Radiators in a custom loop

[Flowroro]

Hey guys, im about to install an ekwb x360, my friend had a spare 240 rad (64mm ekwb rad), if i was hypothetically cooling only one unit, would it be stupid to add the rad to my loop? so say it the liquid will go through from res > pump > cpu > rad > rad > res or res> pump > rad > cpu > rad > res? would having 2 radiators (360 + 240) in the loop decrease temps even further? I would be adding my gpus in the loop though but hypothetically speaking what if I was only cooling 1 unit like just a cpu with 2 radiators?

[Thermosman]

1 minute ago, Flowroro said:

Hey guys, im about to install an ekwb x360, my friend had a spare 240 rad (64mm ekwb rad), if i was hypothetically cooling only one unit, would it be stupid to add the rad to my loop? so say it the liquid will go through from res > pump > cpu > rad > rad > res or res> pump > rad > cpu > rad > res? would having 2 radiators (360 + 240) in the loop decrease temps even further? I would be adding my gpus in the loop though but hypothetically speaking what if I was only cooling 1 unit like just a cpu with 2 radiators?

Not worth the effort imo, it will only be a small improvement

[NoobCase]

You wont see much difference if any. It Will however allow you to run the fans at a lower speed = less noice while still having great temps

[Yatys 93]

if you are adding the GPU's then add the second rad.

 

to answer the hypothetical question, once you have enough rad space to handle the heat of the parts extra rad space will not affect the temps much, as said above it will mean lower fan rpm

[For Science!]

14 minutes ago, Flowroro said:

would having 2 radiators (360 + 240) in the loop decrease temps even further?

You would be able to go closer to ambient temperature, to be exact. Depends largely on the unit you are cooling how much heat it is producing. You may already have saturated your cooling with the 360, but if its a hot part, you may observe some improvement. At some point you will stop needing fans, but will never go below ambient, for obvious reasons.

[AngryBeaver]

It won't have a huge effect, but will still lower your deltaT, which in turn will lower your cpu temps. It also means you need less airflow to provide the same amount of cooling.. so you could just run your fans at a much lower rpm and go for a silent setup.

[Mick Naughty]

Always worth it. If the case can do it and not effect other stuff negatively.

[Damascus]

Worth it.