Parallel Flow Loop Help

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Hey all,

I had an idea for a parallel (ish) flow loop that I would like opinions on.

Particularly whether its even possible without trapping air, or if there will even be flow through blocks etc.

This is the part where I insert a terrible graphic of the loop made with MS Paint:

Loop%20Idea.png

(not to scale, just vague proportions - may also be misaligned somewhat)

I think the idea will work for the aesthetic I want, I am just not sure if it will actually work as a cooling solution. The arrows on the image are what I imagined the liquid would do in serial, would there actually be flow through the blocks or am I in some fairy tale land with this?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Thanks for the responses guys, I was afraid the CPU wouldn't get enough flow with this. To prevent that the GPUs have to terminate and not passthrough right?

Then the CPU, MOSFET, possibly ram and rad have to be serial later (or earlier) in the loop... Hmm, will need to think how to best route that.

Any ideas you guys have to fix it are welcome too!

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Just go from the cpu to the res. Job done.

I thought about doing that, but the RAM would be in the way of a clean route to the res (trying to avoid loopy bits as much as possible). If I put a RAM block there it would be justifiable though, hmm.

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For the radiators in the basement, plumbing them like the below (crude) image would yield the best flow rates and work perfectly right?

Rad%20Idea.png
 
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You are right about the rads being wasted like that, totally wasn't thinking this morning haha

Well thanks for the pointers here guys, I need a total rethink if I'm going to try and go for parallel flow!
 
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