General questions about water cooling before planning out my own
To me, going with a thicker rad for a silence optimized cooling setup seems illogical, as low rpms and more stuff to try to push the air through means less convection.
But I've never dealt with a water cooled system before, so it might just be my inexperience showing. I figured a single pump would be sufficient for my needs.
I just figured that if you had like double the water, the average temps would likely stay a few degrees cooler as opposed to a tiny reservoir.
Well a thicker rad allows for a wider range of fan RPMs. So curing full load when you need more cooling power you could turn the fans up slightly so the systems remains cool, but at idle the fans can go back to a low level, using a thin, low FPI rad limits you to low fan RPMs and when you do need more cooling, it won't be able to provide it.
Double the water would mean the coolant takes longer to heat up but it will eventually reach the same level, but you have to remember it would also take longer to cool down to it's idle temperature.
Q4 - A second pump becomes necessary with more blocks, as they are the most restrictive part of the loop.
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