Enough cooling capacity?

xUntamedInferno

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I am in the process of building a custom water cooling loop and I am wondering if I will have enough cooling capacity for my setup. I have an i7 5820k with two gtx 980s. None of my components are overclocked. Also those are the only three components that I plan to water cool. So my main concern is that two 240mm radiators would not be enough cooling for this setup. Should I be getting bigger radiators or is 480mm enough cooling capacity for three components? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
For me, I'd need to know the specs of the case. It would be critical to actually understand the case layout and the storage conditions; I lived in AZ and there was no such thing as enough cooling, ever. Since I am guessing, I would probably just ask if you can afford to upgrade it then do it... if not, then try it and track your temps closely.

Cooling is calculable, but there are some big variables that will be specific to your rig. My thought is give it a go and see if it seems stable.
 


Right now the case that I am using is the Corsair C70. I was thinking about upgrading my case, but I am unsure of what would be a good case. Do you have any recommendations?