Which port is the inlet/outlet

[BRiiTASH]

Dumb question but which is the inlet and outlet on this cpu block?

[Enderman]

Middle is in, side is out.

[2FA]

Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

didn't even know that mattered.Since it's just a block of metal I thought either side would work. BTW I run air cooling.

It's more than just a hunk of metal, it has micro-channels on the inside that flow in a specific way.

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

didn't even know that mattered.Since it's just a block of metal I thought either side would work. BTW I run air cooling.

Unlike with air cooling, there is no suction on the fluid, only pressure.

Since the block isn't symmetrical it's designed to perform best with fluid pressure coming in through a specific port.

[BRiiTASH]

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Unlike with air cooling, there is no suction on the fluid, only pressure.

Since the block isn't symmetrical it's designed to perform best with fluid pressure coming in through a specific port.

So its like shoving food in your ass and trying to shit out your mouth.

[W-L]

1 minute ago, BRiiTASH said:

So its like shoving food in your ass and trying to shit out your mouth.

It will work at cooling but lessen performance by a good margin, I've seen a case where flow was backwards and it caused a 10C or so in difference when swapped back around. 

[Mick Naughty]

The instructions clearly state which is which and why. Even little diagrams to help, they donthat with all of their products.