Will this do it ?

[Nesmo]

So i was looking at watercooling pictures of my case and saw this picture 



The thing is i might not have enough for the 240 rad, will one 360 rad work for a gpu and cpu loop ? or is it necessary to have that second rad ? 

Thanks

[Ilumic]

yes one 360 rad will easily be enough for a gpu and cpu 

[flibberdipper]

What CPU/GPU are we talking about?

[Najuno]

yes one 360 rad will easily be enough for a gpu and cpu 

 

First of all we would need more specs of your system in general.

 

What CPU, GPU is in use and are these components overclocked?

 

A single 360mm rad with very good fans (enough static pressure) and higher rpm of the fans could be able to cool this down (also depending on the pump, size of the the reservoir and waterflow), but the rule of thumb is that 120mm radiator surface are able to cool down 100 Watts.

 

Now if you have i.e. an Intel i7 4770K and a GTX780 you would need more than a 360mm radiator to effectively cool the components. 

 

The thing is this, look from this perspective on it, you do watercooling because of getting way better temps, reducing noise, more potential for overclocking and a bad a.. look.

 

With this small radiator it might work but if you already spent that much money for a custom loop, you want to be able to have it as smooth as possible.

 

I have a double custom looped rig and I use for my board (Asus Maximus VI Formula) and my CPU (i7 4770K @ 4.6GHz) a 240 mm, for my GTX 780Ti SC I use in the 2nd loop a 360mm radiator. I know with my OC of the GPU I will need another 360mm radiator once I will get my 2nd GTX780 Ti. Because the TDP of the card is in stock already 250W... so I want to make sure that I have enough water power to cool a SLI down the way I have it now (idle temp 20-21 Celsius and 45 Celsius under full load in games and benchmarks). And my card is OC'ed to 1300mHz and 1850mHz RAM clock.

 

GreetZ Naj

[Nesmo]

What CPU/GPU are we talking about?

 

 

Intel Core i5-4670K and a Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB

[Nesmo]

First of all we would need more specs of your system in general.

 

What CPU, GPU is in use and are these components overclocked?

 

A single 360mm rad with very good fans (enough static pressure) and higher rpm of the fans could be able to cool this down (also depending on the pump, size of the the reservoir and waterflow), but the rule of thumb is that 120mm radiator surface are able to cool down 100 Watts.

 

Now if you have i.e. an Intel i7 4770K and a GTX780 you would need more than a 360mm radiator to effectively cool the components. 

 

The thing is this, look from this perspective on it, you do watercooling because of getting way better temps, reducing noise, more potential for overclocking and a bad a.. look.

 

With this small radiator it might work but if you already spent that much money for a custom loop, you want to be able to have it as smooth as possible.

 

I have a double custom looped rig and I use for my board (Asus Maximus VI Formula) and my CPU (i7 4770K @ 4.6GHz) a 240 mm, for my GTX 780Ti SC I use in the 2nd loop a 360mm radiator. I know with my OC of the GPU I will need another 360mm radiator once I will get my 2nd GTX780 Ti. Because the TDP of the card is in stock already 250W... so I want to make sure that I have enough water power to cool a SLI down the way I have it now (idle temp 20-21 Celsius and 45 Celsius under full load in games and benchmarks). And my card is OC'ed to 1300mHz and 1850mHz RAM clock.

 

GreetZ Naj

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($162.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($93.22 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($335.30 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.98 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1026.46

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-11 10:57 EST-0500)

this is my build at the moment, i've already got ram and storage here so thats why its not on the list. 

 

[Najuno]

Thanks for the update of your specs.

 

With an i5 4670K I assume you want to go for an OC because you've got an unlocked CPU and a Z87 board. The GTX770 is a nice card, but for the price (unless you really favorite nVidia because of PhysiX or the upcomming G-Sync) you could almost get a R9 290, which has a lot more raw horse power (but really needs the watercooling).

 

A 360mm radiator won't do it for your setup in an apropriate way at all.

 

i5 4670K => TDP 84W (non OC)

GTX770  => TDP 230W (non OC)

___________________________

 

That would be a total of 314W TDP. That means if you are not overclocking, having really good fans and a good pump and reservoir and not to forget a nice thick quality radiator (what I recommend anyway no matter what) you will be able to have acceptable temps. This will work, but it will dissapoint you when you are going for an OC.

 

Now what I would do... you mentioned you don't that you have space for the 240mm radiator... well go for a single 120mm or a single 140mm an your problems will be gone forever. Then you'll have it cool, neat and OC'ed.

 

GreetZ Naj

[flibberdipper]

I'd do what this guy says.

 

Thanks for the update of your specs.

