Single WC system to cool 5 blocks?

[friedchicken]

Dual WC system to cool:

QX6700 Quad Core running at 3.6Mhz
Vreg
North & Southbridge
GTX 8800 OC

May do the hard disks too if it works.

I was going to do northbridge, CPU and Vreg on one loop and the Gfx card, southbridge, (optional-HDD on the other).

If I am using a 1/2" WC system, would it be enough to cool everything in the circuit with a PA 3.120? Or would I need two circuits with 2x PA 2.120's and 2 DD D5 pumps?

 

[Arcygenical]

A PA 120.3 will do all of that, unless you want another GTX for SLI (in which case you'll need an additional 120mm radiator)

 

[annaconda]

You should be fine.

 

[Sideroxylon]

One PA120.3 will cool all that but not very well. A QX6700 @ 3.6g and a 8800GTX will be putting out a lot of heat. Not to mention the rest of the blocks you want to run in the system. Not sure what the other people posting think acceptable temps are but I don't think they'll be acceptable.

Rig is in my sig and I'm just cooling the QX6700 right now. My temps are just barely acceptable as far as I'm concerned.

 

[theseeker]

What CPU block are you using?

 

[Arcygenical]

One PA120.3 will cool all that but not very well. A QX6700 @ 3.6g and a 8800GTX will be putting out a lot of heat. Not to mention the rest of the blocks you want to run in the system. Not sure what the other people posting think acceptable temps are but I don't think they'll be acceptable.

Rig is in my sig and I'm just cooling the QX6700 right now. My temps are just barely acceptable as far as I'm concerned.

A quad core overclocked to 3.4ghz or so shouldn't put out more than 160w of heat.

A GTX overclocked to around 625/2000 won't put out more than 200w of heat.

MOSFET's and NB's might put out around 60w of heat all-together. I wouldn't EVER cool the SB, but that's just me.

You're looking at around 450w of heat either way, the middle limit for a PA120.3 (middle limit being 3 fans at around 1200rpm).

Quad core temps are much, much more limited by the waterblock style than current radiators, especially in your case Sider.

 

[Sideroxylon]

A quad core overclocked to 3.4ghz or so shouldn't put out more than 160w of heat.

A GTX overclocked to around 625/2000 won't put out more than 200w of heat.

MOSFET's and NB's might put out around 60w of heat all-together. I wouldn't EVER cool the SB, but that's just me.

You're looking at around 450w of heat either way, the middle limit for a PA120.3 (middle limit being 3 fans at around 1200rpm).

Quad core temps are much, much more limited by the waterblock style than current radiators, especially in your case Sider.

So your saying that if I were to add a gpu block to my loop that I probably wouldn't see much of an increase in temps? Since my rad has plenty of headroom left since I'm only cooling the cpu? Hmmm, that kinda makes sense. I hope to put that to the test here when the new round of vid cards comes out.

I still think that 5 blocks on 1 rad is pushing it.

 

[Arcygenical]

So your saying that if I were to add a gpu block to my loop that I probably wouldn't see much of an increase in temps? Since my rad has plenty of headroom left since I'm only cooling the cpu? Hmmm, that kinda makes sense. I hope to put that to the test here when the new round of vid cards comes out.

I still think that 5 blocks on 1 rad is pushing it.

Pretty much. Without changing any waterblocks, switching my 7800GT to an 8800GTS didn't even budge my temps...

 

[friedchicken]

I'll be using a d-tek fuzion for my cpu block. I may run 2 PA 120.2's then just to be safe- incase I go sli down the road.