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Originally Posted by bigben2k
You want the highest flow, and to get there, you'll have to have enough pressure to cram that much coolant through all the obstructions. Pumping in parallel won't do that as nearly as well as pumps in series.
I'd rather advise you to chop up an existing core, without any soldering. It's easy to do, will give you more performance, and you can maximize the available space you have for a core. Ref mine (in sig). I really don't want to say anything else about BIX.
It's possible to balance performance and noise, it just comes down to what level of noise you can live with. In your case, since the unit will be enclosed, you have that much more to play with.
2 gpm is hard to do. Got a link to the pump?
If I was you, I'd consider having an air inlet as well as an outlet, going through that desk.
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http://www.procooling.com/reviews/ht...e_tests_-_.php
The pump I suppose is most attainable (since the hydrothruster looks rather huge) is the AquaXtreme 50Z-DC12. I was thinking about two C-Systems pumps in series, but I'm mostly concerned with the actual flow rate I can expect to get if I put a TDX Nozzle #4, Maze 4 NB block, and Maze 4 GPU block in series.
I'm a bit confused about the flow rate issue. Robotech's review here:
http://www.systemcooling.com/cs_pump-04.html
How is that data supposed to be interpreted in this scenario? His graph shows that two pumps in parallel give higher flow rates. I don't get it.
Perhaps the best way to go would be the TDX, GPU, then NB, pump, radiator since the two primary items I want to cool are the CPU and GPU - the NB is simply 'bonus'? I'm still (see above) unsure why it is better to put them in series and single loop versus a pump for the CPU, and a separate loop for the GPU and NB?
Last question then would be standard, single-fan heatercore, or dual-fan?