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I saw Kyle's (for awesomesauce) video on a mini-ITx build. I was thinking that maybe i could watter cool my CPU and GPU with 120 mm fan.

 

 

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18 minutes ago, DeezNoNos said:

I saw Kyle's (for awesomesauce) video on a mini-ITx build. I was thinking that maybe i could watter cool my CPU and GPU with 120 mm fan.

 

 

No.  If you want to properly watercool it, one 120mm rad won't cut it.  

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Just now, Amazingasian said:

No.  If you want to properly watercool it, one 120mm rad won't cut it.  

At least it will be better than kyles air cooling?

 

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Just now, DeezNoNos said:

At least it will be better than kyles air cooling?

 

Probably not.  If you only have a CPU in the loop, it might be okay but then I'd suggest just buying an AIO.

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1 minute ago, Amazingasian said:

Probably not.  If you only have a CPU in the loop, it might be okay but then I'd suggest just buying an AIO.

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From looking through the shots of the case Fractal put up, in theory, you could mod it to externally mount a 240MM radiator, with fans on the outside, if you were that determined to do it. But honestly, it would be a nightmare to keep clean, and mounting all that on the outside of the case seems to defeat the purpose of a case like that to begin with.

 

Practically speaking, you're limited to a single (very thin) 120MM rad, so you would have to choose whether to use it on the GPU or the CPU, and Fury's are known for being terrible at overclocking anyway, so what's the point, really?

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It would be worse than a small aircooler unless you put the radiator outside the case lol

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