Tube routing, I. tube routing – Swiftech H20 120 R3A User Manual
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I. TUBE
ROUTING
The tubing for the water-cooling system must be routed to form a complete loop that includes all elements of the system. When daisy-chaining
components, the simplest and most natural route is usually the best. Always avoid sharp bends that would kink the tubing!
The following table contains examples on how to establish connections between the different elements of a cooling circuit based on multiple
possible configurations. These are guidelines only, and may change depending on the relative position of the components inside your chassis.
From a performance standpoint there is very little performance to be gained from strictly controlling the component sequence: the maximum delta T
(difference in temperature) between any two points of the liquid cooling circuit does not exceed 1ºC. Whenever possible, performance oriented
users will typically want to route the radiator discharge(s) tube(s) to the inlet of the CPU cooler, since the fluid exiting the radiators is always the
coolest.
Devices:
(1) CPU cooler + (1) Radiator + Pump-reservoir assembly
Connect:
Pump discharge to radiator inlet
Radiator discharge to CPU cooler inlet
CPU cooler discharge to reservoir inlet
Alternatively,
Connect
Pump discharge to CPU cooler inlet
CPU cooler discharge to radiator inlet
Radiator discharge to reservoir inlet
Devices
(1) CPU cooler + (1) VGA cooler + (1) Radiator + Pump-reservoir assembly
Connect:
Pump discharge to VGA Cooler inlet
VGA cooler discharge to radiator inlet
Radiator discharge to CPU cooler inlet
CPU cooler discharge to reservoir inlet
Alternatively,
Connect:
Pump discharge to CPU cooler inlet
CPU cooler discharge to VGA cooler inlet
VGA cooler discharge to radiator inlet
Radiator discharge to reservoir inlet
Devices:
(1) CPU cooler + (1) VGA Cooler + (1) chipset Cooler + (1) Radiator + Pump-reservoir assembly
Connect:
Pump discharge to chipset cooler inlet
Chipset cooler discharge to VGA cooler inlet
VGA cooler discharge to radiator inlet
Radiator discharge to CPU cooler inlet
CPU cooler discharge to reservoir inlet
Alternatively,
Connect:
Pump discharge to CPU cooler inlet
CPU cooler discharge to chipset cooler inlet
Chipset cooler discharge to VGA cooler inlet
VGA cooler discharge to radiator inlet
Radiator discharge to reservoir inlet
Devices:
Dual CPU cooler and VGA cooler (SLI) configurations
Connect:
CPU coolers in series: CPU cooler (1) discharge to CPU cooler (2) inlet
VGA coolers in series: VGA cooler (1) discharge to VGA cooler (2) inlet
Devices:
Dual Radiators: A second radiator can be added anywhere in the loop in series with the other components,
for example
Connect
Pump discharge to radiator (1) inlet
Radiator (1) discharge to VGA cooler inlet
VGA Cooler discharge to chipset cooler inlet
Chipset cooler discharge to radiator (2) inlet
Radiator (2) discharge to CPU cooler inlet
CPU cooler discharge to reservoir inlet
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