Best loop for water

[ante_ante]

I recently built some watercooling for my q6600. Now i wonder which loop you think is the best.

Right now i´m using this loop

Pump-Radiator-Cpu-Gpu-Tank-Pump

Or is it better to go for

Pump-Cpu-Gpu-Radiator-Tank-Pump

My setup:
D-tek Fuzion with Quad Nozzle
Swiftech MCR220 ( Fans pulls air through radiator )
Swiftech Micro Res
Swiftech D5
EK RC600 Acetal Gpu
Everything is 1/2"

Maybe later i will install an singel radiator to the system. And is it better to let the fans blow through the radiator instead of pull ??

Hope someone can help me!

[Marci]

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/

Myth: The order of components has a significant impact on temps (eg, the radiator must be before the CPU).

Reality: The order of components makes a difference of less than 0.5ºC in most watercooling systems....

[Pipi]

BUt doesn't the radiator right behind the pump and before the block kill the flow?

[Marci]

No more than it kills flow positioned anywhere else in the loop. It's a loop. Flowrate is constant, regardless of the order of the items within that loop.

[Xilikon]

Just arrange the order so you use the least tubing and easier routing.

[ante_ante]

Thanks for the answers. Do u think a gain some degrees if a connect one singel radiator to the loop also? And how about the fans, is it the best to push or pull thrue the radd ??

[serial099]

Depends on the radiator how much it'll drop temps/limit flow. A single probably won't decrease the temps that much, but it won't hurt, that's for sure. Your second question. From personal experience and reading around here on the forums (and elsewhere) I haven't found anything that says that push or pull is any better. From what I've read, it doesn't make a bit of difference and even putting fans on both sides (push/pull) makes little difference than to have it one way or the other.

[The_Beast]

I like push and pull but to each is own