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For cooling it does not really matter. It will cool your cpu in any position. On back or on top. 

What do you mean by .. 'untop'?

Are you referring to the tubing?

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For cooling it does not really matter. It will cool your cpu in any position. On back or on top. 

CPU: Intel I7 4790K 4.8 Ghz || Mobo: ASUS ROG Maximus Hero 6 Z87 || Ram: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB 1600 Mhz || GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Ti STRIX || Storage: 2 x SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB RAID 0 HDD Western Digital 1 TB Black || PSU: Corsair AX 860 watt || Cooling: 2 x AF 140mm (front), 2 AF120 Blue LED (bottom and back), 2 SP120 (top on radiator) ||  CPU cooler: Corsair H100i GTX || Case: Corsair obsidian 750D <3 <3 <3 

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I posted a picture from my phone maybe it didnt work. :/

I mean like will the radiator work too hard when it makes the water go against gravity

No it wont. Its full of water. Its a closed loop so dont worry about it. 

CPU: Intel I7 4790K 4.8 Ghz || Mobo: ASUS ROG Maximus Hero 6 Z87 || Ram: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB 1600 Mhz || GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Ti STRIX || Storage: 2 x SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB RAID 0 HDD Western Digital 1 TB Black || PSU: Corsair AX 860 watt || Cooling: 2 x AF 140mm (front), 2 AF120 Blue LED (bottom and back), 2 SP120 (top on radiator) ||  CPU cooler: Corsair H100i GTX || Case: Corsair obsidian 750D <3 <3 <3 

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or you could do a ghetto mount it on top of a mouse-pad box like me (i was cleaning off fans and the rad and got lazy and didnt put it back in for a few days lmao) 

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