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dual heatercore enough?

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efektZ

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As soon as i can find the money to, I plan on modding 1 or 2 heatercores for my system. The system is as follows:
DFI Ultra-D
XFX 7800GTX
Venice 3200+
G.Skill 4400 LE 1 GB

Basically, I need everyones opinion on if a single dual heater core would be enough to cool those with a 2.7 on the core, and 500/1.4 on the GTX. Or should i run separate loops for the card and the cpu? Not really sure on that, but i think the dual should be enough. WC Setup is:
TDX (replaced with Apogee soon)
D4
Swiftech 5 1/4 Res
DD Maze4 GPU

Any input would be nice, and I did search the threads but didnt get the response i wanted. thx in advance.

efey`
 
no guarentees regarding what overclock you will hit, but a double heater core is plenty, unless you are targeting some unusually low noise levels.
 
no, i know the mem/cpu will hit 2.7 as they have before the temps were just outrageous on the stock a64 sink (55-60C), and the xfx is doing 499/1.35 stock so i think with water it should be able to hit the 500 mark when i get water im going to mod the bios so i can get a bit more juice and the cold bug and throttling fixed. Thx for the input.

efey`

edit: wow 4 responses while typing mine XD
 
evo 120 being dual with the 80 being single? or is that the 240 double? and thats damn good for a single ^^

efey`
 
people new to the game tend to think that they need massive rads (120.2/3) etc for watercooling to work.. but i'll tell you a secret, you don't (shh! don't tell!)

A single 120mm rad would work fine in almost all applications, but people going water tend to have a fetish for going as low as they can (wrt temperatures).

On a more sensible note, it's also better economy to buy the biggest you can afford/fit as that means that there is more capacity for future proofing for when you want to add an extra component.
 
efektZ said:
evo 120 being dual with the 80 being single? or is that the 240 double? and thats damn good for a single ^^

efey`
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ya its a single 120 mm rad and it can put some temp up for a low flow set up. you may want to go with a 240 if your running highflow. just to be safe im not to up to date with them set ups.
 
R1ckCa1n said:
I would get a Thermochill PA120.2 or .3 and call it a day.
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That's because you use AC. AC users are made of money :p

A dual heatercore (2-302, etc) is good for what you're doing :)
 
Actually, a heatercore cost just as much as a gooddual 120 would cost onc eyou figure in the time it takes to modify it, mount it, and put a shroud on it. Going for a BIP2 is just as cheap.
 
Punx_Clever said:
Actually, a heatercore cost just as much as a gooddual 120 would cost onc eyou figure in the time it takes to modify it, mount it, and put a shroud on it. Going for a BIP2 is just as cheap.
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still take time to dremel the hole/holes for a dual radiator anyways, and modding a heatercore take about 30 mins...its not really that big of a deal, but i understand what you are saying. BIP2 still doesnt have the cooling power of a heatercore (from what i've read)

efey`
 
J-Pepper said:
people new to the game tend to think that they need massive rads (120.2/3) etc for watercooling to work.. but i'll tell you a secret, you don't (shh! don't tell!)

A single 120mm rad would work fine in almost all applications, but people going water tend to have a fetish for going as low as they can (wrt temperatures).

On a more sensible note, it's also better economy to buy the biggest you can afford/fit as that means that there is more capacity for future proofing for when you want to add an extra component.
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I actually notice my water temps and GPU are 1-2c higher when I switched my GPU/NB/RAM loop from a 120.2 to a 120.1 radiator. My load temps are also a touch higher.
 
penguin said:
That's because you use AC. AC users are made of money :p

A dual heatercore (2-302, etc) is good for what you're doing :)
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Do you know what it took to get plug n cool fittings on a Thermochill? That was work.
 
R1ckCa1n said:
Do you know what it took to get plug n cool fittings on a Thermochill? That was work.
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All that hard work for nothing! Thermochill now sell plug and cool fittings for all the popular sizes to fit on their rads :p
 
R1ckCa1n said:
I actually notice my water temps and GPU are 1-2c higher when I switched my GPU/NB/RAM loop from a 120.2 to a 120.1 radiator. My load temps are also a touch higher.
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Exactly! :D going from a dual to single rad hasn't drastically done much harm to your temps!

But I can't really talk because I went overkill!! :p (HE120.2 and an Evo360!!! :D)
 
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