Is a single 280mm radiator enough?

[ReyazJunior]

I am making a gaming pc, and saw the Phanteks Evolv Shift X. Will the single 280mm radiator it supports be enough to cool an OC i7-8700K and GTX 1080 Ti? 

[samcool55]

That might be stretching it a bit. I would try to get a dense rad with high-performance fans.

[Jurrunio]

With the CPU only, yes. With the graphics card, it's too much.

[ReyazJunior]

2 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

That might be stretching it a bit. I would try to get a dense rad with high-performance fans.

Then which EK radiator should I get?

[ricksteendam1]

8 minutes ago, ReyazJunior said:

I am making a gaming pc, and saw the Phanteks Evolv Shift X. Will the single 280mm radiator it supports be enough to cool an OC i7-8700K and GTX 1080 Ti? 

you can put an 280 and an 120 in it then you would be safe

[desertcomputer]

1 minute ago, ReyazJunior said:

Then which EK radiator should I get?

It will work but you might have crack the fan up a bit. A rough guidelines is 140mm for each component. I would suggest for your case is 280 and 120 at the back.

[samcool55]

4 minutes ago, ReyazJunior said:

Then which EK radiator should I get?

I would get the SE 280, it has a higher fpi (fins per inch) so in theory it should perform better, but it will require higher-performance fans and will result in more noise as well.

[ReyazJunior]

19 hours ago, Name Taken said:

A single 120mm is enough if you use a delta fan.

What's a delta fan?

19 hours ago, samcool55 said:

I would get the SE 280, it has a higher fpi (fins per inch) so in theory it should perform better, but it will require higher-performance fans and will result in more noise as well.

Noise is not much of an issue, even though I'll be using open back headphones. Which high rpm fans should I get? If RGB ones are there, please tell me.

[samcool55]

1 minute ago, ReyazJunior said:

Noise is not much of an issue, even though I'll be using open back headphones. Which high rpm fans should I get? If RGB ones are there, please tell me.

Fans these days are basically as good as they are going to get. Just get any RGB fan you like but make sure it's from a decent brand and has a decent max rpm.

[RollinLower]

2 minutes ago, ReyazJunior said:

Noise is not much of an issue, even though I'll be using open back headphones. Which high rpm fans should I get? If RGB ones are there, please tell me.

Corsair's RGB fans are pretty good for radiators. 

 

also, you might experience high temps with just the 280mm, even with high Fin density.

i have a relatively open 240mm rad, and my CPU+GPU loop gets to high 80's in stresstest scenarios.

[ReyazJunior]

Just now, samcool55 said:

Fans these days are basically as good as they are going to get. Just get any RGB fan you like but make sure it's from a decent brand and has a decent max rpm.

Thinking of Aura compatible ones from InWin. Perhaps being Aura compatible, I'll be able to use those connectors on the Z370-I.

[ricksteendam1]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADY6J00966&ignorebbr=1 fans

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-pe-240-dual

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-pe-120-single

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-duraclear-9-5-12-7mm
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-acf-fitting-10-13mm-black-4-pack

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-xres-140-revo-d5-rgb-pwm-incl-sl-pump

http://phanteks.com/PH-C350i.html or https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-supremacy-evo-acetal-nickel

 

and a GPU water block for which GPU you choice is what you going to need for this case to keep it cool

if you want to be 100 percent safe go with something like this card https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126202 an some kind of liquid 

[ReyazJunior]

19 hours ago, RollinLower said:

Corsair's RGB fans are pretty good for radiators. 

 

also, you might experience high temps with just the 280mm, even with high Fin density.

i have a relatively open 240mm rad, and my CPU+GPU loop gets to high 80's in stresstest scenarios.

You run a Titan card and a Xeon, boy your temps will be high! But I have components not on par with yours- perhaps I will have only 80% of your power.

 

19 hours ago, ricksteendam1 said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADY6J00966&ignorebbr=1 fans

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-pe-240-dual

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-coolstream-pe-120-single

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-duraclear-9-5-12-7mm
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-acf-fitting-10-13mm-black-4-pack

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-xres-140-revo-d5-rgb-pwm-incl-sl-pump

http://phanteks.com/PH-C350i.html or https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-supremacy-evo-acetal-nickel

 

and a GPU water block for which GPU you choice is what you going to need for this case to keep it cool

 

Perhaps I'll add an extra 280 rad too. I'll get the fans you recommend, but I'll go for clear tubing with red fluid. I'll also add some LED strips from Phanteks. I'll invest in a mono block for the CPU and VRM and I'll get an MSI GTX 1080 To with nickel water block pre-installed.

[Barny2767]

I have an overclocked 6800k @4ghz and an overclocked GTX980 all watercooled on a 280mm rad and its running well on a Fractal Core 500 SFF case. I'm using Noctura fans that spin up to 900rpm and stay quite quiet.

I think its possible but could get loud if you overclock the 1080ti

[Froody129]

41 minutes ago, ReyazJunior said:

You run a Titan card and a Xeon, boy your temps will be high! But I have components not on par with yours- perhaps I will have only 80% of your power.

1080ti is the basically the same as the Titan, and your CPU won’t pull drastically less power if you’re going for a 5GHz OC.

[Tech22]

18 hours ago, ReyazJunior said:

Thinking of Aura compatible ones from InWin. Perhaps being Aura compatible, I'll be able to use those connectors on the Z370-I.

DON'T GET THE EK SLIM! They are the WORST performing radiator compared to any other besides the XSPC EX Series. Go for HardwareLabs GTS Radiators