 

With an i5 4670K I assume you want to go for an OC because you've got an unlocked CPU and a Z87 board. The GTX770 is a nice card, but for the price (unless you really favorite nVidia because of PhysiX or the upcomming G-Sync) you could almost get a R9 290, which has a lot more raw horse power (but really needs the watercooling).

 

A 360mm radiator won't do it for your setup in an apropriate way at all.

 

i5 4670K => TDP 84W (non OC)

GTX770  => TDP 230W (non OC)

___________________________

 

That would be a total of 314W TDP. That means if you are not overclocking, having really good fans and a good pump and reservoir and not to forget a nice thick quality radiator (what I recommend anyway no matter what) you will be able to have acceptable temps. This will work, but it will dissapoint you when you are going for an OC.

 

Now what I would do... you mentioned you don't that you have space for the 240mm radiator... well go for a single 120mm or a single 140mm an your problems will be gone forever. Then you'll have it cool, neat and OC'ed.

 

GreetZ Naj

[Nesmo]

Thanks for the update of your specs.

 

With an i5 4670K I assume you want to go for an OC because you've got an unlocked CPU and a Z87 board. The GTX770 is a nice card, but for the price (unless you really favorite nVidia because of PhysiX or the upcomming G-Sync) you could almost get a R9 290, which has a lot more raw horse power (but really needs the watercooling).

 

A 360mm radiator won't do it for your setup in an apropriate way at all.

 

i5 4670K => TDP 84W (non OC)

GTX770  => TDP 230W (non OC)

___________________________

 

That would be a total of 314W TDP. That means if you are not overclocking, having really good fans and a good pump and reservoir and not to forget a nice thick quality radiator (what I recommend anyway no matter what) you will be able to have acceptable temps. This will work, but it will dissapoint you when you are going for an OC.

 

Now what I would do... you mentioned you don't that you have space for the 240mm radiator... well go for a single 120mm or a single 140mm an your problems will be gone forever. Then you'll have it cool, neat and OC'ed.

 

GreetZ Naj

I will be overclocking the cpu and I don't have anything against the radeon cards I'm just very unfamiliar with it and I trust nvidia more. Sorry I meant that i couldn't afford a 240mm rad but i can always save up.

My case supports either 2 240mm rads or 1 360mm and a 240mm, the thing is i dont know how to loop it in a clean fashion and what pump to choice or rather get a all in one pump. 

[Nesmo]

I'd like to water cool the whole system i dont mind the price just a little stilted on what to buy 

[Najuno]

I will be overclocking the cpu and I don't have anything against the radeon cards I'm just very unfamiliar with it and I trust nvidia more. Sorry I meant that i couldn't afford a 240mm rad but i can always save up.

My case supports either 2 240mm rads or 1 360mm and a 240mm, the thing is i dont know how to loop it in a clean fashion and what pump to choice or rather get a all in one pump. 

 

Well,

 

my advice here is obvious . Save the money for the 240mm radiator, you will not regret this ever.

 

The AMD R9 290 is loud and hot, but once water cooled it's a beast and way faster than a GTX770. But never the less a GTX770 is a nice card but please don't get me wrong when I write this... a GTX770 (basically a GTX680 on steroids) would not be my first choice for a custom water cooled loop. Save rather some more money and get a GTX780 or a R9 290.

 

Pumpwise I go only with D5. I have Swiftech MCP655 variable and a bay reservoir from Aquacomputer and an internal reservoir 200mm from Bitspower. 

 

Now pump/res combos aren't my thing but EK WB have reservoirs with D5 pumps, Alphacool as well. Can't do nothing wrong with these brands.

[Nesmo]

Well,

 

my advice here is obvious . Save the money for the 240mm radiator, you will not regret this ever.

 

The AMD R9 290 is loud and hot, but once water cooled it's a beast and way faster than a GTX770. But never the less a GTX770 is a nice card but please don't get me wrong when I write this... a GTX770 (basically a GTX680 on steroids) would not be my first choice for a custom water cooled loop. Save rather some more money and get a GTX780 or a R9 290.

 

Pumpwise I go only with D5. I have Swiftech MCP655 variable and a bay reservoir from Aquacomputer and an internal reservoir 200mm from Bitspower. 

 

Now pump/res combos aren't my thing but EK WB have reservoirs with D5 pumps, Alphacool as well. Can't do nothing wrong with these brands.

Thanks a lot it will cost more but it will be worth it, I will look more into watercooling and what to get but just wanted a second opinion.  

[Najuno]

Thanks a lot it will cost more but it will be worth it, I will look more into watercooling and what to get but just wanted a second opinion.

 

You are very welcome .

 

It's way better to inform yourself first rather than running into issues and starting to make things right afterwards. To save up the more money will make a significant difference.

 

GreetZ Naj