[Gooserider]

I can't recall the exact location, but I have seen stuff from BillA stating that the order of the parts in a loop has no measurable effect on the temps, cooling, flow rates, etc. of the loop if everything else stays the same, and the parts are all in serial sequence (or any parallel pairs aren't changed). This is obvious in terms of flow rates / pressure drops, but is a bit counter intuitive for temps. However it makes a certain amount of sense if one thinks about it. All the heat inputs are the same, and the heat dissipation of the rad doesn't change, so why would the sequence matter?

Thus the best arrangement is that which gives the optimal hose routing, namely short and with minimal bends.

Gooserider