- Joined
- Feb 8, 2009
- Location
- Middle East
Hi....
I've Sli'd my GTX 680 recently... and I've noticed a significant increase in the top (original) card temperature, it is hitting 90+ underload regardless of installing 2 more fans on the side panel next to it... which made any overclocking of the card impossible
so that's it, lets custom cool it
I've got the only custom fit for FTW GTX 680 (EK-FC680 GTX FTW - Nickel Water Block)
for the cpu, I got EK-Supremacy EVO CPU Water Block , and since I experienced issues with northbridge overheating when overclocked, I got also the complete chipset\mosfet for my P8z77 from watercool heatkiller.
I'm going for 2 loops cpu,chipset and MOSFET alone.... and GFX Cards in the other loop
the reservoir & cooler combinations I'm about to choose are the XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25" Reservoir/Pump Combo with Two Laing DDC.
and currently, I have my eyes on the Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 280mm radiator, which fits my case perfectly.
my questions are:
* Is it possible to merge the 2 loops' (hot water) in one radiator? i.e. 2 loops, one radiator setup? and is that ok for cooling & temps?
* If not, I've got no space in my case and might need to setup a second radiator outside of the case, any ideas? are there any fixing tools\setup for sale anywhere?
* are splitters safe to use? can they affect the performance of the loop?
I've Sli'd my GTX 680 recently... and I've noticed a significant increase in the top (original) card temperature, it is hitting 90+ underload regardless of installing 2 more fans on the side panel next to it... which made any overclocking of the card impossible
so that's it, lets custom cool it
I've got the only custom fit for FTW GTX 680 (EK-FC680 GTX FTW - Nickel Water Block)
for the cpu, I got EK-Supremacy EVO CPU Water Block , and since I experienced issues with northbridge overheating when overclocked, I got also the complete chipset\mosfet for my P8z77 from watercool heatkiller.
I'm going for 2 loops cpu,chipset and MOSFET alone.... and GFX Cards in the other loop
the reservoir & cooler combinations I'm about to choose are the XSPC Acrylic Dual 5.25" Reservoir/Pump Combo with Two Laing DDC.
and currently, I have my eyes on the Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 280mm radiator, which fits my case perfectly.
my questions are:
* Is it possible to merge the 2 loops' (hot water) in one radiator? i.e. 2 loops, one radiator setup? and is that ok for cooling & temps?
* If not, I've got no space in my case and might need to setup a second radiator outside of the case, any ideas? are there any fixing tools\setup for sale anywhere?
* are splitters safe to use? can they affect the performance of the loop?