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    Can a PA120.3 handle all of this?

    Hey guys. I'm building my first watercooling loop and wanted to do the following:

    Laing DDC3.2 w/ XSPC ResTop -> PA120.3 -> D-Tek v2 -> MCW30 -> MCW60

    The PA120.3 will have six Scythe S-Flex F fans in push/pull. The D-Tek v2 will be on a Q6600 or Q6700. The MCW30 will be on an X48, and the MCW60 will be on a 280GTX. I'll get a 4870x2 if someone releases a waterblock for it soon enough.

    My question is, do you think my pump and rad can handle all of this in one loop? The alternative is to just put a Thermalright cooler on the GPU and save the water loop for the CPU and NB. I was going to go dual-loop but that turned out to be too pricey. I would rather spend money on better hardware than on a second loop.

    Thanks for any assistance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NOGOODUSERID4ME View Post
    Hey guys. I'm building my first watercooling loop and wanted to do the following:

    Laing DDC3.2 w/ XSPC ResTop -> PA120.3 -> D-Tek v2 -> MCW30 -> MCW60

    The PA120.3 will have six Scythe S-Flex F fans in push/pull. The D-Tek v2 will be on a Q6600 or Q6700. The MCW30 will be on an X48, and the MCW60 will be on a 280GTX. I'll get a 4870x2 if someone releases a waterblock for it soon enough.

    My question is, do you think my pump and rad can handle all of this in one loop? The alternative is to just put a Thermalright cooler on the GPU and save the water loop for the CPU and NB. I was going to go dual-loop but that turned out to be too pricey. I would rather spend money on better hardware than on a second loop.

    Thanks for any assistance.
    Yes it'll be quite fine.

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    Yes. With the 4870x2 will be good, just on the margin 10ºC delta on load, considering Martin's tests.
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    Well then, it look like I'll be watercooling the GPU.

    With the 4870x2 will be good, just on the margin 10ºC delta on load, considering Martin's tests.
    I'm sorry, I didn't quite understand that. What tests are you referring to?

    I wish I could find some more information on what watercooling the 4870x2 will be like. I plan to buy the parts for this rig on August 18, just one week after the rumored 4870x2 release date.

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    considering that one 4870x2 has the same heatload of 2 4870 (from the previews it is almost the same), just add one overclocked quad to 2 4870 and you have 450W in full load according to the PSU calculator.
    Using Martin's PA120.3 spreadsheet, 450W on medium fans will result in 9.41ºC delta. You will add a NB that will add a little. I planning the same cooling, but it will be 2 4870 in crossfire. I bought 3 san aces 2000rpm to have better cooling on heavy loads and will keep them in low rpm when idle.
    Got it? I think it will be OK, not stellar performance but good cooling.
    Last edited by leo_bsb; 07-31-2008 at 09:42 AM.
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