Where should you install your AIO liquid cooler? The best places tested!
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- Here I'm talking about where you should put your all-in-one CPU cooler's radiator. What's the best placement for it and why does it matter? There are some mistakes you can make when installing your cooler and these errors should be avoided if you want to maximise performance while also minimising risk. So in this video I'm talking about where you should put your radiator but also where not to put it.
I'm also running tests using the NZXT Kraken Elite 280mm all-in-one CPU cooler and the NZXT H7 Flow RGB case. In this video I've set it up in three different ways:
1 - Front mounted with push pull fans (four fans total)
2 - Front mounted with just the NZXT Core fans pulling air
3 - Top mounted with the fans set to exhaust
I wanted to see what the difference was between these settings by running tests. So I used Cinebench R23, Heaven Benchmark and 3D Mark stress tests and benchmarks to put the system under pressure, then I got the temps using HWMonitor.
Now obviously this needs to be taken with a pinch of salt because every system is different, your environment is different and your case and fans will be different too. But I've tested a lot of different all-in-one CPU coolers and have found that top mounting or side mounting is generally best. That said it will depend on the case and the airflow, so it's best to test and see what works for you.
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The question was: why wasn't I subscribed? You've guided me through my rebuild and now re-placement, and Lian-li fan config too! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for subscribing eventually 😂👍🏼🦐
Finally a video that discusses fan direction relating to mounting location. I have glass on two sides of the case. The location that's makes the most sense for my build is side mounting near the front of the case. But I wanted to be sure I was ok flipping the fans around since they need to be intake in that location. Really appreciate your look at fan orientation relative to the radiator. Everyone seems to be exhausting hot PC air through the radiator. It just didn't sit well with me.
Thank you, your videos are always so informative and this was no exception. I usually go with front mounted push/pull because it just felt right to me, but as you said its not always possible and it really depends on your build/case.
Appreciate you.
Great video, thanks for posting.
As im new to AIO's i was wondering about this myself and wanted to test different setups, you just saved me a lot of time
AIO and Fan placement is a hot topic guaranteed to produce some debate. This video shows some options and gives valid reasons for Do's and Dont's ! There is a video titled "Lian Li O11D Evo - Fan Placement" by Kleo Yan that I find very instructive too !
Hot topic. I see what you did there.
1 - Front mounted with push pull fans (four fans total)
C: 78
G: 65
M: 90
H: 77.9
2 - Front mounted with just the NZXT Core fans pulling air
C: 82
G: 66
M: 90
H: 77.4
3 - Top mounted with the fans set to exhaust
C: 88
G: 66
M: 90
H: 77.8
@@JoJ0estar ya man and an end card with this exact information would be nice considering its the only thing this video is about
Thanks For these numbers
Thanks for this. I had no clue what he meant by “push pull” vs “standard”. Didn’t realize the first option employed four fans
I have my Corsair H155i 280mm AIO vertically mounted, in my TT view 71 case. I found it to have the best results. Since my AIO is intaking fresh air from my front 120mm x3 fans. I have a 13600k, OC to 5.5ghz on all Pcores, and i don't go above 58c for gaming.
I've watched a ton of videos about the ideal mounting spots for the AIO and found that the top mounting method was the best one so far. I tried side mounting my AIO but it didn't really make much of a difference temp wise. I debated on doing a push/pull combo but looking around it doesn't really benefit much temp wise for an AIO. Thanks for the informative video either way!
never seen any vid prove top is the best... all say front is best
@@norkris8729 "Radiator mounted at the front with the tube side at the bottom
One good mounting position is to mount the radiator of the cooler at the frontal area of the case interior. The side of the radiator where the tubes connect should be at the bottom, and the pump should be mounted in a position where it is slightly lower than the top of the radiator, where air is captured.
Radiator mounted on top of the case with tubes down
One good mounting position is to place the radiator at the top of the case with the tubes pointing downwards. This ensures the pump is below the radiator and that air will sit at the top of the loop and not be sucked into the tubes."
Almost every video is taken verbatim above......so you can literally do either or........
@@jaded265 radiator at the top of the case with the tubes pointing downwards? As opposed to what?
