Cooling Which set up would you use? Need your input!!

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  1. couzo

    couzo What's a Dremel?

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    I know these look messy but hey its the best i can do!!

    Which setup would you use for best overal performance?

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  2. Haddy

    Haddy World Domination

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    pump->cpu->gpu->nb->radiator->pump

    personaly northbridge cool is a waste, more of a flow slower than anything
     
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    Blackeagle What's a Dremel?

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    pump->rad->CPU->GPU->NB->pump

    Reason I'd go pump to rad then to the blocks is that the pump itself adds a small amount of heat to the water. The coolest water of the system is as it leaves the rad which should then cool the CPU the best. But the differance is not much.
     
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  4. Haddy

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    If its an inline pump the ammount of heat added isnt noticable.....

    It really does very from setup to setup...Try both see which works for you =)
     
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  5. ndtinker

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    I'd think that hitting the radiator first would slow the water too much before it got to the block.

    Ehh. Even if it did it'd probably be trivial.
     
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  6. Pug

    Pug What's a Heatsink?

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    I'd buy extra hose and try both. (Well, I did. :D)

    I personally got better results going pump => gpu but I know other people's setups prefer it the other way, so YMMV, as always. :)
     
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  7. 8-BALL

    8-BALL Theory would dictate.....

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    Looking at your diagrams, I would use the second one.

    I agree with Haddy, inline pumps add very little heat to the water, and are unlikely to affect performance.

    It is also much simpler in terms of tubing. You have a reduced length of tubing and a reduced number of bends. This will improve the flow through your loop.

    Not entirely true, but almost there.

    The water travels at the same flow rate everywhere in the loop. However, having such a high headloss item at the beginneing of the loop would most likely affect the performance of the cpu block.

    Consider that throughout the loop, their will be an effect felt by the loop due to the pump. At the outlet, this will be a pushing of the water, and close to the inlet, this will be sucking.

    Assuming it switches half way (remembering that the pump only sees things in terms of resistance to flow) it is possible that putting the rad first would result in the water being sucked through the cpu block rather than pushed through.

    This migt not seem too bad, and on the MAze 3 it is'nt a huge issue, but the majority of centre inlet designs will work more efficiently if the water is being forced into the block, impinging on to the base plate above the core.

    8-ball
     
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