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Will W/C 2 chips increase temps?

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swoop56

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My CPU is watercooled and runs at 90F. If I were to watercool my vidcard by adding it to the loop, would the temps on my CPU go up as well? If so, by how much do you suppose it would increase.

I figure the CPU temp would increase if my vid card were added to the loop. But I'm not sure if it's worth sacrificing the lower temps of the CPU just to OC the vid card a bit more.
 
It depends on how you place the blocks in relation to the direction of water flow, like this:

Res>Pump>CPU>Graphics>Rad>Res--> in this case, CPU temps would only be affected if your Radiator is a POS.

When using this loop: Res>Pump>Graphics>CPU>Rad>Res, your temperatures will go up quite a bit, depending on the Graphics car (a Radeon 8900xt will be warmer than an old voodo 2, duh)
 
Little Grabbi said:
It depends on how you place the blocks in relation to the direction of water flow, like this:

Res>Pump>CPU>Graphics>Rad>Res--> in this case, CPU temps would only be affected if your Radiator is a POS.

When using this loop: Res>Pump>Graphics>CPU>Rad>Res, your temperatures will go up quite a bit, depending on the Graphics car (a Radeon 8900xt will be warmer than an old voodo 2, duh)
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I find that a little hard to believe.. as the temperature of the water in the whole system usually levels out to within less than a degree C. at least in my experience an equalibrium is reaced fairly quick. (water coming out of rad not much cooler than going in, and water coming out of CPU block not much hotter than water going in, this was with a 150W TEC too)

==>Lazn
 
The difference here is that the water is already 'preheated' from going through the GPU block when it reaches the CPU (second example), as opposed to the first example, where the GPU gets preheated water.

In 1/2' High-flow systems, this wouldn't be as pronounced as in European-style 1/4's

And I meant like a _really_ crappy rad, with no fan. It will raise your temps. By how much, I do not know, I always go passive, meaning huge rads, so there is no noticeable difference with me.
 
Little Grabbi said:
The difference here is that the water is already 'preheated' from going through the GPU block when it reaches the CPU (second example), as opposed to the first example, where the GPU gets preheated water.

In 1/2' High-flow systems, this wouldn't be as pronounced as in European-style 1/4's

And I meant like a _really_ crappy rad, with no fan. It will raise your temps. By how much, I do not know, I always go passive, meaning huge rads, so there is no noticeable difference with me.
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Oh, I realize what you are saying, but my point is that even a 150W TEC + CPU doesn't raise the water temperature more than .9 degrees anyways much less a GPU with no TEC. (assuming you have a decent flowrate)

Put a thermometer in your water ANYWHERE in the loop, you will be suprized how close to the same tempurature it will be from the coldest spot (right after RAD) to the hottest spot (right after CPU)

==>Lazn
 
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