@@norkris8729th-cam.com/video/DKwA7ygTJn0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ixB5bv_FyENDqlOE
because there is no "best". With radiator on top, you will have better GPU temps, but worse CPU temps. Radiator in front, it's the other way around. Personally I mounted my Arctic Liquid freezer II (280mm version) in the front and it's all good.@@norkris8729
Cheers foe the vid, I have mounted coolers in many positions before but still good to get someone's else's perspective. For me I find little to non difference running the cooler front (tubes at the top higher than cpu) or top. My cpu idles at 60 - 63 ish, I feel that too hot, especially when posts on reddit talk about this cooler 20C lower.
Running h150i, 5900X in a fractal R6. No door on front of case, and open top
I'm currently building up a new system right now (looking at 7950X3D and RTX4070) and this + the Lian Li Uni v2 videos, as well as a few more of your videos, have helped me understand a lot more.
The last time i built a computer was around the time that the Ryzen 2000 series and RX580 were brand new, so i have a lot to learn!
Glad to help!
unless your doing video editor and production i would bump down the cpu to something like a r7 5700x
im a bit late but yeah
that cpu go along with RTX4090 or RX7900xtx only .. u should get i5 Intel or R7 AMD .. personally i use R9 7900x3d+RX7900xtx and i have bottleneck like5% only ( less than6% is fine for multitasking like 3D rendering editting etc )
@@oldschool_bamagatrader99607900x3d doesnt bottleneck 7900xtx. did u use a bottleneck calculator or this is info from ur system?
I'd love to see a video on cable tidying tips. I'm about to try out some 90 degree USB 3 and USB 3.2 headers so the front panel cables go parallels to the motherboard but I'm wondering if there's any downsides (signal issues, reduced power, etc.). Likewise, I'm curious if there any any 90 degree or C shaped connectors for 600w GPU cables since bending them or hitting the glass can be hard on the plug.
Would you be able to a video for the best ait low system in a H9 flow? Appreciate the time you put into your videos!
I'm using 3 exhaust for rad and 1 intake at the back. Planning to add 3 more at the side for intake on my Dynamic Evo case
I appreciate your insights :)
another thing that can affect you is if you have too many exhaust fans and not enough intake fans, the air flow can get slowed. so if you have 3 intake front, 3 exhaust bottom, 2 exhaust radiator top, and 1 exhaust back, the positive pressure can create turbulence with the top exhaust, effectively slowing down the air flow through the radiator.
It would be interesting to see GPU benchmark being done for each of these setups. It makes sense that with the 1st and 2nd setup where CPU radiator got fresh air (as intake) the CPU temp was lower. The question is how would it affect the GPU when it's under heavy load. Ultimately it would be nice to see a CPU+GPU based benchmark which would be close to real life scenario (e.g. gaming).
It makes sense that with the 1st and 2nd setup where CPU radiator got fresh air (as intake) the CPU temp was lower. The question is how would it affect the GPU when it's under heavy load.
GPU is going to be a few degrees more hot when you have the radiator pulling air from outside the case but only in extreme scenarios like running a cpu stress test and gpu stress test. In normal gaming use the cpu is never going to reach high enough temps to affect the gpu.
On the other hand when you have the radiator as exhaust (e.g. top mount) the cpu temps are going to always be higher, even during gaming because the gpu usually is getting hot.
It all comes down to aesthetics. I prefer top mounted radiators just because my pc looks better this way. Hope this helps.
Did you normalize/fix fan speeds? More likely the top mounted build had the 3090 fan running slower. It is also interesting to measure VRM temperatures and inside case air temperature, which are likely better in the top mounted build.
I did install the radiator on my PC in the front with the tubes at the bottom, just as you showed, with just 2 fans pulling air, but I was thinking about adding 2 more fans pushing air to make it a little more efficient, but, it's going to start the rainy season where I live so I don't think it's going to be necessary.
i think water custom loops benefit more from intake radiators and air cooled one from exhaust radiators. i think one front larger rad for gpu and another one on top for cpu, and if you case allows it you can put some fans on the bottom bringing more air.
LOL when I saw this video in my subscription feed, I knew it was in response to the comments in the previous video.
I get sick of those comments but also I know people will want to know this so I thought I'd test while i was also doing other things.
