First Setup, advice wanted on loop and positioning

[FrobinRobin]

Hi all,

I just purchased my first watercooling setup, I have a 'spare' CM Stacker 810 which I intend to mod to fit my setup in any way I like!

Parts:
MCP655 Swiftech Pump
Swiftech MCRES Resevoir
Black Ice GTS240 xFlow 2x120 Radiator
Swiftech Apogee GTX
XPSC 1/2" Tubing
AC Ryan RadGrillz
Asus Maximus Formula SE Fuzion Block
*Will be WC the GPU once I upgrade my current card*

Note: I was dissapointed that the Rad doesn't come with tube fittings, so I've got to pay £5 delivery on 2x50p items!

I think my loop will go:

-> CPU ->
Res -> Pump -> Y Connector Chipset -> Y Connector -> Rad
-> GPU ->

Am I cooling too much on a 2x120 rad?? System specs in sig.

I'd also like to know why every seems to mount their Radiator at the bottom of their cases? surely the top would be better?

[KaptCrunch]

forget chipset cooling just res>pump>rad>cpu. correct for rad above WB with res being the top of loop an pump lowest point of loop

[contiki]

Note: I was dissapointed that the Rad doesn't come with tube fittings, so I've got to pay £5 delivery on 2x50p items!


There are few companies here in the UK that will ship for much less then £5 for a couple of fitting. They will just stick them in a jiffy bag and use Royal Mail 1st class.