AIO upside down or other way (CPU)

By Elite Knight
May 28, 2020 in Custom Loop and Exotic Cooling

Posted May 28, 2020

Hey peeps

Yes my i7-4790 stock with my fixed AIO mounting bracket I fixed is it ok for my CPU cooler to be upside down or is the right side up better

Running Intel burn test in the pic

Pinned CPU at 100%

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Posted May 28, 2020

doesn't matter may people have their pump sideways like that for top mounted rads

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