Useful video. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Hope you enjoyed enough to subscribe :)
I have an air cooler 4090. Having my aio top mounted to exhaust is ridiculous lol. Makes my water temps and cpu temps much higher. I just put my 360mm aio to the side for intake and things work out much better. I have the the lian li 011 xl for reference and a 13900k
Great video, nice discussion.
Personally, I'm mounting my new build with the rad on top so I'll be ok.
But I also think criticism of front mount/hoses down is overblown. Wouldn't an easy precautionary step be to flip the case on its side once a month or so and let the pump run for a while? This would tend to force bubbles out of the pump head/water block and into the rad. Then when the case is rotated to its normal position, the bubbles would move to the top of the rad.
Bubbles move to top so if highest point is the top of your rad youre good.
I have a Corsair H170i 420 mm mounted at the front of my Lian Li Meshify III and I am looking at getting the new Corsair Link version but I am unsure as to whether it will fit due to what seems to be an extra protrusion at the top of the radiator for the "link" components.
If I had a dollar for every time I've had to educated someone who didn't comprehend and/or understand What they'd watched in the GN video, and spouted 3rd hand misinformation all over reddit (for example) I'd be able to buy a watercooled 4090.
Yarp
I have a 4090 water cooling system is on the list to do next !
Literally can’t educate someone on Reddit they think they know best despite there being common sense and proof and instructions on how to mount one.
It’s the most painful and frustrating thing.
If I don't care about aesthetics should I have my tubes down? I plan on having a setup similar to yours except the bottom fans, just radiator as intake on the side, exausts at the top and back of the case. Also should I have fans on both sides of the radiator? My case looks similar to a lian li o11.
At @2:23, the AIO is 280mm? Did you had enough space to mount 3 x 140mm in front of the H7 Flow case? Do you reckon in this setup, 2x140mm top exhaust fans will work? I can see you have 3x120mm. I want to buy this case for this combo:
Arctic Freezer II 280, push pull front mount, tubes down.
1 more Arctic F14 in front, blowing air under the shroud
1 exhaust 140mm in the back
2 exhaust 140mm on top
Hello! Im currently building a pc with a 4000d airflow. Im thinking of adding 360mm fans as intake and 280mm fans as top exhaust. Ill be using an air cooler for my 7600x cpu. Does this setup create positive air pressure in the case?? And will the cooling be sufficient for a 7900xt. Thanks!!
Was there a need to put the dust filter on top with the top mounted exhaust setup? Maybe the top mounted setup would have run a little cooler with less impediment?
Hellooooo, Best intro ever. Nice/useful video, thx.
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Hello, I don't know if the previous message came out, I have questions...I wanted to know if this master cooler works for any Ryzen processor and does it not need thermal paste to control the temperature? or does it just set and that's it? Excuse my ignorance but I would like to know.
Hello! first of all congratulations for this video! I have installed my water cooling in the front and i want to use push pulling. I have three more casefuns on top of my tower and one casefun behind. can you please tell me which direction the watercooling fans should face? the front fans of the radiator must give air in the radiotor and the rear fans must extract the air from the radiator into the box; and the rear fan to blow the air out again? finally, should the fans on the top be pushing air down to cool the case or up to blow hot air out? thank you.
Having a great life as directed
Excellent!
Great insight! If I may could I ask for some advice as I'm thinking of building a pc with an AiO in a mATX case and I want it to be as quiet as possible. Therefore I was thinking that a front mount would be better to avoid having any fans on the top as those disproportionally increase noise (don't they?) but this might be a little toasty and in turn increase the fan speed to keep the temps (in general I care more about noise than temps though). Or should I just do a top mount with standard front intake instead (so more fans in total)? Which config do you reckon has a lower noise level while browsing/gaming?
If you want low noise pc, all you need to do pickup low tdp parts, and buy high performance fan, set pwm to below 1.6k, 1k rpm will be the best but your CPU will be slightly hotter, you can't get low noise with high tdp parts and oc, your pc will keep pushing temp
Tubes can also be a problem sometimes, I buyed a silent loop 2 240mm from be quite and planned it mount at top, but tubes are long and hard to bend, it forced me to choose a front mount in fractal design pop air.
I have the fractal design north case with a 7900XTX and so I had to take the front grate with the wood off and mount my radiator and fans to the front on the outside haha
I was under the impression that exhausting through the rad wasn't particularly favourable. Until, I read a reddit post that detailed the benefits and drawbacks.
