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JSimmons · 04-07-2003, 05:42 PM

After a few weeks of research and comparing, and measuring, evaluating, and the re-measuring, I have ordered my Danger Den blocks, and other associated water cooling nik-naks, and all of it should be here by the end of the week. I ordered:

Maze3 CPU block for AMD (all copper)
GPU Block for 9700 Pro (all copper)
Black Ice Extreme radiator
120mm Pabst fan
Via Aqua 1300
BayRes reservoir

Of course, I have a question (probably more than one, but I'll go easy on you guys at first since I'm new here).

I was plannning on the following general sequence of components:

-->Pump-->CPU-->GPU-->Radiator-->Reservoir

My question is this: Wouldn't it make more sense to cool the CPU and GPU in parallel instead of in series? That way, the CPU and GPU each get their own supply of equally cooler water instead of cooling the CPU on the way to cooling the GPU (which would not benefit from the cool water the same way the CPU did).

Remember, I'm new to this water-cooling stuff, so if what I said is just plain stupid or severely out of whack, let me down easy.

Oh yeah, I'm not a "look at all the pretty lights" type, so I don't necessarily care about aesthetics beyond getting it all in the (full tower) case so I can put the sides back on.

(EDIT: Just after leaving this message, I got an email announcing that my danger den stuff is officially "on the truck". - wOOt!)

04-07-2003, 05:42 PM	#1
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	WC Question After a few weeks of research and comparing, and measuring, evaluating, and the re-measuring, I have ordered my Danger Den blocks, and other associated water cooling nik-naks, and all of it should be here by the end of the week. I ordered: Maze3 CPU block for AMD (all copper) GPU Block for 9700 Pro (all copper) Black Ice Extreme radiator 120mm Pabst fan Via Aqua 1300 BayRes reservoir Of course, I have a question (probably more than one, but I'll go easy on you guys at first since I'm new here). I was plannning on the following general sequence of components: -->Pump-->CPU-->GPU-->Radiator-->Reservoir My question is this: Wouldn't it make more sense to cool the CPU and GPU in parallel instead of in series? That way, the CPU and GPU each get their own supply of equally cooler water instead of cooling the CPU on the way to cooling the GPU (which would not benefit from the cool water the same way the CPU did). Remember, I'm new to this water-cooling stuff, so if what I said is just plain stupid or severely out of whack, let me down easy. Oh yeah, I'm not a "look at all the pretty lights" type, so I don't necessarily care about aesthetics beyond getting it all in the (full tower) case so I can put the sides back on. (EDIT: Just after leaving this message, I got an email announcing that my danger den stuff is officially "on the truck". - wOOt!)