Actually I wasnt too worried about the effectivness of the radiator or the cooling of the water (I plan on getting the Black Ice II). My main concern is flow rates. Trying to get a very low flow rate through the first radiator (the longer the water spends in there the closer to ambient it will become) and optimal fast rates through the CPU block (too a certian degree, the faster the water moves though the block, the more heat will be able to transfer to the water). I could slow the water going into the main (and larger) radiator but then it would be traveling even slower throught the CPU (which would be in-line right after the radiator). The way I figured I could beat this would be to put the pump right after the radiator so the water going through the CPU would be very fast. I was then concerned that the water exiting the pump would be slightly heated (because of the pump) so i though of putting a small single-pass radiator and small fan to dissipate that small ammount of heat. I only wonder if the heat generated by the pump will adversely affect the waters cooling ability through the waterblock.
Thanks for the feedback btw. Even though I've been case modding for a few years (back when rounding your cables was the coolest thing to do
) I've only been on the watercooling scene for a couple months. I just like to design everthing and plan it out too much before I actually do it. I dont actually have a complete watercooled system yet or I'd test the theory out myself.
Thanks again everyone.