Watercooling loop order

fergie128 · 4 Nov 2008 at 11:28

Currently I have the following setup:

Res > CPU > NB > Rad > Res

Recently I saw a setup which had the rad straight after the res, so:

Res > Rad > CPU > NB > Res

Any ideas which is better, I would have thought the first one but maybe im wrong :confused:

HiltonSteve · 4 Nov 2008 at 12:11

In the manual from my Swiftech kit that I installed last week it said -

Res - Pump - Rad - CPU - Res

Runs OK but not tried any other configuration.!

marcus_667 · 4 Nov 2008 at 12:22

mine is setup res > rad > Cpu > pump > Res

Admiral Huddy · 4 Nov 2008 at 12:23

Another one with a rad>CPU too.

booyaka · 4 Nov 2008 at 12:32

ressy-pump-rad-cpu-gpu-ressy

Greebo · 4 Nov 2008 at 12:59

The res should always be before the pump and as for anything else, it really doesn't make much difference as after a while the water in the loop will have reached its equilibrium temperature.

There is a theory that rad > cpu is slightly better since the cpu is then getting the coldest possible water but whether this would equate to 0.1C in real life is debatable and varies between systems so I wouldn't worried about.

rjk · 4 Nov 2008 at 15:26

it does not matter what order the components are in (as long as T-Line or Reservoir are right before the pump) as the flow is the same through all components