WC loop routing?

[GoogalyMoogaly]

OK, first off, am I doomed to fail if I try to cool a 4870x2 and Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.8GHz using a 240mm and 120mm rad?

My plan was to go Res/Pump -> CPU -> 120mm -> 4870x2 - 240mm -> Res/Pump.

I figure(d) that the CPU shouldn't be getting that hot under load (Phenom II max temp ~60C?) so a 120mm rad should lower the water temp enough so that when it hits the 4870x2 it's cool enough to be effective. I was then hoping the 240mm rad would cool it enough before it went back to the Res/Pump and then onto the CPU again.

However due to the positioning of the rads (240mm at the top (pull), 120mm at the bottom (push), in a CM 690 II case), I'm wondering if there might be a better sequence that would also make the routing easier.

Thanks.

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

The sequence doesn't really matter as long as you have the res before the pump. It's a common misconception that the water temp will differ at different parts of the loop but in fact it will be pretty much equal throughout.

Guess that sort of makes sense. Now that you mention it I think I've heard it mentioned before. It's a Res/Pump combo (I'm a WC noob, thought I'd go for something simple) so even I'd struggled to get that bit wrong!
Thanks for mentioning it, should make things easier when I try to work out the shortest loop. I take it shorter is better?

should be fine have the same GFX Card my self water cooled and am usinf two 120mx240 rads with silent fans and can run it all day and the temps never get above 50c on both cpu and the gpu cpu I have is the intel Q6600 2.4 @ 3.2

Thanks, that's a bit more reassuring, at least it looks like I'm in with a shot of it working OK.