[solved]A quick question about Radiator sizes.

[Arya]

I'm looking to build my first liquid-cooled PC, and want to run both the CPU and GPU off a single radiator. With an 8700K and a GTX1080Ti or similar, would a single 360MM EK radiator be enough to keep things cold? Thanks.

[just.kamk /idle]

TL;DR: yes.

[Arya]

Originally posted by you gonna have to belieeeeve:

TL;DR: yes.

Thanks. Thought so, but wanted to double-check.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

240/280/360 is plenty for any stock CPU out there.

But yea I'd go big if going 8700K; those will get hot and suck alot of power.

[just.kamk /idle]

Just btw.: if you intend to OC heavily, and / or really push the whole system, you should think about push/pull configuration - might get noisy otherwise.

[Big Boom Boom]

Get 480mm or 540mm rad. Don't forget to grab an industrial chiller to make temp below ambient temp.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Get 480mm or 540mm rad. Don't forget to grab an industrial chiller to make temp below ambient temp.

You really should just change your Steam name to *Sarcasm* or *Kappa*

But yea, I would ensure you buy a decent Case that will allow plenty of good airflow + 360 Rad placement; some like Corsair 460X or similar layout; doing a Push+Pull with your 360 Rad as well.

[Monk]

If you want to overclock heavily, no. You want roughly a 120 for every stock component, double for overclocked.
So ideally you'd have a pair of 240's.

On the other hand, excessive radiators will allow you to run the fans slower and as such quieter for similar cooling, it's why I've gone with 2 480mm X 35mm rads to cool sli 1080ti and a 7900x, it's alot more than I need, but this way it'll be nice and quiet.

Are you looking at a full custom loop or ek's new aluminium fluid series ?

Edit, you only really need to consider push pull on really thick radiators like 60mm and up.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Monk:

Are you looking at a full custom loop or ek's new aluminium fluid series ?

Edit, you only really need to consider push pull on really thick radiators like 60mm and up.

EK's range was my preffered choice, I'm new to Liquid and don't feel 100% confident taking on Full Custom yet. I'd still do it if that was my best/most cost effective option, but somewhat hesitantly.

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Get 480mm or 540mm rad. Don't forget to grab an industrial chiller to make temp below ambient temp.

An Industrial Chiller? What kind of casual do you think I am? I'm going to fit a complete air-to-water intercooler kit with it's own 580MM core. Only casuals and scrubs have idle temperatures above freezing point.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Monk:

Edit, you only really need to consider push pull on really thick radiators like 60mm and up.

Depends; most Cases usually are not designed to house beyond a 240mm Rad at the Top, so that usually means a Case design where 360 can fit in the front. If a Rad is going in the front, then I would generally always do push+pull, so the fans in the inside of the case can still provide good airflow towards the GPU and such.