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    Single loop enough?

    Depending on the rad, I was thinking of going with a PA120.3 Triple rad. Will be cooling CPU, NB/Mosfets/GPU(maybe crossfire in the future)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phaseshift View Post
    Depending on the rad, I was thinking of going with a PA120.3 Triple rad. Will be cooling CPU, NB/Mosfets/GPU(maybe crossfire in the future)?
    Single LOOP? Yes.

    Single Radiator? It Depends.

    It depends on which CPU, GPU (and how many if X-Fire/SLI), your overclocking levels (ie your total heat load). Also how much of the performance vs silence trade-off you are willing to accept, and what you consider an acceptable level of cooling is.

    Without full specs, it's near impossible to answer. However a PA120.3 with a good set of high-speed fans can keep quite a bit of equipment in the "safe" range of operations.

    Myself, I'm running 1 Loop with 2 PA 120.3 and 1 PA 120.2. (It's overkill, but I had the room in the case and I run a heavy overclock and undervolt my fans).

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    sorry I forgot to add my system:

    core i7 950
    Asus P6X58D-E
    5870 or 6870 xfire

    OC will probably be at 4.2-4.3ghz, gpus will not be overclocked

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    Probably will be enough, question is what the temperature will be and how quickly fans spin

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    Hi Phase,

    I am running the following on an XSPC RS120, and an RS240 with 2x 1200rpm and a 1400rpm fan:

    I7 920 at 4ghz 1.35vcore.
    Mosfet and NB/SB Blocks
    GTX470 FC Block stock clocks.

    Ambient must be around 22c and I was getting 65c loaded on the CPU playing BC2, its now getting close to 75 but I reckon I need to de-dust the rads. I also consider the fans to be the loudest thing in my system (it is situated right next to me) and so if I want to run slower 1000rpm fans to reduce noise I am certain I need to install larger rads.
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