Quote Originally Posted by sectorix View Post
ok, so im curious ( bare in mind this is my first water cooling build )

1. would a single loop in reverse flow have any effect on the cooling performance ?
2. if 2 loops produce such minor diffrence, why do people bother going multiple loops ?
3. another thing that im considering but want to make sure i dont kill the loop - is adding memory water cooling of 6 slots to this rig.

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Beyond placing the res before the pump (dry pump = dead pump), loop order doesn't matter that much. Keep in mind your loop approximates a closed system and will hit equilibrium pretty quickly... which means you shouldn't see more than a 1-2C temp. difference anywhere in the loop. WC'n the RAM isn't necessary at all... mostly its just done for the "bling". Imo, going dual vs. single loop shouldn't matter too much either (except for cost maybe)... you just need to make sure you have enough pump and rad-age to get the job done.

I'd recommend that you wait for some of the more heavy posters to drop in here and while you're doing that, read up on some wc'n guides and check out the stickies (some of them are pretty old here, but the basic info is still relevant).