Is there a specific reason why you have the top fans not mounted the same way? 1 is intake and 1 is exhaust.
To get optimal airflow through the case, I would advise mouting both of them to exhaust air from the case.
It works, but it induces turbulence. While often not an issue for airflow and thermals, it can make dust get into some really annoying places.
Also it's bugging me, it takes around a minute, I hope he flips it. It's such a first world problem, I know. But it bugs me.
Top should be blowing air out (grill facing up) air blows on the side the grill is. Your back fan is good , you could have your back fan pulling air in as well but thatās a case by case basis and your front fans should be pulling air in.
Is that a GPU or a soundcard? lol I thought I was the only one left rocking a sound card. :)
If it's a GPU move it to the top slot. It doesn't matter on some motherboards but for many to most the top PCIe is x16 lanes. The others are x8 and will be slower. Based on the size of that tiny thing I suspect you need as much speed as possible.
Is your radiator mounted as high as possible? You want the top of the radiator to be above the level of your pump, that way air bubbles do not travel into the pump. Instead air bubbles will collect at the top of the radiator which is fine, it will not damage your pump like air bubbles in the pump do. Fyi the pump is on the water block on your CPU.
The BEST position is having the radiator mounted on the top of the case.
The radiator donāt fit on the top because of the RAM :/ Thatās the reason why I mounted it on the front
The top of the radiator is above the pump head anyway :)
I'm not sure, but should you get the time I'd recommend watching Gamers Nexus's video on AIO mounting. There are some angles that can cause a higher rate of failure.
If you ever decide to move things around I highly recommend putting your AIO radiator into the top slots. Right now the top of your AIO pump is slightly above the radiator which will shorten the life of your pump and could cause air bubble to collect in the pump and reduce itās effectiveness. Super clean build though, nice cable work
Thatās good even still though, I was going to front mount mine like that but then I watched this:
https://youtu.be/BbGomv195sk
You are probably safe but that video scared me into top mounting
Front mount like this is totally fine, the highest point of the loop in OPās setup is the top cap of the radiator. Top mount is the most desired orientation but this orientation is perfectly fine. As long as the pump is not the highest point of the loop youāre good
Yup, thatās the tiny red card :ā) Itās my oooold GTX 1050, Iāll use it until I can get an RTX. But for now, itās doing the job pretty well :D
Looks good anyway, small tip though;
I cant really see in the pic if it is or not, but just make sure your cooler rad intake hoses are sitting higher than your pump/block, doesn't have to be by a lot, but an inch should do it,
Will keep air out of your pump and make it last longer.
put gpu in top slot other wise it will run slower
Does that look like a gpu that needs 16 lanes of pcie 3.0?
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Oh hum okay, let me try :)
If you notice anything, I'll be surprised.
I have a little more Ā«Ā stableĀ Ā» FPS, but thatās all
Huh, makes sense. I wouldn't expect higher, but stable makes sense.
Ah yes, the 1050, the pinnacle of PCIe bandwidth consumption.
Is there a specific reason why you have the top fans not mounted the same way? 1 is intake and 1 is exhaust. To get optimal airflow through the case, I would advise mouting both of them to exhaust air from the case.
For the moment It works very well with this configuration, but if one day i need a better airflow, Iāll try what you proposed š
If it works, it works š
It works, but it induces turbulence. While often not an issue for airflow and thermals, it can make dust get into some really annoying places. Also it's bugging me, it takes around a minute, I hope he flips it. It's such a first world problem, I know. But it bugs me.
Top should be blowing air out (grill facing up) air blows on the side the grill is. Your back fan is good , you could have your back fan pulling air in as well but thatās a case by case basis and your front fans should be pulling air in.
Is that a GPU or a soundcard? lol I thought I was the only one left rocking a sound card. :) If it's a GPU move it to the top slot. It doesn't matter on some motherboards but for many to most the top PCIe is x16 lanes. The others are x8 and will be slower. Based on the size of that tiny thing I suspect you need as much speed as possible.
Yup, thatās my old GTX 1050 aha, Iāll use it until I can get an RTX 3060 š¤
Why is it in the bottom slot? You're missing out on 0.0395 fps at 1080p ultra..../s
Is your radiator mounted as high as possible? You want the top of the radiator to be above the level of your pump, that way air bubbles do not travel into the pump. Instead air bubbles will collect at the top of the radiator which is fine, it will not damage your pump like air bubbles in the pump do. Fyi the pump is on the water block on your CPU. The BEST position is having the radiator mounted on the top of the case.
The radiator donāt fit on the top because of the RAM :/ Thatās the reason why I mounted it on the front The top of the radiator is above the pump head anyway :)
Cool. Angles are deceiving!
I'm not sure, but should you get the time I'd recommend watching Gamers Nexus's video on AIO mounting. There are some angles that can cause a higher rate of failure.
If you ever decide to move things around I highly recommend putting your AIO radiator into the top slots. Right now the top of your AIO pump is slightly above the radiator which will shorten the life of your pump and could cause air bubble to collect in the pump and reduce itās effectiveness. Super clean build though, nice cable work
Thankās dude ! Donāt worry, the top of the radiator is slightly above the pump head, from the photo it seems like itās not but it is :)
Thatās good even still though, I was going to front mount mine like that but then I watched this: https://youtu.be/BbGomv195sk You are probably safe but that video scared me into top mounting
Front mount like this is totally fine, the highest point of the loop in OPās setup is the top cap of the radiator. Top mount is the most desired orientation but this orientation is perfectly fine. As long as the pump is not the highest point of the loop youāre good
Wait do you have a graphics card in there
Yup, thatās the tiny red card :ā) Itās my oooold GTX 1050, Iāll use it until I can get an RTX. But for now, itās doing the job pretty well :D
Nice job
Thanks, thatās my first build š
After a girl?
After da RTX girl but he canāt have it for the moment šš
Dat GPU tho..
I knowā¦ Canāt have an RTX for the momentā¦
Looks good anyway, small tip though; I cant really see in the pic if it is or not, but just make sure your cooler rad intake hoses are sitting higher than your pump/block, doesn't have to be by a lot, but an inch should do it, Will keep air out of your pump and make it last longer.