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Post Date: 2012-04-11
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Michael Bell View Drop Down
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    Posted: 11 Apr 2012 at 6:12pm
I am thinking about purchasing a computer with dual 7970's, 16gb of corseair vengeance RAM, and a 3.50 GHz processor(no overclock.

My question is what cooling system would prevent this from overheating and prevent this from being one expensive paper weight.

Which is an acceptable + Optimal Route for Cooling

1.H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator)

2.H20: Stage 3: FrostChill Cooling System

3.Stage 4: Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System

Of course any suggestions would be awesome, please rest on the side of the cheaper option, not just the "hey why the hell would'nt you throw the expensive option on" :P

Thank You in advance
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Hi Micheal Bell...Welcome to the forums..
 
The liquid cooling options you listed have very little to do with cooling  crossfire, 2x7970"s.  These coolers are for the cpu.  To keep the gpus cool it's important to have a great case with the fans needed to push the air out.  Graphic cards have their own fans.  There are liquid cooling options for gpus but it can get expensive.
 
You didn't mention monitor size or resolution or whether this is a gaming rig or for video rendering, animations , etc.
 
The ODE level 4 is a cf 7970 rig with the H100 cooler for cpu and the X79 platform with 6 core cpu and quad channel ram if you need that for rendering, etc.  It is one of DS's best bang for the buck setups with SSD, X79, cf 7970, etc.
 
 
If only for gaming here's an example of a build Z68 platform
 
Config  # 674827   Cost $ 3042
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x CrossFire Dual (ATI Radeon HD 7970 3GB)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (240mm Radiator) (Extreme-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large)
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
 
This build has the HafX case, the best for air cooled systems to get the heat out and keep cf 7970's cool.  Unless you spend the $$$ for full water cooling on cpu, chipset and gpu then this is a air cooled system.
 
The Z68 platform is all you need for gaming,.
 
I put in the H100 cpu cooler because that seems your direction.  The D14 air cooler is more reliable and cools about the same and is quiet.  The Stage 4 Sub Zero option is also good, but does cost alot more.  I think the H100 or D14 is more than enough to do the job unless your into countless hours of really pushing the rig and go to higher oc'ing.
 
If you don't want to oc then the cooler is less important, the oc'ing being what generates more heat.
 
I put in 8GB ram.  It's all gaming can use.  16GB would be with X79 platform and the video editing etc if that's what you do.
 
I did put in oc'ing out of habit and is a inexpensive and safe boost in gaming.
 
Hope this helps and good luckBig%20SmileBig%20Smile
 


Edited by bprat22 - 12 Apr 2012 at 3:49am
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Posts: 2 		  Quote Michael Bell Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Apr 2012 at 7:28am
Thank you that was incredibly helpful, sorry about my wording :D,
Much appreciated now i just have to play for it XD.
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