[pHaestus]

Apparently the choice of tubing size in a water cooling loop is a contentious global issue. Contentious enough to spawn many personal attacks against me, the readers of this site, and even our wives! I could stoop to the same level and make comments about the "small tubes" of our European counterparts, but I thought that perhaps it would be more appropriate to instead channel my efforts in a more useful way:

I am issuing a formal challenge to the "low flow is better" and "small tubing is better" crowd one and all. I will be happy to do a point/counterpoint article that is hosted on both Procooling and your website of choice where you and yours can expound the virtues of using small tubing and how it improves cooling performance and I will explain my position and rebut where needed. It must, of course, remain civil and focus on FACTS and I will do my best to explain the relevant theory and correct any misconceptions/inaccuracies that may be presented.

Let me know. My first installment would be called "Cool, Quiet, Compact: Choose any two". I can also provide a nice historical perspective on how the typical American water cooling system ended up where it is today.