Also beware of:
-sharp turns in your tubing
-pinched tubes
-total number of turns
-total water height. I made the experience with a small test closed-loop on the pump, and a 'free' 1 meter long tube. Raising the tube by hand did lower the flow down to zero at a certain height.
-Low water flow = high delta T = high core temps
-Thermal paste quantity. Specially this 'Arctic Silver' which is *very* thick. Use a razor blade to apply it or make sure there's barely a minimum. Simply pushing the WB down will *not* squeeze it at all.
Note: i have DD maze 2.1, i found it doesnt restrict flow that much. What brings the flow down is definitively water height and sharp turns.
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