loop order ideas?

[troubleis]

Any ideas for my loop order? Using pre bent chromed brass tubing on this build so I can't do anything too complex.

[Windows7ge]

If you run the GPU & CPU in parallel then connect one port of the GPU to the pump/ress then the rad and the other port strait to the rad I don't think it'd look too bad.

 

So long as the pump is moving the water fast enough it won't hurt either component.

[troubleis]

11 hours ago, Windows7ge said:

If you run the GPU & CPU in parallel then connect one port of the GPU to the pump/ress then the rad and the other port strait to the rad I don't think it'd look too bad.

 

So long as the pump is moving the water fast enough it won't hurt either component.

would like to do a parallel loop but not sure about the cooling.

[Windows7ge]

19 minutes ago, troubleis said:

would like to do a parallel loop but not sure about the cooling.

2 components in parallel isn't bad particularly if that's a laning D5 pump. If it's variable speed you can compare its lowest to its highest and see what difference it makes.

 

For me & my loop 2 GPUs in parallel make minimal difference to the cooling efficiency of each with the pump on its lowest speed. Increasing the speed reduces the temp by about 2°C which is negligible. I would expect a GPU & CPU to have a similar result.

[Mick Naughty]

I vote for parallel too. Depends on the room in the basement though. Id do passthrough of the 2 blocks and with the pump and connect them under there.

[Salticid]

Parallel would be simplest/easiest and look clean in that case.

It's fine.  There's plenty of benchmark data to show that loop order actually doesn't matter when it comes to temps.  Really it comes to aesthetics, your pump, and how much piping you want to do.