Here is where I am at:
I have a 2600K and a Swiftech 2x120mm rad. It is doing a great job of cooling my processor however I am getting ready to phase in 3 waterblocks for my 6970s.
What I propose doing is getting a 3 fan rad for my GPUs. (They create absolutely far larger amounts of thermal energy than my CPU does).
I have a Corsair 800D with a 3 fan rad space up top.
I want to ask the question if the community thinks that a single fan rad is sufficient for cooling the 2600K at 4.8ghz +/- 100mhz?
I am trying to avoid going with an external type rad setup however the option is open to me. I am just not sure how I would approach an external radiator.
With out getting too technical do you think I should maintain my 2 fan for the CPU and somehow add in a second 3 fan for the GPUs? Place the CPU on a single fan rad? Or do you think a single 3 fan could handle 3 6970s worth of heat waste as well as a 2600K, the heat from the pump, and residual ambient heat from the motherboard heatsoaking the hoses as well?
Thanks.
I have a 2600K and a Swiftech 2x120mm rad. It is doing a great job of cooling my processor however I am getting ready to phase in 3 waterblocks for my 6970s.
What I propose doing is getting a 3 fan rad for my GPUs. (They create absolutely far larger amounts of thermal energy than my CPU does).
I have a Corsair 800D with a 3 fan rad space up top.
I want to ask the question if the community thinks that a single fan rad is sufficient for cooling the 2600K at 4.8ghz +/- 100mhz?
I am trying to avoid going with an external type rad setup however the option is open to me. I am just not sure how I would approach an external radiator.
With out getting too technical do you think I should maintain my 2 fan for the CPU and somehow add in a second 3 fan for the GPUs? Place the CPU on a single fan rad? Or do you think a single 3 fan could handle 3 6970s worth of heat waste as well as a 2600K, the heat from the pump, and residual ambient heat from the motherboard heatsoaking the hoses as well?
Thanks.