Triple Rad and GPU CPU in loop?

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Canadensee
Junior Member

31

04-20-2016, 11:29 PM

#1

Hi everyone,
I purchased two ASUS Poseidon GTX980s and am using them in SLI. I’m concerned about how my 5960X temperatures might be affected if I add both units to the loop. Here are the details of my setup:
CPU i7 5960X overclocked to 4.5GHz
MBO ASUS Rampage V
Liquid cooler Swiftech H20-320 Elite 360mm
GPU(s) 2x 4GB ASUS Poseidon GTX 980s in SLI
RAM 32GB Corsair Dominator 3333MHz
SSD 1TB Samsung 850 Pro
HDD 3TB Seagate Constellation 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Buffer
PSU Corsair AX1500i
Display Optoma HD141X 1080p Full 3D DLP Home Theater projector

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diyu_
Member

123

04-22-2016, 06:41 AM

#2

If you're not thinking about installing additional radiators, it's probably best not to. Your 5960X temps would likely rise significantly, as you'd be introducing more than 300 watts of heat into the water cooling system.

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Agman10
Senior Member

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04-23-2016, 06:33 AM

#3

If you're not thinking about installing additional radiators, it's probably best not to. Your 5960X temps would likely rise significantly, as you'd be introducing more than 300 watts of heat into the water cooling system.

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Steam31
Member

73

04-23-2016, 04:45 PM

#4

But if he can keep ~1GPM the actual temperature rise would be just over 1 degree. That's not much. I'd suggest at least a 120mm RAD addition, though.
EDIT: Just looked up on Google. Your pump should definitely handle the extra load from adding 2 GPUs.