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Just to chime in a bit about my own train of thought i had about this matter with my DAN A4 with 3700x and 1080. Although i hadnt quite considered using the A4 for a loop, was looking more at Formd T1 etc.

A custom loop is relative expensive, and it would be a bit of waste to spend it on old hardware i.e. the 3700x and 2070. Considering the waterblocks are not transferrable to a newer system later on. Given the thermal constraints better take more modern but lower spec hardware which is more efficient. The current 4070Super looks quite decent power vs. performance.

Also just taking the 65W TDP of the 3700x of 65W is not that accurate. Depending on your workload at full tilts its more around the 85W (say rendering) and during gaming depending on the GPU pairing (considering 2070 and 1080 perform similar'ish), the 3700x is running ~30% load (and GPU and 100%).
Ow and heavy GPU undervolting is also possible ofcourse to keep the Watts low.

I'm looking to upgrade to 4070ti super , however slightly concerned the 3700x can't keep up and potentially slot in a 5800x3d. But ill stick to air cooling as i'm also planning to take the A4 on the plane from time to time. Undervolt the 4070ti super and replace stock fans and shroud wtih 90x90 noctua fans

<blockquote data-quote="Frenzy" data-source="post: 284075" data-attributes="member: 16873">Just to chime in a bit about my own train of thought i had about this matter with my DAN A4 with 3700x and 1080. Although i hadnt quite considered using the A4 for a loop, was looking more at Formd T1 etc.A custom loop is relative expensive, and it would be a bit of waste to spend it on old hardware i.e. the 3700x and 2070. Considering the waterblocks are not transferrable to a newer system later on. Given the thermal constraints better take more modern but lower spec hardware which is more efficient. The current 4070Super looks quite decent power vs. performance.Also just taking the 65W TDP of the 3700x of 65W is not that accurate. Depending on your workload at full tilts its more around the 85W (say rendering) and during gaming depending on the GPU pairing (considering 2070 and 1080 perform similar'ish), the 3700x is running ~30% load (and GPU and 100%).Ow and heavy GPU undervolting is also possible ofcourse to keep the Watts low.I'm looking to upgrade to 4070ti super , however slightly concerned the 3700x can't keep up and potentially slot in a 5800x3d. But ill stick to air cooling as i'm also planning to take the A4 on the plane from time to time. Undervolt the 4070ti super and replace stock fans and shroud wtih 90x90 noctua fans</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frenzy, post: 284075, member: 16873"] Just to chime in a bit about my own train of thought i had about this matter with my DAN A4 with 3700x and 1080. Although i hadnt quite considered using the A4 for a loop, was looking more at Formd T1 etc. A custom loop is relative expensive, and it would be a bit of waste to spend it on old hardware i.e. the 3700x and 2070. Considering the waterblocks are not transferrable to a newer system later on. Given the thermal constraints better take more modern but lower spec hardware which is more efficient. The current 4070Super looks quite decent power vs. performance. Also just taking the 65W TDP of the 3700x of 65W is not that accurate. Depending on your workload at full tilts its more around the 85W (say rendering) and during gaming depending on the GPU pairing (considering 2070 and 1080 perform similar'ish), the 3700x is running ~30% load (and GPU and 100%). Ow and heavy GPU undervolting is also possible ofcourse to keep the Watts low. I'm looking to upgrade to 4070ti super , however slightly concerned the 3700x can't keep up and potentially slot in a 5800x3d. But ill stick to air cooling as i'm also planning to take the A4 on the plane from time to time. Undervolt the 4070ti super and replace stock fans and shroud wtih 90x90 noctua fans [/QUOTE]

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