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10/11/12 at 4:26am

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Hey,

After reading a while, some say a 240 rad can cool both cpu and gpu while others say it can't.
I'm hoping to cool both a 3570k and a 7950 with mild overclock.

The rad I'm hoping to cool this all would be the EK-CoolStream RAD XT 240, as it seemed to be the most thick 240 rad for a decent prize?
Was planning on fitting this with either 2 corsair SP120 (quiet) or 2 performance editions or 4 quiets.

I don't have room in my case to fit a bigger radiator and I want it to be as quiet as possible.

Thanks in advance,
Thomas

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon 3500+ Clawhammer 2.6Ghz 1.5V - 2.7 1.6V	MSI K8T Neo2	XFX 7800 GS Xtreme 500/1500	4x 512 Kingston+Corsair 2.5-3-3-5 190Mhz-205Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Maxtor 120gb + Hitachi 80gb	Samsung CD-R/DVD	Windows XP Home	Proview 19"
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10/11/12 at 4:30am

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Originally Posted by killerfromsky

Hey,
After reading a while, some say a 240 rad can cool both cpu and gpu while others say it can't.
I'm hoping to cool both a 3570k and a 7950 with mild overclock.
The rad I'm hoping to cool this all would be the EK-CoolStream RAD XT 240, as it seemed to be the most thick 240 rad for a decent prize?
Was planning on fitting this with either 2 corsair SP120 (quiet) or 2 performance editions or 4 quiets.
I don't have room in my case to fit a bigger radiator and I want it to be as quiet as possible.
Thanks in advance,
Thomas

General rule of thumb is 120mm for each item in the loop (apart from RAM I suppose).
So 240/2 = 2 therefore it should be fine for a CPU and a single GPU, Two CPU's or two GPU's.
Going for a 360 would be a wise option, but if it's a thick rad i'd say you're alright, of course just buying a triple rad now (if it fits) you'd have the extra cooling and cooling potential if you do ever add a board + RAM or a second GPU to the loop.

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Convertible i5 3570k (De-Lidded)	Gigabyte Z77x-D3H	HIS Radeon 7950 IceQ Turbo @ 950/1250MHz (CFX)	Sapphire 7950 DualX @ 950/1250MHz (CFX)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
16GB Samsung Eco	Samsung Spinpoint	Western Digital Green	Crucial M4
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda	2x OEM DVD Drives	Heatkiller Rev 3.0	XSPC RX360
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Laing D5 + XSPC Res	Primochill Bloodshed Red Tubing	Windows 7 Pro x64	Asus VEH228H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G510	Silverstone Strider 850W	HAF 932	Logitech G400
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other	Other
SteelSeries QCK Fnatic	Logitech x-230's	Logitech C100 Webcam	TP-Link Wireless N 150MBPS
Other	Other
Bitspower Dual Red/Orange Cathode kit (30cm)	Lamptron CCFL Sound Activated Module
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Intel Pentium E2140	HP OEM Board	HIS Radeon 4350 (Low profile adapter)	4GB DDR2 667
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500GB Hitachi Sata	LG Sata DVD+RW	Stock OEM soloution	Windows 7 Professional
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
42" Toshiba LED TV	Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo	350W OEM	HP Proliant Case
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Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo	Onboard	Onboard
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Convertible i5 3570k (De-Lidded)	Gigabyte Z77x-D3H	HIS Radeon 7950 IceQ Turbo @ 950/1250MHz (CFX)	Sapphire 7950 DualX @ 950/1250MHz (CFX)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
16GB Samsung Eco	Samsung Spinpoint	Western Digital Green	Crucial M4
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda	2x OEM DVD Drives	Heatkiller Rev 3.0	XSPC RX360
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Laing D5 + XSPC Res	Primochill Bloodshed Red Tubing	Windows 7 Pro x64	Asus VEH228H
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G510	Silverstone Strider 850W	HAF 932	Logitech G400
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other	Other
SteelSeries QCK Fnatic	Logitech x-230's	Logitech C100 Webcam	TP-Link Wireless N 150MBPS
Other	Other
Bitspower Dual Red/Orange Cathode kit (30cm)	Lamptron CCFL Sound Activated Module
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Pentium E2140	HP OEM Board	HIS Radeon 4350 (Low profile adapter)	4GB DDR2 667
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
500GB Hitachi Sata	LG Sata DVD+RW	Stock OEM soloution	Windows 7 Professional
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
42" Toshiba LED TV	Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo	350W OEM	HP Proliant Case
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10/11/12 at 4:35am

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these new ati 7-series cards stay really cool on mild OC'ing on air. that CPU can have a rather large temp increase at about 4.5GHz +++. based on that personally i think you will be fin with that 240 for mild overclocking

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i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
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I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
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Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
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stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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10/11/12 at 7:29am

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Youll be 100% fine. One friend cooled a mini itx pc with a single 140 thick EK radiator and was more than enough. i3 + gtx460 and temperatures never went beyond 55º in either components.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 2500k + XSPC Raystorm	Asus P8P67 Deluxe	GB GTX670 + Aquagrafx	Gskill Ripjaws X Cl6 4x2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Crucial M4	WD Caviar Black Raid0	Windows 7 Professional X64	Dell U2412m
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
IBM Model M	Corsair AX750 Sleeved	Lian Li A05NB	Razer DA BE
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Razer Goliathus Control	Technics SU-Z45 + Fiio E7 + JBL Control PRO	MF V-Dac II + Matrix Audio M-Stage 2.1 AMP + BY...	Aquacomputer Airplex PRO 360
Other	Other
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 2500k + XSPC Raystorm	Asus P8P67 Deluxe	GB GTX670 + Aquagrafx	Gskill Ripjaws X Cl6 4x2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Crucial M4	WD Caviar Black Raid0	Windows 7 Professional X64	Dell U2412m
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
IBM Model M	Corsair AX750 Sleeved	Lian Li A05NB	Razer DA BE
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio	Other
Razer Goliathus Control	Technics SU-Z45 + Fiio E7 + JBL Control PRO	MF V-Dac II + Matrix Audio M-Stage 2.1 AMP + BY...	Aquacomputer Airplex PRO 360
Other	Other
Black Ice GT Stealth 120	Laing DDC 1T + EK 140 Res DDC
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