question on PA120.1

[julissagz]

would it be good enough to handle my qx9650 ? orwould it be better to get a PA120.2? what is the wattzage it can handle?

i want me temps for my cpu to be the lowest possiable with my first loop wich will be dedicated to the cpu only. would having a PA120.3 be over kill for the cpu alone?:shrug:

[kinghong1970]

hey, welcome to XS...

as for the cooling capacity of the PA120.1, it would depend on the fan you are using on it.

here's a chart from thermochill website (http://www.thermochill.co.uk/PATesting/index.php#PA120)

http://www.thermochill.co.uk/PATesting/PA1201cwVSFlowrateGPM.jpg

[julissagz]

King,
thanks for replying. i was also curious as to how much the 9650 puts out in the sense of heat. looking at the graph the PA120.1 it will max out at a bit over 200w if im correct. but the price to that it a high flow high noise fan right?

I currently have the PA120.3 with 3x Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F i would like my temps to be much lower if possiable and thus this is why i decided to duel dual loop.

on idle i get about 27-30c on load its about 55-58c, i always like to be cautious so i felt that perhaps due to the fact that im cooling my cpu, nb, sb i feel my temps should be lower on my cpu. cpu is currently on 1.38v

do you think putting the cpu on PA120.1 would be better for it temp wise?

[Waterlogged]

A PA 160 would be a much better choice, as it provides a good bit more overhead.

I have a 120.1 and will be stressing it pretty decently with a 531, NB, and MCW60 on a 6800GT(PCIe) shortly. You have about the same load as that with just the CPU @ stock (full load), try to OC and you'll very quickly run out of any overhead you had.

Of course, all my calculations were done quickly in my head and using max TDP as a rough reference. If your not crunching or do a lot of benching or some other activity that highly stresses the CPU, you "may" be fine.

[systemviper]

Just a thought, instead of adding a totally seperate loop, why not just add another rad into your current loop, that might save you time, effort and some $$$

just my :2cents:

[julissagz]

what would be the best order for that type of setup? my current setup is like this.


pump>>>rad>>>cpu>>nb>>>sb>>>res>>pump etc

where would i put in another rad and how will it effect the flow? im using the mcp655 pump.

Just a thought, instead of adding a totally seperate loop, why not just add another rad into your current loop, that might save you time, effort and some $$$

just my :2cents:

[Waterlogged]

what would be the best order for that type of setup? my current setup is like this.


pump>>>rad>>>cpu>>nb>>>sb>>>res>>pump etc

where would i put in another rad and how will it effect the flow? im using the mcp655 pump.

For that, you could likely quite easily put in the 120.1 without too much worry about losing your overhead. Anywhere in the loop would be fine, just keep the tubing between blocks short as possible. The PA120.1 wouldn't affect flow to badly as it takes ~ 2 PA's to offer the same amount of restriction posed by one of any other brand.

[Bla$nA]

I would go for
Pump->Rad1->CPU->Rad2->NB->SB->Res->Pump if you add a second Rad. Like Warerlooged said, you wouldn´t add more Restriction with second PA.

[julissagz]

Thanks everyone!!

this is indeed great advise. so a 120.1 is the way to go. would it help to have a stronger pump? any recomendations?