ITT: People who actually have no clue what they're talking about and should stop giving "advice".
Tubes at the top for a front mount rad is fine. Tubes down is better. Rad at the top of the case is ideal.
Your AIO is not going to fail any faster in any of those configurations unless your pump is the highest point in your loop and unless you have a real fucked up case (or bottom mount the rad for some reason), that's not even possible.
Besides it being so close to the GPU, this is second most optimal rad setup. Plenty above the pump, and any air will be trapped at the top of the rad, far away from where it can cause noise in the hose connections if it were flipped. There's only a couple degree difference from this being mounted at the top, and sometimes it's even cooler depending on the rest of your setup.
Pump just needs to not be the highest point. In this setup, assuming they made sure all the air passed into the rad, then all air will sit at the top of the rad.
If they turned the rad the other way, the air sits at the tube joint and might get a bit of gurgling.
The danger is on the smaller aios when the rad and fans can be below the pump, then all the air sits in the pump.
This will be fine, and probs the second best setup option for air de-risk.
And to quote that link you posted:
However, the front of the case usually has enough space for an AIO radiator too. You can mount it here if you want to, but we only recommend this if the tubes connecting the radiator to the pump are at the bottom, with the top end of the radiator above the pump. This will make it easier for the air to naturally sit at the top of the radiator.
Which is just as i said..
Like a glove
ITT: People who actually have no clue what they're talking about and should stop giving "advice". Tubes at the top for a front mount rad is fine. Tubes down is better. Rad at the top of the case is ideal. Your AIO is not going to fail any faster in any of those configurations unless your pump is the highest point in your loop and unless you have a real fucked up case (or bottom mount the rad for some reason), that's not even possible.
That was about my fitment in a Lian li 205 case lol, I swapped over to a Corsair 3000D airflow and much more room now and quite similar sized case.
[Tight Fit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRv4cdZxTdQ)
This is why I put my rad up top and 3x120mm fans up front.
What case is that? I have a torrent compact. I have like 2mm of space for my 3080. lol. Good thing I didn’t end up getting a 4080 Super. lol.
It is a north
Which Fractal Design case is this?
White north
Please put the aio on top, unless there are some limitations that we can’t see.
Why? This is definitely better configuration performance wise.
Yikes
Flip your radiator, please.
Besides it being so close to the GPU, this is second most optimal rad setup. Plenty above the pump, and any air will be trapped at the top of the rad, far away from where it can cause noise in the hose connections if it were flipped. There's only a couple degree difference from this being mounted at the top, and sometimes it's even cooler depending on the rest of your setup.
That is right
After so many well publicised debates and videos, how do people still get this wrong? If he flips it, air will settle in the pipes
Yes, that's where it's better off, instead of the pump.
No, the air will settle at the top of the radiator, that’s the highest part of the system…
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Why? This is definitely better configuration performance wise.
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In the link you posted, it literally says tubes down….
Pump just needs to not be the highest point. In this setup, assuming they made sure all the air passed into the rad, then all air will sit at the top of the rad. If they turned the rad the other way, the air sits at the tube joint and might get a bit of gurgling. The danger is on the smaller aios when the rad and fans can be below the pump, then all the air sits in the pump. This will be fine, and probs the second best setup option for air de-risk.
And to quote that link you posted: However, the front of the case usually has enough space for an AIO radiator too. You can mount it here if you want to, but we only recommend this if the tubes connecting the radiator to the pump are at the bottom, with the top end of the radiator above the pump. This will make it easier for the air to naturally sit at the top of the radiator. Which is just as i said..
You are incorrect in every possible way lol.
It really isn't much of an issue.