Water cooling the Asus Maximus SE X38

[Talonman]

Okay, I can do pics

Few questions...

Is there anything else I’m going to need for mounting these blocks? I see you talking about a NB backplate and I'm assuming that it’s already on the back of my board with the stock cooling rig, Right?

As I understand it, the MOSFT blocks are the most restrictive of the set. So I’m going to run my MOSFET block in parallel as soon as I get my Tee's from Martinm210. Is this a good idea or a waste of time?

What should my loop order be (please feel free to critique)
Rads> CPU> Res> Pump(s)> GPU> NB> Mosfets> SB> Rads

Will my Artic Silver TIM be good for all the CPU, NB, SB and Mosfet joints?

Glad to hear you can do pics...

Yes, the NB backplate is on the back of your Maximus stock. It actually is pritty well made I think, and has a plastic protector built in on it, so not to short the mobo out. I curently believe the new mounting hardware that comes with our ring will be larger than the stock stuff, so drilling the holes out is my current game plan if everything looks good.

When you say "run my MOSFET block in parallel", do you mean totally seperate loop? I do think CPU> GPU> NB> Mosfets> SB> is allot to put in 1 loop? That would be 6 blocks correct? That may be a wee bit much for 1 loop, but this is my first time water cooling. We need a second opinion here...
If you are talking two loops, I can't speak to the best to seperate the blocks yet.

I think AS5 should be fine for CPU, NB, and SB. Not sure about GPU and MOSFETS....

I like Arctic Silver high-density, ceramic-based thermal compound myself, only as a preference. Both should do fine for us.