At which point is watercooling more quiet?
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:45 am
As far as I know, every CPU on the market can be cooled more quietly with air than with water.
The same goes for any single graphics card up to and including GTX 580 (by using an aftermarket cooler).
But if we keep adding graphics cards - dual, triple or quad GTX 580 - there will presumably be a point where water cooling becomes more quiet. A forum post suggests that "quiet air cooling" tops out at one high-end graphics card, that's my expectation too.
What are your experiences?
And if I were to water cool dual/triple/quad graphics cards, what kind of setup would be needed to dissipate 500/750/1000 W of heat?
Are there rules of thumb along the lines of "a 2x120mm radiator can handle X watt quietly"?
The same goes for any single graphics card up to and including GTX 580 (by using an aftermarket cooler).
But if we keep adding graphics cards - dual, triple or quad GTX 580 - there will presumably be a point where water cooling becomes more quiet. A forum post suggests that "quiet air cooling" tops out at one high-end graphics card, that's my expectation too.
What are your experiences?
And if I were to water cool dual/triple/quad graphics cards, what kind of setup would be needed to dissipate 500/750/1000 W of heat?
Are there rules of thumb along the lines of "a 2x120mm radiator can handle X watt quietly"?