boebi

When stress testing my primary gfx card goes over 95°C, which is something I really don't like. After about 30 minutes of Crysis it's at 78°C as well...

So I'm wondering, should I consider some aftermarket cooling?
I still have the stock cooling on it (that special dual fan cao cao edition from gainward). I'm thinking of moving to watercooling in a long term, so I thought it might be a good idea to start with just the gfx cards.

What kind of water cooling systems should I be looking at? I'd like to cool my 2 gfx cards, my cpu, and if possible my chipset (its getting quite hot). I'd like to start with only my 2 gfx cards (I just got a noctua cooler for my cpu, thats good ).

So any suggestions or advice? Thanks

Spawn-Inc

for a easy fix, change out the thermal paste as they put way to much on.

otherwise check out the swiftech MCW60's for a core only solution and a 120.2 or 120.3 sized rad. for pumps look into the D5 or DDC3.2 pumps.

http://gilgameshreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75:ho kiealumnus&catid=40verclocking-and-cooling&Itemid=86

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Space Pope

What's your ambient temperature?

And also, if your gonna watercool those cards and possibly your northbridge, you might need a pretty powerful pump and a 360 radiator. Maybe try to MCP655 or a DDC with a XSPC top. I second what spawn-inc said, since the mcw60's, since they're pretty versatile if your ever gonna change your gpu in the future. Just remember to also get some ramsinks for your card too.

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boebi

Thanks for the info but... I'm a bit confused. I see this on the Swiftech website:


Where do I get the whole big block thing then? The ram also gets pretty hot and it would be nice to have that cooled with it.

EDIT: Nevermind the above actually... I just can't find ANY reseller of decent WC parts that delivers to belgium

boebi

Right, I found a shop and put together some parts. What do you guys think about this:

XSPC RS360 Rad
EK-FC285 GTX PCB Rev.2 SLI
790i chipset cooler
XSPC Dual bay reservoir
D5 pump

Space Pope

You might need a better radiator than the rs360. Im not sure how it performs, since there aren't any tests on it. If you can, get a RX360 with some good 38mm fans, since they have high static pressure.

The D5 pump is good, just make sure your getting the variable model.

You might have a problem with the reservoir, since bay res's are known to make an annoying "sloshing" sound. If you can, just get a swiftech micro res. The two plastic inserts inside the reservoir help to lower the sloshing effect.

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boebi

Well this is the only shop I can order from I'm afraid (can't find any others in belgium).

I'll have another look for the rad/bay. I do have a question about the tubes though. All the components seem to have a 1/4 fitting, while the pump has a 1/2 fitting. How will this work?

EDIT: Updated list with the micro reservoir. Is such a small reservoir enough actually?


XSPC RS360 Rad
EK-FC285 GTX PCB Rev.2 SLI
790i chipset cooler
Swiftech micro reservoir
D5 pump

Space Pope

The 1/4 fitting is the screw part of the barbs. It converts the 1/2" fitting to a 1/2" barb.

Oh yeah, and another thing. When selecting tubing, its best to go with 7/16" tubing. The slightly smaller diameter will make sure that it will fit snugly on the 1/2" barb. This way, there's less chance for leaks.

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boebi

I can't find any of that 7/16 tubing I guess 5/16 won't work?

Space Pope

Probably not, since the 5/16 is meant for 3/8" tubing.

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