadly pushes my gpu. I ended up bending the cooler and tilting the gpu so they wont kill the other.

 

Because most air coolers wont work due to my cpu socket being too close to my pcie slot I was already looking towards AIO coolers. I was originally going to buy a 980 ti but because of monitor options (freesync vs gsync) I am stuck going the amd route. And because the Nano/fury throttle under 1ghz I will need to water cool them along with my cpu using the only 140mm fan slot in my case. The only other radiators i could possibly add is a dual 80 mm radio, but that will prevent my from keeping my hdd and will push me to replace my hdd from another ssd, making a grand total of 3 ssds with no acceptable place for the third one.

 

My question is if a thick 140mm rad can handle a 4670k @ 4.20 ghz and a nano(or similar) at 1ghz.

Temp wise i currently hit a max of 55*c on my cpu and 60*c on my gpu. I'd atleast like to cap at these temps on a single 140mm radiator.

Has anyone tried to do a setup similar to this?

[brandishwar]

In short, no. You shouldn't try to cool multiple components with a single-fan radiator. You'll need a dual-fan radiator at minimum, whether it's a 240mm or 280mm radiator.

[MNMadman]

For your current setup I would recommend 480mm of radiator.  For the future setup with the Nano I would recommend 360mm of radiator.

 

The formula I use is one "fan space" per 100W TDP of stuff cooled, rounding up.  That would be 334W currently (3.34 fan spaces round up to 4; 4x120=480), and 259W (2.59 fan spaces round up to 3; 3x120=360) with the Nano.

 

Neither of those setups would perform well with two fan spaces, let alone one fan space.

[ATrollAaaNnnnn]

Thanks, thats too bad because i'm against moving away from my node 304, though the FD define nano looks mighty attractive. The choices...

[brandishwar]

You could always look into building an external cooling solution, then, even something small that holds just one 360mm radiator along with the pump and reservoir. Or if you don't want to build something, the Koolance Exos-2 or Exos-2.5 can provide for a viable alternative for about the same price as a radiator, pump, and reservoir. You'd just need to get the blocks on top of that.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

On 13.2.2016 at 6:18 AM, MNMadman said:

For your current setup I would recommend 480mm of radiator.  For the future setup with the Nano I would recommend 360mm of radiator.

 

The formula I use is one "fan space" per 100W TDP of stuff cooled, rounding up.  That would be 334W currently (3.34 fan spaces round up to 4; 4x120=480), and 259W (2.59 fan spaces round up to 3; 3x120=360) with the Nano.

 

Neither of those setups would perform well with two fan spaces, let alone one fan space.

Finally someone that gets it and not just recommends 1 part per fan space, which is from when the parts had less then 100W TDP.