CPU first or Vid Card First?

[magda]

I'm renovating my watercooling accessories. In all my loops I cooled the CPU first, then the vid card.
But with this new accessories and the placement of my pump, I have a more direct loop If I start cooling the vid card first and the CPU second.

Do you have experience cooling the vid card first? Would the water be "too hot" for the CPU? My CPU is not OC btw
I have a D5 pump and a 480 radiator / XSPC Raystorm / Custom EK Vid card block

 

[Dan_D]

It doesn't really matter. The water temperature will equalize after a short time.

 

[THRESHIN]

I second that. The inlet and outlet temperatures of the water blocks will only differ by a few degrees.

If you want to be super meticulous put the part you want to receive more cooling first. It won't make much difference, but hey why not. Same reason I plumbed my system so that the pump outlet goes straight to the rad. Pumps make heat. It's completely sweet F.A., but I felt better about it for some reason.

 

[havoc lingers]

I have a D5 pump and a 480 radiator / XSPC Raystorm / Custom EK Vid card block

Can you show how this looks like?

 

[magda]

Can you show how this looks like?

Sure, when I'm done installing all that stuff. New case, new tubing and not too much time to tinker with it...

 

[Gideon]

I cool my cpu first since it runs warmer then a gpu.

 

[Catsonar]

I have always cooled CPU first then the GPU. It's marginal that the outlet of one component would warm the water enough to effect the other component.