Order of watercooling components?

4th August 2002, 05:20

I hear many theories on what is the best order of components for watercooling, but they are never followed up with any numbers

So, for those madshrimps that have watercooling, which order of the pump, radiator, reservoir, rad, blocks (gpu, cpu, northbridge) is best for you?

Is it better to have the radiator just before the CPU so that the water hits the CPU block at its coldest? or is it best to have the water pass thru everything and then hit the rad ???

jmke · 4th August 2002, 12:55

Pump -> CPU -> OtherStuff -> Reservoir -> Pump

is how I achieved the lowest CPU temps

RichBa5tard · 4th August 2002, 13:31

My setup:

Code:

CPU<--------double RAD
|                              ^
NB                           |
|                              |
GPU+80W pelt        |
|                              |
(little) Res------> pump (eheim1250)

I didn't notice any difference between the rad @ the end or @ the beginning (like it's now). I think it's only of importance when you use a bigger reservoir:
If you put the rad at the beginning, you're res will heat up slowly but your CPU/GPU will always have cool water no matter what. When you put your rad at the end, your res AND CPU/GPU will always have cool water, but, when you water is hot (eg. because you turned the radiatorfans of for an hour), it's very hard to cool it back to ambient temp.

RichBa5tard · 4th August 2002, 13:33

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
Pump -> CPU -> OtherStuff -> Reservoir -> Pump

is how I achieved the lowest CPU temps

No rad?

jmke · 4th August 2002, 13:54

Otherstuff = incl rad

Gamer · 4th August 2002, 15:06

my setup was : pump, cpu, gpu, rad and reservoir.
didn't tested it otherwise.

13th August 2002, 10:43

my setup is res (5 liter -> will become a 14 liter one in a few weeks), cpu, (gpu soon), rad, res

rad has 1 enermax 120 mm fan at lowest 12v speed

18th July 2003, 15:22

I also use, pump,cpu,NB,rad, res, res,pump again.

20th July 2003, 01:17

i have pump>rad>cpu>res>pump again didn't tried it otherwise but i think it depends on the size of the res

4th August 2002, 05:20	#1
septimus Posts: n/a	Order of watercooling components? I hear many theories on what is the best order of components for watercooling, but they are never followed up with any numbers So, for those madshrimps that have watercooling, which order of the pump, radiator, reservoir, rad, blocks (gpu, cpu, northbridge) is best for you? Is it better to have the radiator just before the CPU so that the water hits the CPU block at its coldest? or is it best to have the water pass thru everything and then hit the rad ???

4th August 2002, 12:55	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Pump -> CPU -> OtherStuff -> Reservoir -> Pump is how I achieved the lowest CPU temps __________________

4th August 2002, 13:31	#3
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	My setup: Code: CPU<--------double RAD \| ^ NB \| \| \| GPU+80W pelt \| \| \| (little) Res------> pump (eheim1250) I didn't notice any difference between the rad @ the end or @ the beginning (like it's now). I think it's only of importance when you use a bigger reservoir: If you put the rad at the beginning, you're res will heat up slowly but your CPU/GPU will always have cool water no matter what. When you put your rad at the end, your res AND CPU/GPU will always have cool water, but, when you water is hot (eg. because you turned the radiatorfans of for an hour), it's very hard to cool it back to ambient temp.

4th August 2002, 13:54	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Otherstuff = incl rad __________________

4th August 2002, 15:06	#6
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	my setup was : pump, cpu, gpu, rad and reservoir. didn't tested it otherwise. __________________

13th August 2002, 10:43	#7
illusion Posts: n/a	my setup is res (5 liter -> will become a 14 liter one in a few weeks), cpu, (gpu soon), rad, res rad has 1 enermax 120 mm fan at lowest 12v speed

18th July 2003, 15:22	#8
maro Posts: n/a	I also use, pump,cpu,NB,rad, res, res,pump again.

20th July 2003, 01:17	#9
Tweetyoost Posts: n/a	i have pump>rad>cpu>res>pump again didn't tried it otherwise but i think it depends on the size of the res

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