Question Radiator doesn't fit properly in the case ?

[Elliah246]

By now everyone should know that radiators should be mounted to the top only.
The Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 only fits into the Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower case sideways.
Should i swap out the cooler for the 280 version or find a new case? But which one?
CPU is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8C/16T.
I don't know about the temps of this CPU but it's logical a 360 radiator would lower them.

 

[CountMike]

By now everyone should know that radiators should be mounted to the top only.
The Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 does only fit into the CaseCorsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower sideways.
Should i swap out the cooler for the 280 version or find a new case? But which one?
CPU is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8C/16T, don't know about the temps of this processor but its logical a 360 radiator would lower temps.

What do you mean by "everyone should know that radiators should be mounted to the top only." ? Why ???
That's not true at all, actually front or side mount is preferable for CPU cooling as it brings cooler outside air in.

 

[Elliah246]

What do you mean by "everyone should know that radiators should be mounted to the top only." ? Why ???
That's not true at all, actually front or side mount is preferable for CPU cooling as it brings cooler outside air in.

It is true.
This news is 4 years old...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbGomv195sk

 

[dwd999]

Um, how about asking the manufacturer. If you look at Arctic's website, the support page, the Manual, where it describes Preparation, there are drawings of each of the mounting positions with checkmarks for those that are acceptable. Only the radiator on the bottom of the case has a negative X mark. The front mount has a positive check mark, especially with the tubes on the bottom. Even the tubes on the top has a check mark with a note that it may cause "Risk of bubbling noise".

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 - User Manual

Get your ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 user manual. Detailed explanation with coloured schematics, photos, animations and videos.

support.arctic.de

https://support.arctic.de/products/...aration/x003.jpg.pagespeed.ic.KDn1jXhbf5.webp

Please stop linking to junk on Youtube; its insulting to the rest of us who read the manuals and review all of the content on the manufacturer's website.

 

[CountMike]

It is true.
This news is 4 years old...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbGomv195sk

That's about mounting radiator so pump doesn't end up with air pocket and tube orientation in the radiator. What is most important is that pump always has to be bellow lowest fluid level. It has nothing to do with cooling efficiency.
For cooling efficiency, most important is delta or difference in temperatures in the exchange. Higher delta is, better cooling is. So for a radiator, higher delta of air and liquid temperature is preferable and that means supplying as cool air as possible. That certainly isn't inside the case which could be 5-10c higher than room temperature.

 

[Elliah246]

Um, how about asking the manufacturer. If you look at Arctic's website, the support page, the Manual, where it describes Preparation, there are drawings of each of the mounting positions with checkmarks for those that are acceptable. Only the radiator on the bottom of the case has a negative X mark. The front mount has a positive check mark, especially with the tubes on the bottom. Even the tubes on the top has a check mark with a note that it may cause "Risk of bubbling noise".

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 - User Manual

Get your ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 user manual. Detailed explanation with coloured schematics, photos, animations and videos.

support.arctic.de

https://support.arctic.de/products/...aration/x003.jpg.pagespeed.ic.KDn1jXhbf5.webp

Please stop linking to junk on Youtube; its insulting to the rest of us who read the manuals and review all of the content on the manufacturer's website.

gamersnexus certainly isn't junk.

 

[Elliah246]

That's about mounting radiator so pump doesn't end up with air pocket and tube orientation in the radiator. What is most important is that pump always has to be bellow lowest fluid level. It has nothing to do with cooling efficiency.
For cooling efficiency, most important is delta or difference in temperatures in the exchange. Higher delta is, better cooling is. So for a radiator, higher delta of air and liquid temperature is preferable and that means supplying as cool air as possible. That certainly isn't inside the case which could be 5-10c higher than room temperature.

You're right

 

[CountMike]

You're right

You can never be wrong by understanding laws of physics.

 

[Phaaze88]

By now everyone should know that radiators should be mounted to the top only.

Pump-in-radiator design disagrees.
Folks sent them to early graves.

The Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 only fits into the Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower case sideways.
Should i swap out the cooler for the 280 version or find a new case? But which one?
CPU is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8C/16T.
I don't know about the temps of this CPU but it's logical a 360 radiator would lower them.

How about trying it out first and seeing the results, before jumping the gun?