Custom Loop Radiator Help

[luke4409]

I am new to water cooling and I am not sure how many radiators and what size radiators I should use. My case is the Thermaltake Overseer and it has very limited rad support. I was going to get the XSPC Raystorm kit that has the EX240 radiator and the 750 res/pump. I was also going to an EX120 for a second radiator. Both radiators are 35.5 mm thick I have an i7 4770k running at stock and an R9 290x 8GB. Do you think this will be enough to cool my system?

 

[newtowatercooling]

with the 290x's heat output im going to say no . if your overclocking cpu+gpu then its a big no .probly want 4 x120 rad spots min im just guessing fromw what ive heard the 290x is a heat monster at 290 TDP . i think the sweet spot is 45-50w per rad space thats for you cant even hear the fans on so you would need a quad 120 + single/dual 120 to just cool the gpu .
this is with decent fans gently typhoons, ek vardars, corsair sp pwm fans not crazy priced ones like delta's are if you want to spend 30+ on each fan then you could probably get away with just 360mm of space but it will nearly take off the pc and fly around your room at 8-10k RPM's .

really you want 120mm per device + another 120mm if it is overclocked . also i believe that kit pump kinda sucks . get the V2 version since its better if you really want a bay res . i dont like them in the least they are a pain to bleed and air can be sucked in my the pump very easy. dcc/d5 are very good pumps if you want another pump

here are some other kits for you to look at some are 360 rads some are 240
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-x360.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-x240.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-l360.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-l240.html

if you really like your case there is always option b which is put the rads external outside the case like a 4x 120 square rad or 9x120 which probably is overkill for your needs unless you plan on ever getting a second 290x then it may be worth getting

 

[luke4409]

with the 290x's heat output im going to say no . if your overclocking cpu+gpu then its a big no .probly want 4 x120 rad spots min im just guessing fromw what ive heard the 290x is a heat monster at 290 TDP . i think the sweet spot is 45-50w per rad space thats for you cant even hear the fans on so you would need a quad 120 + single/dual 120 to just cool the gpu .
this is with decent fans gently typhoons, ek vardars, corsair sp pwm fans not crazy priced ones like delta's are if you want to spend 30+ on each fan then you could probably get away with just 360mm of space but it will nearly take off the pc and fly around your room at 8-10k RPM's .

really you want 120mm per device + another 120mm if it is overclocked . also i believe that kit pump kinda sucks . get the V2 version since its better if you really want a bay res . i dont like them in the least they are a pain to bleed and air can be sucked in my the pump very easy. dcc/d5 are very good pumps if you want another pump

here are some other kits for you to look at some are 360 rads some are 240
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-x360.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-x240.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-l360.html
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/kits-cases/kits/ek-kit-l240.html

if you really like your case there is always option b which is put the rads external outside the case like a 4x 120 square rad or 9x120 which probably is overkill for your needs unless you plan on ever getting a second 290x then it may be worth getting

I don't really plan on overclocking, but the 290x does but out a lot of heat. I just want to water cool to keep noise levels down. Do you think that it would be ok if I got just thicker rads or do you think the extra length is the way to go? I might be able to fit a 360mm rad if i drill my own holes but i am not super comfortable with that. I am going with that kit because I have heard good things about it and I don't want to spend too much.