Hey guys, thx for joining!
Noob in watercooling here and willing to learn!
My loop order is
Res - CPU block - Pump - Rad 120 - GPU block - Rad 240 - Res
Fill port on the res and there is a drain port at the pump outlet.
I would of course have put the res right before the pump if I could, but believe me there is no other option with this setup.
Actually, as I was told wisely, having the CPU block in between doesn't seem to interact anyhow.
I had the drain opened while I started the filling, and water came out as soon as I put some into the res. Doesn't that mean there is pressure head?
Anyway filling/bleeding the loop was done without much trouble.
I am sure there was always water in the pump. Its gurgling sound decreased proportionally to the air going out of the loop.
It is now dead silent at lower speed.
The res did its job of removing bubbles. There are still some trapped in the foam, but from what I see there are slowly going up and gathering at the top. I will do a top off when most of them will be up there.
Other plus of having a res is the fill port and the ability to see the water level.
