Maybe this will help, think of it this way:
Most of us overclock for one purpose, to get more for our money and crazy speeds.
Now because most of us do this for gaming....what is the best way for us to "maximize" our gaming fps, scores and etc....
Try running your CPU/GPU at stock speeds and see what kinda score you get (3dmark).
Then leave the GPU at stock speeds and turn your CPU to its max OC.
Then leave the CPU at stock speeds and turn your GPU to its max OC.
I always get more gain from teh overclocked GPU. So in my system and in my opinion in general about this....why not cool yoru GPU first??? SInce it helps in framerate the most.
And besides my loop distance (tubing and etc...) is so small and my flow is moving so fast (or fast enough) that the "cool" water coming off my radiator swirls into my GPU fist and then almost instantaneously to my CPU. I've seen air bubbles in my system go all the way through the entire loop so fast i can't keep up with them.
So what im saying is, in my opinion it doesnt really matter what block you go to fist, CPU OR GPU...but if i had to get that "little bit of nonsense" extra cooler water then it would go to the GPU since i get more fps out of a higher GPU than CPU, it just so happens that my system is better organized for looks, ease of arrangment and flow to have it going into my GPU first. I'm happy with my OC's. Especially my 9800pro @ 475mhz....
thats my $0.02
--Will
Most of us overclock for one purpose, to get more for our money and crazy speeds.
Now because most of us do this for gaming....what is the best way for us to "maximize" our gaming fps, scores and etc....
Try running your CPU/GPU at stock speeds and see what kinda score you get (3dmark).
Then leave the GPU at stock speeds and turn your CPU to its max OC.
Then leave the CPU at stock speeds and turn your GPU to its max OC.
I always get more gain from teh overclocked GPU. So in my system and in my opinion in general about this....why not cool yoru GPU first??? SInce it helps in framerate the most.
And besides my loop distance (tubing and etc...) is so small and my flow is moving so fast (or fast enough) that the "cool" water coming off my radiator swirls into my GPU fist and then almost instantaneously to my CPU. I've seen air bubbles in my system go all the way through the entire loop so fast i can't keep up with them.
So what im saying is, in my opinion it doesnt really matter what block you go to fist, CPU OR GPU...but if i had to get that "little bit of nonsense" extra cooler water then it would go to the GPU since i get more fps out of a higher GPU than CPU, it just so happens that my system is better organized for looks, ease of arrangment and flow to have it going into my GPU first. I'm happy with my OC's. Especially my 9800pro @ 475mhz....
thats my $0.02
--Will