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Watercooling Will this work?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by slaw, 16 Nov 2010.

  1. slaw

    slaw At Argos buying "gold"

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    Hi Guys

    I am planning on watercooling my PC. At the moment, I have a i7 920 which is at 1.325 v and I will be adding a GTX 480. I currently have a 320 black ice stealth and an old 120 radiator which is only slightly thicker. Now will this cool the CPU and graphics card? I am not looking to overclock the graphics card rather I would like to keep it quiet!

    Thanks
     
  2. bulldogjeff

    bulldogjeff The modding head is firmly back on.

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    Dont worry about the old 120mm rad the 320 will be plenty to keep it all under control.
     
  3. slaw

    slaw At Argos buying "gold"

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    Wow, thats a quick reply!!

    thanks. i wasnt looking forward to trying to get it all in the case!
     
  4. Blarte

    Blarte Moderate Modder

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    Yes should do.
    I have a Q6850extreme, a fully water blocked 790i Ultra and 2 x 295's in one loop through 2 x 360 GT Stealth Rads
    I presumed you meant 360 not 320?

    Anyhow Temps are fine
     
  5. slaw

    slaw At Argos buying "gold"

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    Haha, yes i mean 360.

    its all go on this thread this morning! and thanks. i guess that 1 360 rad should be ok then
     
  6. slaw

    slaw At Argos buying "gold"

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    Hi

    Just another quick question. Do you know if the GT stealth uses m3 or m4 screws? and what length shoudl i get?

    thanks once again
     
  7. Boscoe

    Boscoe Electronics extraordinaire.

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    Don't know about the thread size but they should be just long enough to go through the metal it's screwed into but no more! So I couldn't be more help but just measure how thick the fan is and then how thick the metal is and add them together! that should give you a good idea.
     
  8. bulldogjeff

    bulldogjeff The modding head is firmly back on.

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    I didn't even notice and typed 320 as well:duh: think i need a cup of coffee to wake myself up
     
  9. Blarte

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    M3 I think however I have buggered about with mine in several cases I have had to re thread them in m5 now.
    I think I might have a pristine rad in the garage still .. I'll check the thread tonight if I get time
     
  10. digitaldunc

    digitaldunc What's a Dremel?

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    IDK about that -- originally I was running my CPU and NB on a 360 stealth and was getting results comparable to a good HSF (Wasn't happy with temps over 4Ghz with no HT.)

    Obviously YMMV as you may get further on lower voltage than me (This chip isn't a fantastic clocker), but you're throwing a 480 into the mix as well.

    Depends on the clocks you want to hit.

    Did I mention YMMV? :p
     

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