Supposedly, your cpu will be hotter but your gpu should be slightly cooler and vice versa depending on if you exhaust or intake through the rad.
Not sure how true this is but the guy explained it in a way that sounded logical.
Yeah that’s how it works
correct .. u need to prior one of two >> cpu or gpu .. all cases are designed in aesthetic pattern neglecting the engineer CFM functionality .. i would love to get sponsered by any factory and will design one that outcome the best out of what is been sold out in market nowadays ... this what happen when u ask a marketing guy to design an engineer product.
Nobody's stopping you. Design it, put your ideas out there. @@oldschool_bamagatrader9960
Can we have a list of components for the final build shown please as that looks fire!
Hey so I have a 360mm aio I’m trying to find the best way to set it . Should if I mount it at the top should I push air out and have the front fans pulling air in . Or the opposite have the top fans pulling air in and the front ones pushing air out ?
I did Top Mounted and getting very low temps.. Looks Cleaner as well.
great video bro
many thanks!
I am building a 14700K/4080s system with a beQuiet Shadow 800fx case.
I am going to be using the Arctic Freezer 420 RGB.
My idea was to move the front 3 factory installed 140mm fans in the case which are set as intake, and relocate them to the top as exhaust (the case natively supports 3x140mm fans at the top, just not included), and then put the radiator of the AIO in place of them as the front intake. There is also a spot for a 140mm fan on the bottom, so I will buy an extra light wings fan to put there as intake.
So it will be bottom intake, front intake with 420 radiator, and rear and top exhaust.
This is where I am stuck. Should I even be removing the front fans included with the case? The radiator does fit behind them just fine - the fans are pre installed as 3 intake fans at the front as said, I could add the radiator behind them as an intake also.. Would this work? Or is it better to move them as I suggested above? If I leabe them there I'll need to buy 3 extra fans for the top anyway for exhaust.
all the tests I have seen favour front mount radiator intake to top mount exhaust when it comes to cpu temps and when using an open air GPU, just don't know whether to leave the front case fans where they are or have the radiator fans as the sole air intake mechanism..
TIA!
front or top or back if possible depending on case
I have a Lian Li 011 Air Mini and just purchased a 280 AIO that I'm planning on top mounting. The only problem is I am getting mixed opinions on whether I can top mount a 280 AIO with an ATX mobo in this case. I've never mounted a rad anywhere but on top so i'm trying to do as much research as possible incase I have to mount it in the front. I guess I'll find out in a few hours when I go pick up the AIO.
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I am planing to buy an Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280 but there is not enough space on the top of the case, I am wondering if front mounting would work...?
AIO front or side mounted and top exhaust will give the best results. Top mounted AIO will work with all the heat put out by the GPU, hence your results.
Thank you so much
It's what I was thinking too, but if we do front mounted, the GPU wont take the heat from the AIO?
@@triplocorethis is exactly what i wanted to know , it confuses me , isnt the radiator front mounted blowing hot air inside the case ? I want to change my 120 mm cput cooler that i have on the back exhausting by a 360 mm front mount , but im scared to have issues doing that as i cant mount a 360 on the top having a smaller case
@@WaZarooo Honestly, I chose to use my AIO as an exhaust fan. My logic was that my CPU already has better refrigeration (AIO), while my GPU only has the standard cooling system. So, the GPU would suffer much more from the hot air than the CPU.
@@triplocore this what came to my head aswell , the gpu would suffer more then the cpu while the cpu already has a triple fan radiator colling
So with all the cases you've tried and built in, you're liking the h9 flow for your main system right now?
I'm about to build my first new build in 8 years, but I'm obsessing a little on the case decision
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3:08 What fan model is that? The octagonal?
if my case have alredy fans mounted on the top i have to remove them and place the aio?
How much of this directly translates to having an AIR CPU cooler and an AIO GPU cooler? I am using the Fractal North Mesh case and have had a serious 2 day struggle with getting my system cooled, having to revert the airflow to make it all fit and I am still seriously bothered that my current setup is going to be the downfall of the expense I made (previous system was from 2014).
