A good 480 radiator?

[Shadowman]

Which would you say is a good or "best" 480 radiator? I have seen online comparisons between raditors but for 360's haven't  seen any for 480 radiators. I mean could i go by the 360 comparisons? 

[BurstSMG]

What case are you going to get/you already have?

 

Are you sure you want a 480mm rad? It's like SLI. The more you put on it, the scaling is a heck of a lot worse. Get two 240mm rads or a 360+120.

 

IMO if you actually need a 480mm rad, go with the EK-CoolStream PE 480.

 

If you don't already have fans for it, go by these brands from first to last.

 

1. Corsair (Because the LEDs are bitching)

2. EK (Overlord of extremely loud fans)

2. Gentle Typhoon (They're both so good, I can't choose one over the other)

3. Bitfenix (Again, because bitching LEDs. Don't you already get this?)

[Shadowman]

1 minute ago, ZillaGames said:

What case are you going to get/you already have?

 

Are you sure you want a 480mm rad? It's like SLI. The more you put on it, the scaling is a heck of a lot worse. Get two 240mm rads or a 360+120.

 

IMO if you actually need a 480mm rad, go with the EK-CoolStream PE 480.

 

Hi, the case is Phanteks primo which actually takes 2x 480 radiators, i was just going by the saying "get the biggest radiator your case can take" <<< well something along those lines. 

[BurstSMG]

Just now, Shadowman said:

 

Hi, the case is Phanteks primo which actually takes 2x 480 radiators, i was just going by the saying "get the biggest radiator your case can take" <<< well something along those lines. 

ok, get two coolstream 480s.

That's overkill for a CPU. Are you going to cool your GPUs too? If so, I would get the NZXT universal GPU bracket and get an extra waterblock for the GPU core.

[Shadowman]

1 minute ago, ZillaGames said:

ok, get two coolstream 480s.

That's overkill for a CPU. Are you going to cool your GPUs too? If so, I would get the NZXT universal GPU bracket and get an extra waterblock for the GPU core.

Yes sorry should have mentioned that will be water cooling  2x Titan X's (not pascal ones) they both already have full Ek water blocks on them. CPU is the i7 5960x

[BurstSMG]

2 minutes ago, Shadowman said:

Yes sorry should have mentioned that will be water cooling  2x Titan X's (not pascal ones) they both already have full Ek water blocks on them. CPU is the i7 5960x

ok then 2 480mm rads should be good, just keep in mind I expect you to OC those Titans, or at least your CPU. You can't just live life unless you have over 4ghz.

 

EDIT: you're rich AF, do whatever the hell you want.

[Shadowman]

5 minutes ago, ZillaGames said:

ok then 2 480mm rads should be good, just keep in mind I expect you to OC those Titans, or at least your CPU. You can't just live life unless you have over 4ghz.

 

EDIT: you're rich AF, do whatever the hell you want.

 

You recommended the EK-CoolStream PE 480 what about the EK CoolStream XE 480? The XE 360 version came out on top on a website that was testing like 26 radiators.

[BurstSMG]

Just now, Shadowman said:

 

You recommended the EK-CoolStream PE 480 what about the EK CoolStream XE 480? The XE 360 version came out on top on a website that was testing like 26 radiators.

Whichever one is the thickest is probably the best one. In this case, the XE should be better, but I don't know if it's a lot more expensive than the PE where you are.

[xgn]

Nexxos monsta is the best one. But you need good fans atleast 2,5AP. EK Xe is still a good alternative.

 

[potoooooooo]

14 hours ago, xgn said:

Nexxos monsta is the best one. But you need good fans atleast 2,5AP. EK Xe is still a good alternative.

 

Monsta rads are garbage, outperformed by eks cheesy slim rads every time.

 

Op, get a hardwarelabs radiator. They're the best in general. I find EK radiators have really bad build quality

[Shadowman]

Bump, anyone else?  

[Shadowman]

I was also looking at the Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 Radiator  seems to have good reviews, does very well on low rpm fans and is only 54mm thick.  Does anyone have any experience with this 480 or the 360 version?

[0ld_Chicken]

2 hours ago, Shadowman said:

I was also looking at the Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 Radiator  seems to have good reviews, does very well on low rpm fans and is only 54mm thick.  Does anyone have any experience with this 480 or the 360 version?

thats a great rad, so is the SR-2 by HWlabs.  If you want low speed fans (under 900rpm) then definitely get the SR-2, everything else is almost a toss up.  EK's XE is also a great rad as seen in both of those reviews.   It primarily depends on your fans and how fast you intend to run them

 

edit: the Primo does show a max thickness of 70mm in the manual, not sure if that measurements includes fans or not.  Might be worth investigating