Radiator clearance question

[Dwood180]

Looking at the photo, would I be able to fit a 40mm thick rad in the top of the case?

[airdeano]

don't think so, all i see are 30mm radiators used in the top position.

[Dwood180]

 

5 minutes ago, airdeano said:

don't think so, all i see are 30mm radiators used in the top position.

Thanks I'll go for the 30mm then. Is one 360 rad going to be enough to cool an over clocked cup and gpu 

[airdeano]

prolly not to keep it quiet and thermally happy.. what CPU/GPU?

[Cyracus]

phanteks product overview on the evolv claims it supports up to 48mm thick on a 280mm rad, or 68mm on a 240mm rad

[Zyndo]

19 minutes ago, Dwood180 said:

 

Thanks I'll go for the 30mm then. Is one 360 rad going to be enough to cool an over clocked cup and gpu 

It will depend on the CPU and GPU. If you want your system to be totally silent, then its probably not enough. If you don't mind a little bit of noise when you put it under a heavy gaming load or whatever it is you do with your computer, then it will probably do a fine job of it (especially if you have quality SP optimized fans)

[Dwood180]

7 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

It will depend on the CPU and GPU. If you want your system to be totally silent, then its probably not enough. If you don't mind a little bit of noise when you put it under a heavy gaming load or whatever it is you do with your computer, then it will probably do a fine job of it (especially if you have quality SP optimized fans)

 

26 minutes ago, airdeano said:

prolly not to keep it quiet and thermally happy.. what CPU/GPU?

 

18 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

phanteks product overview on the evolv claims it supports up to 48mm thick on a 280mm rad, or 68mm on a 240mm rad

I7 6850K and a GTX 1080 

[Dwood180]

I want to use a 360 rad preferably 

[Cyracus]

a 360 rad should be fine up to 68mm (in the overview video I mentioned they showed a super thick rad and fans in push & pull, going halfway down the case so you should be ok

[Simon771]

9 minutes ago, Dwood180 said:

 

 

I7 6850K and a GTX 1080 

Single 360mm rad might not be best idea.

 

I was using single 240mm slim rad from EKWB for my i7 4790 (non K version) and GTX 1070.

Temps on CPU went to 80°C while gaming.

 

Your CPU and GPU both have higher TDP, and when you OC your CPU, it will give away much more heat than mine i7 4790 locked version.

So temps wouldn't be very nice if you ask me. It probbably won't throttle, but I don't think you wanna see your CPU running at 80°C  

Since you have top end components, do you think you can afford additional 360mm rad? So 720mm of rad all together. That would be perfect to keep everything at cool temps.

[Zyndo]

5 minutes ago, Dwood180 said:

I7 6850K and a GTX 1080 

You're going to need some reasonably high speed fans to cool those two monstrosities OC'd on just a single thin 360.

 

Looking at a review of your case, the top mounting holes are quite offset from the motherboard. You should be able to put whatever size 360 you want in there, so long as you dont have massive RAM heatspreaders. You could also make up for this by just getting a second radiator and front mounting it. a 280 or 360 in the front would compliment your thin, top 360 enough that you wouldn't need to worry about cooling or acoustics anymore.

[Dwood180]

I'll go for 2 360 rads one top and one front then. I'll be getting corsair dominator pro ram

13 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

You're going to need some reasonably high speed fans to cool those two monstrosities OC'd on just a single thin 360.

 

Looking at a review of your case, the top mounting holes are quite offset from the motherboard. You should be able to put whatever size 360 you want in there, so long as you dont have massive RAM heatspreaders. You could also make up for this by just getting a second radiator and front mounting it. a 280 or 360 in the front would compliment your thin, top 360 enough that you wouldn't need to worry about cooling or acoustics anymore.

 

15 minutes ago, Simon771 said:

Single 360mm rad might not be best idea.

 

I was using single 240mm slim rad from EKWB for my i7 4790 (non K version) and GTX 1070.

Temps on CPU went to 80°C while gaming.

 

Your CPU and GPU both have higher TDP, and when you OC your CPU, it will give away much more heat than mine i7 4790 locked version.

So temps wouldn't be very nice if you ask me. It probbably won't throttle, but I don't think you wanna see your CPU running at 80°C  

Since you have top end components, do you think you can afford additional 360mm rad? So 720mm of rad all together. That would be perfect to keep everything at cool temps.

 

[Zyndo]

Dominator Pro RAM? is that different than the standard DDR3 or DDR4 Dominator RAM? assuming its at least the same form factor, then getting 2 thin 360's is your best bet for sure. Be sure to upload pics! Gonna have a pretty system when all is said and done =)

[Dwood180]

19 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

Dominator Pro RAM? is that different than the standard DDR3 or DDR4 Dominator RAM? assuming its at least the same form factor, then getting 2 thin 360's is your best bet for sure. Be sure to upload pics! Gonna have a pretty system when all is said and done =)

Dominator platinum* oops haha

[Dwood180]

2 hours ago, Zyndo said:

It will depend on the CPU and GPU. If you want your system to be totally silent, then its probably not enough. If you don't mind a little bit of noise when you put it under a heavy gaming load or whatever it is you do with your computer, then it will probably do a fine job of it (especially if you have quality SP optimized fans)

What fans do you suggest? I'm going to go with the EK SE 360 rad on top (26mm) and the EK CE 280 (40mm) in the front

[Zyndo]

any SP optimized fans will do. I'm personally a fan of the corsair SP aesthetic, but they don't have SP140's (at least ones that are not LED).

 

EK sells their Vardar fans which are pretty solid. then theres always noctua and their line of fans. and about a hundred other fans out there. People will tell you that you NEED one brand or another and that other brands are AWFUL. When it comes to radiator fans, you can get some SERIOUS fanboying (which I suppose is an appropriate name). realistically they all perform about the same to one another; so long as you're getting SP optimized fans, that is. Just look for their mm H₂O rating, the higher the better. also look at their RPM, the higher it is the more noise you will typically get in order to achieve that mm H₂0 rating (although you can always turn that speed down with voltage control or PWM if you get a 4pin fan)

 

120mm

Noctua: http://noctua.at/en/nf-f12-industrialppc-2000-pwm

EKWB: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/radiators-fans/fans/120mm

 

140mm

Noctua: http://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-industrialppc-2000-pwm

EKWB: https://www.ekwb.com/shop/radiators-fans/fans/140mm

 

Noctuas are pretty ugly imo, but they're arguably the best fans on the market. Vardars are also really good, and look decent. These are just 2 recommendations, there are a metric shitton of fans out there. When i get my first custom loop I'm going to use Corsair SP120's, and AF140's (although i will try to avoid putting 140 rads into my case) because I like the aesthetic they give to a case. just look around at the different companies if you don't like any of the options I presented here to you. There are all sorts of fans in all sorts of shapes sizes and colours.