Your title sent a nasty thought rushing into my tiny, overheated brain. 😂
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Which case is this? I cannot mount my icue H115i into my Corsair Obsidian 650d or the Corsair 400d which Ebuyer told me would easily fit. I'm thiking now I'm gonna have to do some radical mount; missing my MSFS2020, and the warranty clock is ticking on all the new parts.
Old video but, i was just reading some.
Oddly, Corsair themselves on their own "How to Mount a Radiator" say to either do top mount OR Radiator front with Tubes at the bottom and only as a last resort have tubes at the top.
I dont know when they changed their literature, but i remember it being different recommendations.
Its always been that front Rad is warmer GPU temps, slighfly cooler CPU & Top Rad is cooler GPU, slighfly warmer CPU, in general.
I just recently bought a Nzxt Kraken elite 280. I top mounted the rad. My question is, should the aio pump tubes be facing 3 o'clock. Or is it fine having them facing 6 o'clock
One thing I have been wondering is that if you only have a aio as your intake will air still flow into your system?
Bottom mount seems like a bad idea because hot air rises. Top or side mount seems like the best option. Moving the warm/hot air away from the case is the goal.
Not only it will blow hot air into GPU but also air bubbles going into the pomp, destroying pomp overtime.
Is 6 in take 1 exhaust fans idea with 3 120 fans in the front as intake 360mm rad top mounted intake and 1 exhaust 120mm back fan
I don’t see anyone having a top mount as an exhaust but with the fans pulling air, could this be cause it’s not a good configuration? I can see the benefit of it being easier to clean dirt/dust buildup.
Just to add to the Air Bubble Problem:
While diffusion takes a few years yes, you should not forget that there is *always* some air already in the AiO and it needs to be there.
So having the pump running on air or partially so, can start right from the beginning, if you bottom mount it.
Also most Asetek based AiOs dont allow it, but non Asetek,
like BeQuiet with the Silent Loop 2 or Alphacool with the Eisbär Aurora or my actual PL360 Flux 30th AE from Cooler Master (top mounted in a H500M) allow for refilling of some liquid if the need arises.
side fans are intake if radiator on top?. also tubes down?
I got a question should I get the same liquid cooler brand as my other fans
I always placed my 240 aio on top like 6:00 but this time i placed the fans on the top of rad in pull config and i noticed 4 degrees lower temps on full load. Interesting.
Is it true that top mounted radiator will run cpu warmer rather than on the side for example on lian li o11 dynamic evo?
I believe so, as the GPU heat will cause the CPU to get warm. So it depends on what you want, cooler CPU? Front or side mount as intake for the AIO
you can bottom mount if the block is in the rad. really depends on where your rad is.
What's that "air" case at 8:20? It's a setup I'm looking for.
Hi i have a problem the psu to motherboard cable is in the way of the AIO how do i fix?
My Temparture missing from the AIO, any suggestion?
Actually I changed my AIO into the front with a push & pull and it optimized my CPU temps a lot. Needed to know that I use my pc for work and CPU rendering
Having Cooler Master HAF 700 with plenty of air and ... space because it's huge case my 360mm arctic AIO rad is on top, no problems at all.. No matter what i do on my pc it's cool.. Just get good pc case with good airflow and no problems...I like more performance than to be "cute", for me cute is when i see lower temps on my screen, not a box with colors.. ^^ Personal preference i guess..
I have a question. What about AIOs like the Fractal Lumen with the pump integrated into the radiator? would it still be okay to top mount? they do it in all their advertisements but it wouldn't be the first company to advertise improper mounting of their product ever...
Anyone know cases that can fit the artic freezer ii 420 top mounted? Preferably white
Front mount tubes down here. Mt only doubt was pump tubes left or right (mine is left)
so basically if you have the chance to put your AIO side mounted is your best option?
does aio pump's tube orientation matters?
Where i have to plug in water cooler i have 280mm arctic aio_fan or cpu_fan
i mounted my aio in my phantec case on top with the 2 fans running a i9 14900k keeping cpu cool enough,, i dont like mounting in front because of the hoses ,, instaling like new video card or other items
Does it matter where the tubes are (right or left)?
Wouldn't the best configuration be having the tubes come out of the top of the block and the rad on top?
The kraken elite 280 AIO looks really cool and quite slick I might add although granted if it's down by your feet how you gonna enjoy the GIFs you put on it? You might not be able to see it
X series...
