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Dual Radiator question, Series or Paralell?
Ok so ive never watercooled and am a noob at it so if i say anything stupid and offend anyone, im sorry.
My system. (A work in progress)
Intel Q6600
Nvidia 8600GT
2gb HyperX pc2-9200
Asus P5k
Antec New Solution Case super mid tower
Thermaltake toughpower 750
so the first question I have is about routing the water line. my case only has one 120mm fan connection and it is on the back so i don't think I can run a 240 or 320mm radiator. (If theres a solution to this problem let me know!) So I decided 2 120mm radiators one off the back fan and then run the other off a side 80mm vent with an adapter. (again, let me know if this is a good idea or not). So to the question, would it be better to run the radiators in parallel or series?
Example
Series=
Pump->waterblock->Y Splitter->Rad1->Ysplitter->Resivoir
______________________^->Rad 2->^
or parallel
Pump->waterblock->Rad1->Rad2->Resivoir
Any help on the subject would be greatly appreciated, I could not find anywhere online information about this matter
Also what would a good radiator/fan setup be? im looking for a balance of performance and noise anything kinda in the middle would be awesome
Ok so ive never watercooled and am a noob at it so if i say anything stupid and offend anyone, im sorry.
My system. (A work in progress)
Intel Q6600
Nvidia 8600GT
2gb HyperX pc2-9200
Asus P5k
Antec New Solution Case super mid tower
Thermaltake toughpower 750
so the first question I have is about routing the water line. my case only has one 120mm fan connection and it is on the back so i don't think I can run a 240 or 320mm radiator. (If theres a solution to this problem let me know!) So I decided 2 120mm radiators one off the back fan and then run the other off a side 80mm vent with an adapter. (again, let me know if this is a good idea or not). So to the question, would it be better to run the radiators in parallel or series?
Example
Series=
Pump->waterblock->Y Splitter->Rad1->Ysplitter->Resivoir
______________________^->Rad 2->^
or parallel
Pump->waterblock->Rad1->Rad2->Resivoir
Any help on the subject would be greatly appreciated, I could not find anywhere online information about this matter
Also what would a good radiator/fan setup be? im looking for a balance of performance and noise anything kinda in the middle would be awesome
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