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The flow configuration is 'pump-waterblock-radiator'. This configuration issue is hotly debated in the forums, but Bill Adams has argued that the highest flow velocity and pressure is found downstream from the pump, and that waterblocks work best at higher velocity and radiators at lower (more residence time equals more heat exchanged).
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this part really got my attention. so higher velocity at block=good, lower velocity at radiator=good
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this way all the heat from the pump goes straight into the block too! isn't it better that the coolest water, albeit, not as fast-flowing, goes straight from the radiator to the block?
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It certainly was proved in my system: I found a 3-degree Celsius increase with the reverse configuration.
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WOW. can somebody confirm this? anybody had any real-world experience with the order? (and reverse order?)