Quote Originally Posted by OPPAINTER View Post
I'm curious about this statement above.

These guys getting bad temps, what blocks do they use? You could have 5 radiators, but if your block sucks with bad contact your temps will still suck.

Besides, I made those 06 benches, that Gabe posted, myself, so I know for a fact what the little kit can do.

OPP
The bench people were using was a MCR220, with 2 MCW60's on a D5 platform.

That used to be what i recomended, until people werent happy with the high delta temps of the 2 x G80 from idle to load. I first assumed it was mounting error, and asked them to remount. Later on, i started digging more indept on this matter, and found the radiator to be lacking.

Then most of them stepped up to a MCR320, and problem was solved.

@gabe

When people think watercooling + overclocking, they intend to push the cpu at or near 1.4Vcore real to about 1.5Vcore real. Otherwise they question the water migration. The setup you listed would come on par with a Ultra120 Extreme and 2 HR-05's on the GTX's in a well vented case.

This is the bug and itch i have with this statement. The Air solution would also be quieter.

Its just concerns i have, because on anandtech, i am looked highly upon in watercooling. The first question i always ask, Budget, and what do you expect or hope for idealistically.

Then i help them plan the system around what they want. I never do it the other way, of asking them just to buy brand X and Y and Z and mesh it together and see what you get.

Anyhow, i'll check out that calculator gabe. But my brow is still lifting up on this statement.