I'm getting ready to start my first venture into water cooling, so I'm scoping out some parts for a cooling loop, and I've got a few questions I hope someone can answer.
1. Lots of parts seem to accept/use tubing of different widths. Is there a good reason to use tubes of greater/lesser inner diameter? Does it matter if I mix and match? I.e. Can I use a water black with 1/2" inner diameter tubing with a radiator of 3/8" tubing and a pump with 1/4" tubing?
2. Water becomes hotter for each component that it cools before going to the radiator - is it practical to have multiple radiators in the cooling loop? I.e. pump->cpu->chipset->radiator->videocard->videocard->radiator->reservoir->pump? Or would it be better to just have a second pump/reservoir and make a second loop?
2.5 Does it make enough of a difference that it'd make sense to have an intermediate radiator?
3. Does the length of the tubing make any difference, aside from needing a larger reservoir? I'd like to make the cooler be external, so the tubing would need to be a little longer than normal.
Thanks
Turumbar
1. Lots of parts seem to accept/use tubing of different widths. Is there a good reason to use tubes of greater/lesser inner diameter? Does it matter if I mix and match? I.e. Can I use a water black with 1/2" inner diameter tubing with a radiator of 3/8" tubing and a pump with 1/4" tubing?
2. Water becomes hotter for each component that it cools before going to the radiator - is it practical to have multiple radiators in the cooling loop? I.e. pump->cpu->chipset->radiator->videocard->videocard->radiator->reservoir->pump? Or would it be better to just have a second pump/reservoir and make a second loop?
2.5 Does it make enough of a difference that it'd make sense to have an intermediate radiator?
3. Does the length of the tubing make any difference, aside from needing a larger reservoir? I'd like to make the cooler be external, so the tubing would need to be a little longer than normal.
Thanks
Turumbar