Gamers Nexus video on improper AIO installation?
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glad i watched this before starting my build tomorrow, I was going to put my radiator on the rear of my 011 but its definitely going in the top now.
I recall an off the cuff comment Steve made regarding cooler orientation and rad ups and downs in a previous video, the barbs at the bottom bit, and it stuck with me when building my current rig.
Else I would likely have placed it the other way round.
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Regarding air rising, the effect is utterly minimal compared to the fan moving the air. Think about how much air you feel coming through a fan compared to how much air you feel rising of a slightly warm radiator.
Personally I'd stick a dual fan rad in the top as intake, then have the normal exhaust in the back. Use the front intakes towards the bottom of the case for the GPU and remove the slot covers to allow for the air to get out.
Personally I'd stick a dual fan rad in the top as intake, then have the normal exhaust in the back. Use the front intakes towards the bottom of the case for the GPU and remove the slot covers to allow for the air to get out.
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Sorry to bump an older thread, but want to ask: I see what GN is saying about the radiators, but does the pump/block need to be oriented in any particular way? Should the tubes coming out of the block be facing down as well, or can they be coming out the top?
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As long as there's fluid going into the pump and no way for air bubbles to get caught up in it during normal operation (and the cold place covers your component correctly) then you're fine in whichever orientation works for you. Aesthetically some units might lead you to a certain way round due to logos/displays etc.
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Great thank you! In my new SFF build, the 240 radiator is mounted to the top of the case. The block can be rotated either pointing "down" or "up", and I was curious if either was better for long term health of the whole unit.
My thinking was... if tubes are coming out South end of the block, then gravity can help with liquid flow and it doesn't tax the pump as much? On the other hand, with tubes coming from the North side, gravity can help pull the liquid down into the pump and fully flood the chamber
Maybe I'm not making any sense, haha.
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Trapped air tends to find it's way to the highest point of the loop.
Hence a front or rear mounted rad with the barbs located at the top isn't optimal.
It can potentially be noisy and starve the pump of a constant flow of coolant.
I tend to top/roof mount my rads when at all possible, as front mounted rads with the barbs at the bottom just looks awful to be honest.
Plus you don't really want the pump/cpu block being the highest point of the loop either.
Gravity naturally wins, so best to roll with it and not fight it.
Hence a front or rear mounted rad with the barbs located at the top isn't optimal.
It can potentially be noisy and starve the pump of a constant flow of coolant.
I tend to top/roof mount my rads when at all possible, as front mounted rads with the barbs at the bottom just looks awful to be honest.
Plus you don't really want the pump/cpu block being the highest point of the loop either.
Gravity naturally wins, so best to roll with it and not fight it.
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mounting everything so that bubbles can't get trapped in the pump is advisable. if you can mount the block/pump so that the tubes come out the top and stay above the block. no air can become trapped in there.
it makes no difference to flow however you mount it. it's a closed loop.
it makes no difference to flow however you mount it. it's a closed loop.