- Mar 18, 2005
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I recommended a build for a friend during the holiday season. We built it and he's loving it, but maybe he ended up loving PC components too much...
Specs:
i5-4670k
16GB Ram
ASUS Gryphon X87 mATX
2x R9 290 (originally just one)
Corsair 750W PSU
Corsair 350D
I gave him a Corsair H50 to cool his CPU and he was considering going full WC at a later date with a single R9 290. Then he started mining and bought another R9 290 for a total of two. He's always been a single GPU guy, so I recommended the build around that.
This leaves the build in a strange spot. Obviously, his cards are like jet engines and he is considering WCing, but there isn't much rad space in the 350D. There is enough for a CPU and one GPU to comfortably be cooled but 2x R9 290 mining is going to be a bit hot. We'd get rid of the AIO and add the CPU to the loop. The requirement for slim rads in the 350D doesn't bode well for a quiet system.
The best set up I can think of in the 350D would be:
1x240mm Alphacool slim on the top
1x240mm Alphacool slim on the front
1x120mm Alphacool slim on the rear exhaust
Bay pump/res
We are talking about 600W of dissipation when fully utilizing the cards and CPU. He mainly plays wow and mining will only use the GPUs.
I'm thinking the water temps are going to be a bit high, but it will still be much better than the air coolers. Any opinions?
Specs:
i5-4670k
16GB Ram
ASUS Gryphon X87 mATX
2x R9 290 (originally just one)
Corsair 750W PSU
Corsair 350D
I gave him a Corsair H50 to cool his CPU and he was considering going full WC at a later date with a single R9 290. Then he started mining and bought another R9 290 for a total of two. He's always been a single GPU guy, so I recommended the build around that.
This leaves the build in a strange spot. Obviously, his cards are like jet engines and he is considering WCing, but there isn't much rad space in the 350D. There is enough for a CPU and one GPU to comfortably be cooled but 2x R9 290 mining is going to be a bit hot. We'd get rid of the AIO and add the CPU to the loop. The requirement for slim rads in the 350D doesn't bode well for a quiet system.
The best set up I can think of in the 350D would be:
1x240mm Alphacool slim on the top
1x240mm Alphacool slim on the front
1x120mm Alphacool slim on the rear exhaust
Bay pump/res
We are talking about 600W of dissipation when fully utilizing the cards and CPU. He mainly plays wow and mining will only use the GPUs.
I'm thinking the water temps are going to be a bit high, but it will still be much better than the air coolers. Any opinions?
