How many radiator space I need for water cooling

Lucky75

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Hello guys,
I have Mo-Ra 420 PRO with 420 and 280 Alphacool radiators.
Did I need all of them for better and low noise cooling ?
I can sell 420 and 280 radiators and build only with big one or keep them all for better temps.
 
If you have the space for it in your case, you might as well keep what you currently have. A 420 + 280 radiator will cool any single GPU setup quietly.
 
Yeah, a 420+280 is a lot of cooling. What are you trying to keep cool and how much overclocking are you doing? It really depends on what you're running on how much radiator area/volume you need. A single 480 rad is pretty good for most builds, but again highly dependant on what you have and what you are trying to do.
 
If you're keeping the MO-RA, your other two radiators will do nothing for you but add loop restriction. You're already well beyond the point of diminishing returns with that MO-RA.

Sorry to hijack, but I plan on modifying my loop to include a 45mm 420 and 2 60mm 360 radiators with good fans. Would this amount of rad space be approaching said point of diminishing returns to the point where adding a 3rd thick radiator would be a waste?
 
Sorry to hijack, but I plan on modifying my loop to include a 45mm 420 and 2 60mm 360 radiators with good fans. Would this amount of rad space be approaching said point of diminishing returns to the point where adding a 3rd thick radiator would be a waste?

Single CPU + single GPU system, yes. Multi-GPU and/or multi-CPU system, no.
 
I think the Mo-RA 420 will be fine with fans at 300–500 rpm. Everything together is kinda [H]ard (I get it the whole point of this place), but you would not get real world gains... Just the ability to a passively cool your system (possibly).
 
Sorry to hijack, but I plan on modifying my loop to include a 45mm 420 and 2 60mm 360 radiators with good fans. Would this amount of rad space be approaching said point of diminishing returns to the point where adding a 3rd thick radiator would be a waste?
Yes, but you should do it anyway if you can fit it in your case. You can never have too much radiator (or coolant volume).
 
I'm using a thermaltake p3 case that I'm modding to fit the 360 rads... Couldn't hurt, right?

I have a Core P5 that I'm using with my 2080 Ti and 9900K. I don't remember the exact name of the rad I'm using, but it's a 480 made by XSPC, and about 45mm thick. It's... enough. I wish I could fit a second one somewhere. If you've figured out a way to attach more, I say go for it, especially on the P3, which is obviously smaller.
 
I have a Core P5 that I'm using with my 2080 Ti and 9900K. I don't remember the exact name of the rad I'm using, but it's a 480 made by XSPC, and about 45mm thick. It's... enough. I wish I could fit a second one somewhere. If you've figured out a way to attach more, I say go for it, especially on the P3, which is obviously smaller.
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Haaaay there buddy! I heard your wish from across the internet! Check out my Thingiverse page: I've designed and tested brackets for attaching multiple types of rads to that case!

https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=vangoghcomplex&type=things&sort=relevant
 
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You know, I think we've talked about this before. Those are wicked cool. Now I just need a 3D printer so I can manufacture them...
Before I got my own 3D printer, I had good luck farming the work out. There are all kinds of companies out there that will print designs you send them.
 
I have a Core P5 that I'm using with my 2080 Ti and 9900K. I don't remember the exact name of the rad I'm using, but it's a 480 made by XSPC, and about 45mm thick. It's... enough. I wish I could fit a second one somewhere. If you've figured out a way to attach more, I say go for it, especially on the P3, which is obviously smaller.

All I've done is drilled holes in the back panel to mount the radiators - nothing fancy at all.
 
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