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I'm rebuilding my PC with a new CPU+motherboard+RAM when Ryzen launces, and I'm hoping to make use of the dirt-cheap EK waterblock I got for my Fury X at the same time. In other words, I want to build a custom loop. I'll be getting a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX to fit it all inside, and I already have an old 120mm (25mm thick) copper rad lying around, as well as an EK-XRES 100 SPC-60 MX PWM pump+res combo. Should be more than enough for my needs. I've found a store that sells 1850rpm Gentle Typhoons, so I'll be getting three of those (expensive, but so is water cooling). And some soft tubing. All I need now is a CPU block and a 240mm radiator.
How thick should the 240 radiator be? It'll be in the top of the case, used as an exhaust. My main concern is clearance to the rear-mounted 120mm rad - it'll be a thight fit no matter what. I've found a similar build here, but that has a 120 at the front instead (which I'm not interested in other than as a last resort). I'm planning on having the tubing for the 240 at the front, so they won't interfere with the rear rad, and I think it will fit (if this image is anything to go by, I'll be fine). Given that it does, though, the top rad will in some way overhang the rear exhaust fan depending on thickness.
Now, I know a 30mm rad would serve me just fine in terms of cooling capacity. Heck, I could run the 240 by itself and be a-ok, but more noisy. Which I don' want. On the other hand, thinner rads are more restrictive to flow, which means I might have to run the pump higher. What do you think? My options right now (from stores here in Norway that I want to buy from) are anything EK (26, 38 or 60mm) or a no-name 45mm copper rad. Where would you say the sweet spot between cooling, flow and not blocking the rear rad would be? I'm leaning towards either the 38mm EK or the 45mm off-brand, but the 60mm isn't that much more expensive - if it fits.
How thick should the 240 radiator be? It'll be in the top of the case, used as an exhaust. My main concern is clearance to the rear-mounted 120mm rad - it'll be a thight fit no matter what. I've found a similar build here, but that has a 120 at the front instead (which I'm not interested in other than as a last resort). I'm planning on having the tubing for the 240 at the front, so they won't interfere with the rear rad, and I think it will fit (if this image is anything to go by, I'll be fine). Given that it does, though, the top rad will in some way overhang the rear exhaust fan depending on thickness.
Now, I know a 30mm rad would serve me just fine in terms of cooling capacity. Heck, I could run the 240 by itself and be a-ok, but more noisy. Which I don' want. On the other hand, thinner rads are more restrictive to flow, which means I might have to run the pump higher. What do you think? My options right now (from stores here in Norway that I want to buy from) are anything EK (26, 38 or 60mm) or a no-name 45mm copper rad. Where would you say the sweet spot between cooling, flow and not blocking the rear rad would be? I'm leaning towards either the 38mm EK or the 45mm off-brand, but the 60mm isn't that much more expensive - if it fits.
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