Re: The Dream System: Need Help!
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Originally Posted by Digitalcop
I appreciate everyone's responses. I am looking over the alternate GPU option now. In reference to the tubing size, why would I want to use more than one size tubing in the same system?
Isn't there an inherent advantage of using all of the same size tubing to alleviate restriction and flow problems? I am only basing this question on assumption, so I could be way off base. I figured that things would flow best if all the pipes were the same size.
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I preffer 1/2" since I'm using a high flow Swiftech MCW5002-64T waterblock... but benchmarks have shown little to no performance difference between 1/2" and 3/8" with today's restrictive blocks. If you're looking at a high flow block.. then most definatly 1/2".
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