Test. I7-950,5970,chipset on 2x120.

[Accerian]

Hi everybody.
Last week one of my tubes felt off from fitting and whole fluid was pomp'd out on the fan and whole rig was in the fluid , thank God I'm using pure glycogen ;) So i need to disassemble everything and clean.
At the moment im think about changing my PC from big one(CM Cosmos) and go with something small (v352).
So i need to check will 2x120 will be enough for my new build ;) Which will have similar or smaller wattage.

What's in my rig:
Benchtable=my table + old atlas :D
Cpu=i7 950 @ stock
Gpu= Ati Radeon 5970 @ stock
Mobo= Alienware aera 51 (same as Msi x58 eclipse i think)
Memory= 2x3 Kingstone HyperX 9-12-30
Psu= Dell 1,2KW
HDD= Samsung 256GB SSD + 500gb Barracuda
DVD=LG smthing;]
Tubing= 12/19mm
Pump= Diamond 30W about 20Galons per minute or 75lpm
Tim= Arctic Silver Ceramique
Gpu Block=Xps
Cpu Block=Ek Supreme
Chipset Block= Swiftech MCW30
Radiator= EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream RAD XT 240
Fans= 4x Acutake 1200 rpm 14db about 30cfm
Res= Ek multipoint 120
Coolant=Pure Preston (Glycogen)
Synthetic Full Load Wattage =~470W (Furmark+Prime95)
Idle Wattage =~150W
Room Temp=~22 Celsius Degree's = 72 Fahrenheit

Pick of the rig:
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4223/rigu.jpg
So idle temps for this configuration GPU and CPU ~35 Celsius Degrees =95 Fahrenheit's as on screen:
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/6707/idleh.png
I thought that in this configuration my system will overheat very fast with Prime95 + FurMark but after 1h of full load Cpu was near
70 celcius degrees = 158 Fahrenheit's and gpu's near 60 Celsius degrees = 170 Fahrenheit's as on screen:
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5685/laod1h.png
I must say that for me it is very nice result.
I'm starting to thinking that better option then big ass rad and set of low rpm fans is small 2x120/2x140 rad with good fan's,mine are crappy(3$ each).
What do you think guys :D
Next test :
Rig vs Thermochill PA120.3
Rig vs Thermochill Pa120.3 + Ek 2x120

[Wolf132]

Both the cpu/gpu are at stock speeds which is why you are seeing such good results. The results would be much different if you were to overclock the cpu quite a bit as well as the gpu.. Also, I cant imagine pure antifreeze would be good on a watercooling pumps lifespan, but not 100% on that.

[Accerian]

I'll oc the rig. But i was checking is system working fine ;] I think that my pump will live about 10 year with this fluid. Normaly this pump is used in House's to circulate hot water. It is smthng like this
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[TJ Tom]

My i7 920 runs at 95°C under load (BFBC2) with stock cooler :) That's what happens when you put air cooling in a no-air-circulation case such as the TJ07. I think you should be happy with your results :p: I would add another 120 rad thought to give you some room for overclocking because both ur CPU and GPU are good overclockers and it would be a shame not to use those abilities. Overclocking with that rad will raise your temps from 70 to 80+°C under load pretty fast but for stock I'd keep it :)

[Accerian]

It's temporary build :) After testing everything will went back to case with Tc PA 120.3 and EK 12x120 with this setup i've never went over 60 Celsius on cpu@4ghz and 50@1ghz/1,2ghz on gpu