Sailin - thanks again. When I got home last night I did some research on "reverse miniscus" and kind of discovered what you meant. When I first saw the word all I remembered was when I tore my miniscus playing baseball and couldn't figure out what the heck that had to do with bleeding a water cooling line
Anyways, when I got home I actually did a hybrid of your idea. First thing was to try and improve tubing flow exiting the rear of the case. Fewer really sharp bends and no kinks (as of yet anyways). Then I refilled the loop to about 3/4 full in the reservoir and actually tipped my computer upwards from the rear at about a 45 degree angle to get most of the radiator slightly above the cpu block - that frickin' case with everything inside/on it is a heavy son-of-a-buck.......
Powered the pump on and off several times - then set everything upright again. Removed the fill plug and let the air bubbles escape - wiped off some foam and topped off the res until it was overflowing into a cup below the radiator (that reverse miniscus thing). Repeated process about five times and the loop is actually pretty darned clear now. And best of all it is silent
Anyway, will probably have to repeat the procedure a few times from now, but that's ok since you enlightened me to the secret. I don't mind doing that 1/2 has much as I hated opening up my old case, having to move cooling lines from the pump, reservoir, blocks etc. just to change a frickin' video card or put in a new sound card.
I really appreciate your help.
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