AIO Radiator hoses bending

[plissk]

In a front mounted AIO radiator configuration, I was wondering what ppl's thoughts are on how much difference a severe bend angle of the hoses makes on the performance and longevity of the radiator. I have read that the less bend there is the better in terms of coolant flow but when I look at photos of builds, the hoses often look really badly bent (but not folded), especially in more compact or shorter cases. Some hoses seem to be more flexible than others, and the Corsair hoses I have on my H115i radiator seem very stiff and so I am not keen to have too much bend as I feel it might put excessive pressure on the connection at both ends. Any thoughts?

 

[faalin]

As long as the hose isnt kinked it shouldnt make a difference, the hoses are barbed with a little compression collar around it so the hose shouldnt pop off. Unless your flexing the hoses back and forth to weaken the joint it should hurt it at all, once the system is up and running it will warm up the tube and relax it a little as well.

 

[plissk]

Thanks very much for the input! I guess if they hoses are quite curved then the main considerations are likely then that they don't push too much against the side panel of the case and/or it isn't too difficult to install the radiator in a push configuration in the first place with the hoses making it hard to press it flush with the brackets.