@@pishpisholololo what?
A simple graph comparing different setup would have higher reach for your video
Assuming I'd know how to do "simple" graphs in video assets
That last PC case, where was the power supply?
Last time In learned about pump is it os supposed to bring liquid to a higher level. So i don’t see a reason to put the fans under
It's important to note that if you live in space, you can fit the AIO at the bottom due to no gravity.
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i want to know, if I only had 3 120mm intake front fans, but the 2 fan 240mm AIO exhausting, would that work??
Possible but depends on your CPU. Worth testing yourself
When you have it top mounted, you are using the warm air already in the system for the radiator fans. That's why its hotter compared to when you have it vertically mounted in the front, which is drawing cooler air from outside the case.
I came to this video because I noticed my top-mounted rad was spitting out tonnes of hot air but the rear exhaust was actually cool air. This was during gaming and every load I threw at it. I was considering flipping the fan and making it an intake as well..!?
Corsair 4000D with a 240mm AIO top mounted, 3 intake and 1 rear exhaust.
Somebody suggested to run the AIO at the front which I might consider doing but I can't be bothered unless there's a huge gain to be had. Considering the AIO gets almost direct cool air anyway from the 2 upper fans at the front, I didn't think it was even worth it.
@@griffin1366 Hot air will rise up. For your current setup, its quite common to feel most of your hot air exhaust at the top while your single rear exhausts cooler air out the back. If you change your fan setup, just make sure you have neutral air pressure or positive air pressure, never do negative air pressure.
@@griffin1366 If you move the AIO to the front and draw cool air from outside the case then your CPU might drop 3-5c but now your GPU might get a bit warmer because you're exhausting your radiator air into your case.
@@tankerock I'm going to test it today. No idea what to expect. My biggest concern is RAM temps actually but this might help.
GPU runs at 40-45C depending on the game (130-200W, RTX 2080).
I was worried about negative pressure so I might just have 2 exhaust fans (1 rear, other top-rear about the motherboard etc.)
@@griffin1366 Your ram should be fine. But many people are concerned with their M.2 drives these days but there are heatsinks and thermal pads you can buy for that. Good luck with the changes, let me know how it goes when you're done.
I knew that the top would be hotter.. i mean hot air rises, so it's going to go right up to the rad. I've always set mine on the front or side.. brings in cool air all the time.
At top 100%
Can anyone help me find a “140mm Radiator AIO” ???
I have a Nzxt H1 mini and all it can take is 140mm but I can’t find them anywhere. They’re all sold out.
I’d really appreciate it!
thanks
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not sure why the NZXT cam software is not detecting the cooling to control the lcd display panel. The Rgb lightings are detected and can be controlled. Please help
Have you connected the USB from the pump to the motherboard.
@@TheProvokedPrawn yes the both Usbs are connected to the motherboard via the nzxt splitter. The lcd is also running and I can read the cpu temperature but the component is not detected in the Computer. I checked both device manager and the Nzxt cam software as well. It does not detect/show up anything.
Hello Sir we can side mount the radiator at the right in H9 elite is it recommended bu default, as the top is covered by glass without any issue
My Case is too small for a big AIO, so I was thinking of cutting a hole in the top so I could put it outside on the top, 3d print a standoff.
I dont like bottom fans too much dust gets inside the system filters or not as dust already free flowing in the atmophere heavy dust always at the bottom of the the case
If i mount it at the Front should The fans Be Intake?
Yes
This video has been helpful in many ways, but the biggest issue I'm having is I'm getting confused by the numbers. The case says "up to 360", the AIO has "360" in it's name, but when I check the radiator dimensions, it's _larger_ than 360! How do I make sure it's _actually_ 360? Or does 360 in the name mean I can use it in a case that says "up to 360"?
Yes
@@TheProvokedPrawn Thank you! Now just need to finish saving and get started.
The "360" is a reference to the fan size. A "360 AIO" is referring to a radiator which can hold three 120 mm fans which totals to "360" (120+120+120=360) This is the same for all AIO's.
front is the best part
thanks for the vid!, proves i was right, but u forgot the "best 'normal' setup": front push
Thats like so perfectionist.... Its like complaining about iphone nodge head .... Ur pc will broke in number of other way but it dont have to be cooling related
What case is 8:20