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This will be my first build in over five years. I am planning on using the Thermaltkae v21 case with a micro ATX motherboard oriented vertically, with AMD Zen (if it tests well upon release), and a Polaris graphics cards. I would go with mini-itx, but I need the extra PCIEX slots for a DTV tuner card. The CPU and entire graphics card will be liquid cooled, reducing the rear slot use to one for the graphics card.
How often do loop pumps fail? I am not sure if I should consider a hybrid CPU block cooler, or get a dual pump. In either of those situations, the graphics card is still SOL.
I plan on overclocking heavily, but am not sure of the thermal load and what size radiator(s) I will need. I am consider a 280mm radiator mounted on the inside top of the case. That, or a 240mm in the same location and a 140mm at the rear of the case. There are some less expensive generic blocks I saw on Amazon- anyone have experience? I intend to use a PWM hub (silverstone and thermaltake both have good looking SATA-powered ones with a capacitor to maintain voltage and tach reading on the first 4-pin connector), and use the same model fan for the radiator block(s).
I am also hoping for advice on whether I should split the coolant loops so the GPU and CPU both get fed reservoir-temperature coolant, or if a radiator/fan in the coolant loop between the two is sufficient to run them in series.
The last thing is probably a bit extravagant, but does anyone know of a thermally triggered (hw or sw controlled) relay that could be used to activate Peltier plates at a read coolant temperature? I same aluminum loop blocks for use will Peltier devices and heatsinks. If there is even a need or reason to include this, I would not be using high-wattage Peltiers.
My goal is to have a thermal and voltage stable, but very well overclocked, system that is not bright or loud. It need not be silent, but I don't want the noise of an HVAC next to me. Thanks for any wisdom/advice!
How often do loop pumps fail? I am not sure if I should consider a hybrid CPU block cooler, or get a dual pump. In either of those situations, the graphics card is still SOL.
I plan on overclocking heavily, but am not sure of the thermal load and what size radiator(s) I will need. I am consider a 280mm radiator mounted on the inside top of the case. That, or a 240mm in the same location and a 140mm at the rear of the case. There are some less expensive generic blocks I saw on Amazon- anyone have experience? I intend to use a PWM hub (silverstone and thermaltake both have good looking SATA-powered ones with a capacitor to maintain voltage and tach reading on the first 4-pin connector), and use the same model fan for the radiator block(s).
I am also hoping for advice on whether I should split the coolant loops so the GPU and CPU both get fed reservoir-temperature coolant, or if a radiator/fan in the coolant loop between the two is sufficient to run them in series.
The last thing is probably a bit extravagant, but does anyone know of a thermally triggered (hw or sw controlled) relay that could be used to activate Peltier plates at a read coolant temperature? I same aluminum loop blocks for use will Peltier devices and heatsinks. If there is even a need or reason to include this, I would not be using high-wattage Peltiers.
My goal is to have a thermal and voltage stable, but very well overclocked, system that is not bright or loud. It need not be silent, but I don't want the noise of an HVAC next to me. Thanks for any wisdom/advice!
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