[SOLVED] Arctic Liquid Freezer II installation + XPG Battlecruiser

[edpark]

Hello, I'm new to AIO coolers and about to set up an XPG Battlecruiser case with the Arctic cooler on the top mount. To my understanding, the Arctic by default is set up to push air; are there any issues with having the exhaust push (up in the direction of the ceiling) right in to the glass top of the case? I'm unsure whether there's enough room for the hot air to vent out even though XPG left a bit of a gap along the top..

 

[rubix_1011]

Without knowing how much venting is available at the top, this might be OK, but it also might not - this just depends, which is hard to say.

In looking at product images and reviews, it looks like it might be adequate for this setup. The gap looks similar to how my Thermaltake Lvl 20 VT case is - glass ceiling, but there is an approx 1 cm air gap which works just fine unless I hit some very high CPU + GPU thermal loads in my watercooling loop...something like Folding at Home or the like where both are under heavy utilization.

Normal use - no issue.

 

[edpark]

Without knowing how much venting is available at the top, this might be OK, but it also might not - this just depends, which is hard to say.

In looking at product images and reviews, it looks like it might be adequate for this setup. The gap looks similar to how my Thermaltake Lvl 20 VT case is - glass ceiling, but there is an approx 1 cm air gap which works just fine unless I hit some very high CPU + GPU thermal loads in my watercooling loop...something like Folding at Home or the like where both are under heavy utilization.

Normal use - no issue.

Ok, very good to know for comparison; thanks for your input!