Quick watercooling question?

[geordie56]

Could anyone give me some views on the best size tubing to use for cooling is it the larger the better for more water therefore better cooling and easier to bend or is it slightly smaller and a better flow? any opinions pls, thanks.

 

[geordie56]

So which would actually cool more efficiently and better then? 1/2" or 5/8" im on 10mm at the moment for cpu and want to up it.

x3 Samsung T260 HDs
Abit IN932X-MAX Mboard, Intel 6850 Quad Core Extreme
OCZ PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series Ram 8Gb
2 300gb sata Hard Drives, 2 NEC DVD re-writer drives
1 Samsung 1TB spinpoint hard drive
Coolermaster 1000W PSU, x2 BFG 8800GTX Overclocked and Watercooled
Thermochill 3 Fan Rad + Laing Pump with XSPC clear top + XSPC Drive Bay and 1/2" Tygon Hose running 2 GPUs
Thermochill 1 Fan Rad + Aquaero Pump + Aquatube Res + 10mm Hose running CPU
All controlled via Aquaero monitoring system running Vista 64bit

 

[geordie56]

Thanks guys thats a good guide.