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Unread 11-29-2002, 09:59 PM   #171
Skulemate
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Originally posted by UnloadeD
The argument is that the bit of performance hit by the heat from pump, is overshadowed by having the faster water directly from the pump to the cpu without the resistance of the rad in between.
Whoever argued this didn't really understand how things work. The resistance of the radiator will impact flow throughout the entire loop... as will the block, fittings, tubing, etc. The volumetric flow rate is constant everywhere in a loop (assuming no parallel loops for simplicity).
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