Dual Radiators or Not?

[Knobby_Head]

Hello.

So i am planning to watercool an EVGA GTX 1070 Superclocked Edition, and a i5 6600k at 4.1 ghz or higher if i can manage it.

My question is, do i need two radiators, running a loop such as:
res>pump>gpu>rad>cpu>2nd rad>res
Or could i use a single radiator for the config:
res>pump>gpu>cpu>rad>res
I can fit one 240 at the top of my case, a 120 at the back, and a 360 in the front.

Thanks

 

[nickbachu]

if you use 2 rads you will need a good pump. I would say one 360 rad should do fine. But if you want to keep temperatures close as you can to ambient i would say do the 120 and 360 and you wil be able to hold everything good. I would config it as res>pump>cpu>360 rad>Gpu>120 Rad

 

[Knobby_Head]

if you use 2 rads you will need a good pump. I would say one 360 rad should do fine. But if you want to keep temperatures close as you can to ambient i would say do the 120 and 360 and you wil be able to hold everything good. I would config it as res>pump>cpu>360 rad>Gpu>120 Rad

What do you recommend the loop order to be if i use the single 360 rad?

 

[nickbachu]

res>pump>gpu>cpu>rad>res
This would be the best order as the loop keeps the pump cool. It would be cool enough to keep the pump running for a long time and everything else would be cool.

 

[ShadyHamster]

A single 360mm rad will be enough, i run a 4690k and an R9 Nano on a 360mm rad perfectly fine.

Loop order doesn't matter so long as the res feeds directly into the pump, i would set it up so you have the shortest tube runs as possible.