that is not mine. is was just to show how big this case is, fitting a board even larger than the SR2.
 
about dual 280 rads: DONT GO THIS WAY.
While it is possible to instal dual 280 rads, that would left only 130mm for PSUs, and there are no good ATX PSU less than 130mm deep. 140mm deep is the minimum size for a decent ATX PSU. so for dual 280mm you would need SFX PSUs, and the biggest SFX PSU is only 600w, meaning you would need 2 SFX 600w watts to power the Sr2 build.
 
also, all 280mm rads are thin 25-28mm, so they perform on par with thick 240mm rads that are 35-38mm thick.
 
and finally, my case DOES NOT HAVE NATIVE HOLES FOR 280, i had to drill 280mm mouting holes for it. my case has native holes for 240mm rads, without modding or drilling.

So can someone put together a system for my 2x X5680's and SR2? I can't come up with a definitive system that'll work.
 
-Case (900d or Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra which is much cheaper)?
-Coolers (that will fit two in the case) 2xNZXT Kraken X40? Actually skip the Kraken's (can't buy online).
-PSU that'll take care of both OC'd X5680's
-RAM that best helps to OC the X5680's
 

Tells you how much I know about custom loops. Maybe if there was a detailed guide that explains all the parts to buy and where, and how to install them (with good pics) I might give it a try.
 
So if you don't need two, how do you cool the 2nd cpu?

this ar some psu's and ram thad works whit the sr-2
 
evga EVGA SuperNOVA 1000, 1200 , 1300 , 1600 , NEX1500 Classified ( EOL :( )
cooler master v1000 , v1200
corsair ax1200i , ax1500i
enermax platimax 1000 , 1350 , 1500
enermax revolution 87+ 1000 , 1250 (i use this)
lepa  maxgold 1000 , g1600
seasonic platinum 1000 , 1200
silverstone zm1350 , st1500
 
and for ram i have used 3 tipes of ram
corsair dominator GT 1600 , corsair doninator gt 2000 and geil evo corsa 2133
 
even if you found a quad kit you can use it on the sr-2,the geil evo corsa 2133 is a quad kit
ther ar a lot kits and i don't know if they al work,but i think if you go for 2000 you ar good to go

I thought it's better to keep both coolers the same otherwise one cpu is being cooled better than the other and therefore your OC will be limited by the hottest/worse cpu?
 
What does your system consist of again (maybe put it in the sig?). 2x5680's? Hard to keep track now as the thread's getting long.
 
In any case, so I should be ok with the Rosewill case as well if it's a clone of yours, a Nepton 280L and a Kraken x40?
 
I'm still trying to see if I can maybe do a custom loop as that would be the best solution but it seems like too much effort and room for error...but one rad can do two cpu's. Only thing I don't like about this is the maintenance and ongoing cost (buying, adding and changing water) so I think two coolers is the easiest way to go.
 
What if I was to just go with two Kraken x40's, or will that not give me the highest OC?

I'd rather not go with the minimum or buying something as a starting point. I want to make one final purchase because and be done with it. I don't want to upgrade it. So what would be the best coolers I can put in the ugly case to give me the highest possible overclock? I have ordered the X5680's today and the SR2, ram, case and PSU will follow as soon I know what is best.
 
Thanks to you and everyone for all their help so far. I really appreciate it.

With the H220-X, would I need just one to cool both x5680's, if I was to buy a compatible waterblock somewhere so as to split one into cpu1 and another into cpu2? I'm still looking for temp. comparisons to the H100i, trying to justify its cost which will be about $190 each at my door (unless I just need one). If the h220 only gives me like 2 degrees better than it may not be worth it.
 
I don't care for vga. I never have and never will use a cooler for my $25 gpu card. It's a dedicated chess pc, nothing more.
 
Do you think I could use two H100i's, or even better H110's, in the Rosewill and 900d? They're so simple to install and require zero maintenance until its death whereas with the h220-x I still have to be careful and remember to monitor the water levels. Or is performance that much worse with the H100 series? If not, will 2x75 be enough for top OC or it's really just a starter and won't give me too much OC...as long as I get 4.50 GHz or more I'm happy. Also, the H110 will cost me less than $140...which is $50 cheaper than each h220.
 
Oh, one other thing I read is the h220 cannot do push-pull configs.

Ok, I can order the H220-X and the rest from frozencpu.com. Could you please provide links of what I'd need to order from them so that I could cool a 2nd cpu with one h220-x? I've never done this and I don't want to make a mistake ordering the wrong stuff. Once I install one of these I'll be more familiar and could do it from there on but right now I just need to order whatever I need and get this build going. I have to buy stuff from too many places so already there's lots of room for error, and I wanna get going with this now that I don't have my 3930K anymore. So whatever size water block I need, fittings, the tubings, etc. Just give me the links and hopefully they ship to Canada.
 
I'd appreciate it very much.
 
 

if you are willing to DiY your water loop, my suggestion is not a single h220x, but one of the frozen cpu kits, like this one  or the thick rad on this one
it will perform better than h220X, but there is no way one H220x or one of these kits could handle 2 130w CPUs. you will need either a 360mm rad kit or better yet, 2 H220x or 2 kits.

I just read up on the H220x specs, yes it is allowed to be modded (good thing) but it looks like the socket 1366 backplates are optional parts no big just need to remember to order them, I could not get a good view on the pump to see how hard it would be to replace since it is part of the holding tank. But like geok1ng said it really looks like you would really need 2 of them. I did check and frozen cpu has a number listed and prefers that rather than long emails for help, it list the business hours to call them for best help. I think you should call so you end up with everything you need in one shot. I order lots of extras just in case something is stripped etc and for back ups, I have a huge box of stuff I will probably never need but like having it.

I have the rosewell and I only have room for 1 radiator on the top because of a little tray and the bracket for dvd players etc. You have 17" in length total free space and I am using 12" with just one radiator. I basically have the kit he showed you in his 2nd to last post from frozen cpu, really nice quality cpu blocks that are I am sure way better than the ones you get in a kit. I stopped being fancy with my sr2 and have one power supply in it and one outside on the ground. If I add the other radiator I bought It will just hang outside the case also.

As for being cool on the cpu's How warm is your computer room? The water temp will only be as cool as the temp in the room - some for heat. I have 3 780gtx and 2 cpus hooked to just one 12" long heat exchanger (radiator) with fans on both sides of it (Called push/pull) I keep my house pretty hot in the winter 67 degrees and everything is fine, standard temps are 31C on the gpu's and 39c hotest on the cpu cores with mild use. If I crank a major benchmark that uses 100% cpu then they climb to 65-75 C maybe more in the summertime. You can always add to a system to fine tune it as you go.

I can't use the bottom because I have a big old 1650 watt power supply down there but since you are not going crazy with video cards you may have a little space to play with.

Watch everyone answers Yorkman now but when he gets his system built and starts overclocking people will be silent or just say to use the search feature lol

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Watch everyone answers Yorkman now but when he gets his system built and starts overclocking people will be silent or just say to use the search feature lol

Actually, I was thinking the same thing. The worst that can happen is the parts I'm told to buy are incorrect or it doesn't fit the case...then everyone gets quiet and I'm basically stuck on my own.