My basic setup right now is currently is a Sandybridge 2600k with a coolermaster evo 212 air cooler and two hd 7950 reference cards in crossfire on a msi z77a-g45 motherboard. I'm currently overclocked at 4500mhz and average around 37 degrees Celsius idle and 68-70 degrees Celsius under load using prime 95 blend. All this is contained in a Coolermaster HAF 912 case with multiple fans.
I'm OK with my cpu temps but could certainly be happier with lower temps and a higher clockspeed. My real concern is the GPU's. My motherboard isn't terribly high-end and the cards sit kinda close together. My main card idles around 59 degrees Celsius running in eyefinity as the clockspeed will only clockdown to 500mhz. I'm overclocked a little on the gpu's at 1000/1550. Under load i've seen temps as high as 76 Celsius on the main card. I let CCC control my fan speeds right now, but i guess i could use afterburner to set my own fan speed curve and have done so in the past. The noise is a little bothersome to me though. I had planned on water cooling and have been looking into some beginner kits, but have quickly realized it's going to cost more than i thought and my case is too SMALL.
So, i'm looking at switching to a Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case as i found a great deal on one and it looks large enough to house the cooling i want. http://www.rosewill.com/products/1798/ProductDetail_Overview.htm As far as the kit i want, i'm looking at this: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16550/ex-wat-218/XSPC_Raystorm_EX420_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310 and would like to add both gpu's into the loop at some point but will probably start with one. I'm not sure how to got about adding the gpus though. In series or in parallel? Also, i'm looking at a universal block which is this one: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_240_582&products_id=34382&zenid=46e9db275aa9437ecd8fda5fe91f2f9c and adding heatsinks for the ram and mosfet. Will this setup be adequate for cooling of my system?
I orginally intended to go with http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18763/ex-wat-245/XSPC_Raystorm_750_RX360_Extreme_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_New_Rev_4_Pump_Includedw_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310 , but i think perhaps the Radiator is not big enough for the cpu and both gpu's and perhaps the d5 would be a better choice in pumps? Opinions please? I got a great deal on the cards through a friend who is a test engineer at AMD and now i'm looking to spend more money on cooling them than i originally paid for them. I don't want to do this twice. I've already changed up a few components more than once because i either didn't research or cheaped out.
I'm OK with my cpu temps but could certainly be happier with lower temps and a higher clockspeed. My real concern is the GPU's. My motherboard isn't terribly high-end and the cards sit kinda close together. My main card idles around 59 degrees Celsius running in eyefinity as the clockspeed will only clockdown to 500mhz. I'm overclocked a little on the gpu's at 1000/1550. Under load i've seen temps as high as 76 Celsius on the main card. I let CCC control my fan speeds right now, but i guess i could use afterburner to set my own fan speed curve and have done so in the past. The noise is a little bothersome to me though. I had planned on water cooling and have been looking into some beginner kits, but have quickly realized it's going to cost more than i thought and my case is too SMALL.
So, i'm looking at switching to a Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case as i found a great deal on one and it looks large enough to house the cooling i want. http://www.rosewill.com/products/1798/ProductDetail_Overview.htm As far as the kit i want, i'm looking at this: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16550/ex-wat-218/XSPC_Raystorm_EX420_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_w_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310 and would like to add both gpu's into the loop at some point but will probably start with one. I'm not sure how to got about adding the gpus though. In series or in parallel? Also, i'm looking at a universal block which is this one: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_240_582&products_id=34382&zenid=46e9db275aa9437ecd8fda5fe91f2f9c and adding heatsinks for the ram and mosfet. Will this setup be adequate for cooling of my system?
I orginally intended to go with http://www.frozencpu.com/products/18763/ex-wat-245/XSPC_Raystorm_750_RX360_Extreme_Universal_CPU_Water_Cooling_Kit_New_Rev_4_Pump_Includedw_Free_Dead-Water.html?tl=g30c321s1310 , but i think perhaps the Radiator is not big enough for the cpu and both gpu's and perhaps the d5 would be a better choice in pumps? Opinions please? I got a great deal on the cards through a friend who is a test engineer at AMD and now i'm looking to spend more money on cooling them than i originally paid for them. I don't want to do this twice. I've already changed up a few components more than once because i either didn't research or cheaped out.
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