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Trekari · 06-07-2004, 06:36 AM

Perhaps isolating the questions will help:

1) Watercooling the Northbridge, yes or no? Seems like the last thread on that turned rather ugly and had lots of opinions.

2) Two separate BIX radiators (any other suggestions for a great radiator that doesn't require metalwork to affix 1/2" ID tubing?) or one big BIX2?

3) Two C-Systems pumps in parallel, one pumping through the CPU block and the other pumping through the video card/NB block, or four pumps - two for each loop with two radiators?

4) Unless the Cascade is available somewhere that I'm not aware of, is the TDX currently the best performer for high-flow rate setups?

I wouldn't ask #4, but I'm not entirely sure how to read the graphs on review sites. The deltaT between water and CPU is better when it is lower, meaning the water is absorbing more and more heat, right? :shrug:

Also...a fifth.

5) Would two C-System pumps in series pumping to just a CPU block such as the Cascade or TDX perform better than two working in parallel?

06-07-2004, 06:36 AM	#2
Trekari Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 10	Perhaps isolating the questions will help: 1) Watercooling the Northbridge, yes or no? Seems like the last thread on that turned rather ugly and had lots of opinions. 2) Two separate BIX radiators (any other suggestions for a great radiator that doesn't require metalwork to affix 1/2" ID tubing?) or one big BIX2? 3) Two C-Systems pumps in parallel, one pumping through the CPU block and the other pumping through the video card/NB block, or four pumps - two for each loop with two radiators? 4) Unless the Cascade is available somewhere that I'm not aware of, is the TDX currently the best performer for high-flow rate setups? I wouldn't ask #4, but I'm not entirely sure how to read the graphs on review sites. The deltaT between water and CPU is better when it is lower, meaning the water is absorbing more and more heat, right? :shrug: Also...a fifth. 5) Would two C-System pumps in series pumping to just a CPU block such as the Cascade or TDX perform better than two working in parallel?