Threadripper cooling

[AverageAfro]

So I'm moving up in the world and decided I both wanted my CPU to stay cool but my GPU in the top PCIe for future expansion with the additional PCIe lanes (Very likely). With the size of the Noctua U14s that's not possible. Which means it's gunna need water cooling... I looked for some AIO's but there are none that cover the whole CPU bar the apparently dreadful Enermax one. 

 

So I want to go EKWB and more specifically their MLC line. 2 separate loops with the GPU on a 280 at the front, and ingest, and then a 360 for the CPU as exhaust. This is actually cheaper than a custom loop from what I founds but with 2 pumps will actually be louder. Can I just add in the second radiator and have it on 1 pump? or set them inline and have 1 main pump and then one on slow?

I just need this information so I can make this purchase. It makes the most sense for the future and what I want from my current set up... 

My Case is the Define R6

[WoodenMarker]

What motherboard are you using?

[TheGlenlivet]

13 minutes ago, AverageAfro said:

apparently dreadful Enermax one.

Did something happen with this AIO?  I've had one for about 6 months of mixed use and never had a problem...

[AverageAfro]

15 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

What motherboard are you using?

Gigabyte Aurus x399

 

7 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

Did something happen with this AIO?  I've had one for about 6 months of mixed use and never had a problem...

Almost 80% of the reviews I've read are bad. 

[WoodenMarker]

2 minutes ago, AverageAfro said:

Gigabyte Aurus x399

The NH-U14S TR4 fits without interfering the top slot according to the cooler's compatibility page. https://noctua.at/en/nh-u14s-tr4-sp3/comp

[AverageAfro]

1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

The NH-U14S TR4 fits without interfering the top slot according to the cooler's compatibility page. https://noctua.at/en/nh-u14s-tr4-sp3/comp

Bruh... Ok, what temp increase on the CPU am I looking at if I just AIO the GPU? Which I can probably do cheaper with an adaptor bracket. 

[WoodenMarker]

7 minutes ago, AverageAfro said:

Bruh... Ok, what temp increase on the CPU am I looking at if I just AIO the GPU? Which I can probably do cheaper with an adaptor bracket. 

It depends on the AIO. Most non TR4 AIO's perform substantially worse. 

for example, even the H115i and Kraken X62 perform worse than the NH-U14S TR4:

 

[AverageAfro]

4 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

It depends on the AIO. Most non TR4 AIO's perform substantially worse. 

for example, even the H115i and Kraken X62 perform worse than the NH-U14S TR4:

 

Oh, I mean Putting an AIO on the GPU and going with the Noctua cooler for TR. In my head it's a lot because I'm pushing warm air directly to the cpu.

[WoodenMarker]

1 minute ago, AverageAfro said:

Oh, I mean Putting an AIO on the GPU and going with the Noctua cooler for TR. In my head it's a lot because I'm pushing warm air directly to the cpu.

Unless the case is very cramped and doesn't have much airflow or you're running multiple GPU-cooling AIO's for intake, it wouldn't worsen cooling for the CPU that much--maybe a 1-2c rise.

[AverageAfro]

Just now, WoodenMarker said:

Unless the case is very cramped and doesn't have much airflow or you're running multiple GPU-cooling AIO's for intake, it wouldn't worsen cooling for the CPU that much--maybe a 1-2c rise.

Cheers man. You've saved me a lot of money!