As the title says, I'm hoping to get some knowledgeable advice regarding my radiator setup. Currently this is how my system is set up.
LOOP ORDER: Pump/Res > Rad 1 > Rad 2 > CPU > GPU > Pump/Res.
RADIATOR ORDER: FANS > RAD 1 > FANS > RAD 2
Now Radiator 1 is the first inlet from the pump/res and is the radiator that receives the coolest air. However radiator 2 receives coolant from radiator 1 BUT ALSO receives hot exhaust air from radiator 1. The water then goes from radiator 2 up to the CPU/GPU/PUMP/RES. So I have a bit of a question, is this causing a detrimental affect on cooling as the coolant that goes to the system is being cooled by warm air?
Secondly would I be better off having a single 360mm Rad with a push/pull config? This way I am freeing up a lot of space but I am also not hindering the cooling power by exhausting warm air onto another radiator before the coolant enters the system? My concern is that perhaps a 360mm is not enough cooling power, however reading some sources it says that having 120mm of cooling per component is adequate.
Radiators: 2 x Alphacool Nexxus XT45 360mm (full copper) 10FPI
Fans: 6 x Bitfenix Spectre Pro (SPECS: 1200rpm 12v, 56CFM, 1.24mmH2O, 19dB)
I have provided some pictures to ID how the loop is set up The radiator without the fan grills is the radiator that receives the coolant from the pump/res (Rad 1). Thank you and I appreciate your feedback.
I have also provided temperature readings. The top 3 boxes are IDLE temps after doing a stresstest. The bottom boxes are temps AFTER an hour of gaming (Battlefront 2)
As the title says, I'm hoping to get some knowledgeable advice regarding my radiator setup. Currently this is how my system is set up.
LOOP ORDER: Pump/Res > Rad 1 > Rad 2 > CPU > GPU > Pump/Res.
RADIATOR ORDER: FANS > RAD 1 > FANS > RAD 2
Now Radiator 1 is the first inlet from the pump/res and is the radiator that receives the coolest air. However radiator 2 receives coolant from radiator 1 BUT ALSO receives hot exhaust air from radiator 1. The water then goes from radiator 2 up to the CPU/GPU/PUMP/RES. So I have a bit of a question, is this causing a detrimental affect on cooling as the coolant that goes to the system is being cooled by warm air?
Secondly would I be better off having a single 360mm Rad with a push/pull config? This way I am freeing up a lot of space but I am also not hindering the cooling power by exhausting warm air onto another radiator before the coolant enters the system? My concern is that perhaps a 360mm is not enough cooling power, however reading some sources it says that having 120mm of cooling per component is adequate.
Radiators: 2 x Alphacool Nexxus XT45 360mm (full copper) 10FPI
Fans: 6 x Bitfenix Spectre Pro (SPECS: 1200rpm 12v, 56CFM, 1.24mmH2O, 19dB)
I have provided some pictures to ID how the loop is set up The radiator without the fan grills is the radiator that receives the coolant from the pump/res (Rad 1). Thank you and I appreciate your feedback.
I have also provided temperature readings. The top 3 boxes are IDLE temps after doing a stresstest. The bottom boxes are temps AFTER an hour of gaming (Battlefront 2)
System Specs that need cooling
i7 3930K (Stock) wish to OC to 4Ghz
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti