order of flow?

[K1134]

i just got a ton of watercooling stuff for cheap.
MAZE4 CPU for a 2500+m
MAZE4 GPU for a 6600gt agp
MAZE4 Chipset Block for an a7n8x-e deluxe
Black Ice Pro Radiator
Hydor L25 Pump
Single 5 1/4" Bay Reservoir
i do have a couple of questions as i am a noob to this.
1: from what i've gathered on the boards here: order = pump -> res -> rad -> CPU -> GPU -> CS -> back to pump. i might have the res -> rad backwards...
2: the res has 3 in/out barbs, and the box of goodies did come with a y splitter. any suggestions on what to do about/with that?
3: is the cs block really going to slow things down since i only have 1 pump and 3 blocks? if its going to be a problem, i'll wont use it...
4: currently, the 2500+m is @2.23ghz on stock air. (202 fsb, 1.75v i think, first try).
i might want to go a little higher, like 2.4 (my goal is 2.666), but if i do, could i watercool both the oc'd cpu and non-oc'd gpu? this is a htpc/experiment comp and it doesn’t stay on for more than 5-6 hrs at a time.

thanks in advance for any answers and help.
k1134

 

[DFI Daishi]

in terms of order, the only important thing is that the res be immediately before the pump, opposite of what you have.

you should put the rest of the components in the order that uses the least amount of tubing, with minimal bending. do not split flow between blocks. it will result in you CPU running hotter than it would with one component after another.

i think that since that rad is already pretty puny, and the stock cooler on the A7N8X is pretty decent, if you replace the stock thermal pad and have some air moving past it, you would come out ahead if you were to leave the chipset block aside.