Aio Tubing down or up?

[alidownload141]

Hey guys i just wanted to check if its ok to have the x62 like this? I dunno if its a good thing to have the tubes going down but please let me know if i should flip the Rad to make it better

 

[poopflinger]

Not a good idea. It should be flipped with the tubes coming out of the top of the radiator. If air bubbles form, and they eventually will, they will get trapped at the top of the radiator and reduce the liquid's ability to circulate through the system. With the hoses at the top of the radiator, the air bubbles can't stagnate in the system and cooling is improved.

 

[alidownload141]

Not a good idea. It should be flipped with the tubes coming out of the top of the radiator. If air bubbles form, and they eventually will, they will get trapped at the top of the radiator and reduce the liquid's ability to circulate through the system. With the hoses at the top of the radiator, the air bubbles can't stagnate in the system and cooling is improved.

As soon as you said that i thought i was an idoit so i flipped it

Looks like this now . Hopefully that is better

 

[Gam3r01]

Not a good idea. It should be flipped with the tubes coming out of the top of the radiator. If air bubbles form, and they eventually will, they will get trapped at the top of the radiator and reduce the liquid's ability to circulate through the system. With the hoses at the top of the radiator, the air bubbles can't stagnate in the system and cooling is improved.

Actually, with a CLC it really does not matter all that much.
Even NZXT mounts it tube bottom.
https://www.nzxt.com/ (the first image should have an x62, plus a second rad in front, tubes down)

 

[alidownload141]

Not a good idea. It should be flipped with the tubes coming out of the top of the radiator. If air bubbles form, and they eventually will, they will get trapped at the top of the radiator and reduce the liquid's ability to circulate through the system. With the hoses at the top of the radiator, the air bubbles can't stagnate in the system and cooling is improved.

Actually, with a CLC it really does not matter all that much.
Even NZXT mounts it tube bottom.
https://www.nzxt.com/ (the first image should have an x62, plus a second rad in front, tubes down)

I flipped it anyway just to be on the safe side plus i like the look of it much more

 

[Gam3r01]

Yeah, if you like the way it looks then thats fine, its not going to hurt anything (the unit, or your temps) either way.

A side note, on cable management.
I would suggest routing the fan leads and USB cable around the left side of the chipset heatsink if you can, opposed to over it. Just looks a bit cleaner.

 

[alidownload141]

Yeah, if you like the way it looks then thats fine, its not going to hurt anything (the unit, or your temps) either way.

A side note, on cable management.
I would suggest routing the fan leads and USB cable around the left side of the chipset heatsink if you can, opposed to over it. Just looks a bit cleaner.

Ah i havent even stuck the gpu in , let alone cable mange i just put them there to test the system and its working Will defo fix it those

 

[poopflinger]

I'm pretty sure NZXT says in their manual to mount it with the tubes on top. My understanding is that with this type of radiator, the liquid must flow from one hose, all the way to the other end of the radiator, then back toward the other hose and then back toward the pump. If the radiator is mounted with tubes at the bottom and air bubbles form, and they always do, closed loop or not, then eventually you will have an air pocket at the top of the radiator. This would not allow the water to travel from one side of the radiator to the other and you end up with stagnated water in a loop that should be moving it in a loop. This is just my understanding. I might be wrong.

 

[alidownload141]

I think the second Pic i posted will be fine, no air bubbles will be caught in that plus i saw bitwit from youtube mount it this way so all is good

 

[Gam3r01]

I'm pretty sure NZXT says in their manual to mount it with the tubes on top. My understanding is that with this type of radiator, the liquid must flow from one hose, all the way to the other end of the radiator, then back toward the other hose and then back toward the pump. If the radiator is mounted with tubes at the bottom and air bubbles form, and they always do, closed loop or not, then eventually you will have an air pocket at the top of the radiator. This would not allow the water to travel from one side of the radiator to the other and you end up with stagnated water in a loop that should be moving it in a loop. This is just my understanding. I might be wrong.

Air in the rad wont prevent liquid moving from one side to the other, pressure would inevitably force it over.
Now air in the pump would be a real issue.

 

[jayleonis]

Watching a gamer nexus video he was saying that he always mounts the radiator with tubes on the bottom as its more efficient because gravity will be assisting