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Water cooling setup (is it enough)

Azrael2k8
By Azrael2k8
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Hi,

 

so I plan to upgrade to watercooling to reduce noise and get lower temps for some OC. I know that my CPU for now will not be overclockable but I will buy a new one in the next months once the price has fallen a bit more. I will use it for gaming/office on at least one 4K monitor plus another 1080p monitor(will maybe upgrade to a second 4k sometime). I also think about buying a second GTX 1080 that should also be included in the water cooling loop. So the radiators should be able to handle the heat from CPU + 2 GPU. I want the system to be pretty silent, which is why I did not go for the high static F series fans. Will the 2x360 rads be enough to have a silent system? I also really like the case because the motherboard is aligned horizontally.

 

I have had a water cooling kit a few years ago so I am not completely unexperienced however I have no idea about fittings sizes and so on.

 

I have made the following list of parts that I have/need. Thinks without pricetag are already in my current system:

 

What I have:

  • PSU                       Corsair RM1000X        
  • Storage                  Some SSDs        
  • GPU                       Palit GTX 1080 GameRock        
  • Motherboard          Asus z170-a        
  • CPU                       i7 6700        

 

What I buy:

 

The prices are straight from the vendor websites so I might get them cheaper, I know. This is just for planning for now.

 

Will this work out?

Did I forget something and are there better alternatives?

Will the pump+res work with the two 2 360 radiators?

 

I know that GPU and CPU prices will probably fall in the next weeks, which is why I will stay with the parts I have for now and add them later.

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29 minutes ago, Azrael2k8 said:

CPU                       i7 6700 

If you are water cooling and getting a Z170 chipset MBO, you might as well as get the i7-6700K. If the CPU doesnt have the "K" at the end, you won't be able to overclock

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1 hour ago, CookieTheLabrador said:

If you are water cooling and getting a Z170 chipset MBO, you might as well as get the i7-6700K. If the CPU doesnt have the "K" at the end, you won't be able to overclock

 

1 hour ago, wilamu said:

Yea you mentioned overclocking, if you're CPU doesn't have the K on the end you won't be able to OC it.

Thanks for the replies but as I stated before, everything without a pricetag is something I already own and plan to upgrade the CPU/GPU in the future. So I already own the 6700 from my previous air cooled setup and am aware that it cannot be overclocked. I will eventually switch to 7700K in the future once the price drop has arrvied at the resellers but for now I want to upgrade the cooling first since that alone is a big pile of money. I edtited the first post to make this more clear.

 

Are the radiators enough for the tdp (451W) of 2 x 180W of gtx 1080 plus the 91W for probably an 7700k?

 

Can the pump handle those radiators?

 

Will the system be silent or do I need to add more radiators?

 

Are the fans fine for silent operation?

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