for a swiftech apex is this correct order?

[leo5111]

pump out to radiator in radiator out to cpu in cpu out to resovoir in resovoir out to pump in is this correct??thanx in advance for help :beer:

[citronym]

Order doesn't matter as long as the res is before the pump. Use whichever order uses the least amount of tubing.

[leo5111]

ok well its hooked up how i told ya.....thanx

[citronym]

That'll work fine.

[Stratus_ss]

on a related note I was wondering about doing 2 rads (as opposed to one big one) in the following order

pump->cpu->rad1->gpu->rad2->res->pump

the reason for this is the way my case is setup and also because i have one of those hot preslers so I figure it would be better to cool the water a bit before it gets to the gpu

CPU= 820 oc'd
GPU= currently 6600gt but eventually 7800 gtx

is this an effective way of cooling it down or should I go with one dual fan rad?

order like this
pump->rad->cpu->gpu->res->pump

[Moto7451]

If you run the rads in parallel, you'll get less of a pressure drop. Basically, get two Y splitters and setup the system as you normally would a single radiator system, but instead of connecting the input to just one radiator, use a Y tubing adapter to connect that single input to both radiators and another Y adapter to connect both radiators back to the pump (or block depending on if you're CPU -> Rad -> Pump or Pump -> Rad -> CPU).

[citronym]

is this an effective way of cooling it down or should I go with one dual fan rad?
The temp of the water changes very little through the loop, so you don't need a rad between each component. 1 bigger rad will probably have less resistance, and there will be less tubing so flow will be a tiny bit better. In my opinion 1 rad is just better than 2.