NZXT AIOs

[OmniKight]

I've been wanting to get a an nzxt aio, but I've seen a lot of posts on reddit saying that their pumps are failing after a short amount of time and I'm worried that mine will also fail. I was just wondering if the majority of them are normal and work fine or if they are actually failing. I know most aios use asetek pumps so if the nzxt ones aren't reliable which company should I go with instead? 

[SquintyG33Rs]

just don't be an idiot and install it upside down then your pump won't die. tubes go at the bottom of the radiator because GRAVITY

[Votivee]

Don't really know anything about NZXT's AIO's in particular, but I currently have a CoolerMaster AIO that has been running strong and quiet for roughly 2 1/2 years now (Also has a 5 year warranty).

 

Other than that, I know Corsair makes a pretty popular AIO cooler

[Tsuki]

its still an asetek cooler. most of them are. so they perform basically the same, the failure rate is basically the same.

it doesnt matter which brand or cooler you buy, unless you specifically look for one that isnt asetek

[Enderman]

16 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

just don't be an idiot and install it upside down then your pump won't die. tubes go at the bottom of the radiator because GRAVITY

AIOs can be mounted in any orientation.

It doesn't matter where gravity is because they are filled with water.

[Jade]

23 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

just don't be an idiot and install it upside down then your pump won't die. tubes go at the bottom of the radiator because GRAVITY

Arguing the implied stupidity. My X61 is mounted tubes up and works fine, even a year later. 

[SquintyG33Rs]

2 hours ago, Enderman said:

AIOs can be mounted in any orientation.

It doesn't matter where gravity is because they are filled with water.

 

1 hour ago, Jade said:

Arguing the implied stupidity. My X61 is mounted tubes up and works fine, even a year later. 

yeah sure now wait between the two. permeation is a real thing that happens, and then your pump will seem to be the failing reason even if your AIO would have kept performing the same for years more if you didn't do this. either way AIO are not a long term cooling solution. it won't last you more than 5 years (and don't tell me yours did, it's on it's deathrow).

[Enderman]

30 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

yeah sure now wait between the two. permeation is a real thing that happens, and then your pump will seem to be the failing reason even if your AIO would have kept performing the same for years more if you didn't do this. either way AIO are not a long term cooling solution. it won't last you more than 5 years (and don't tell me yours did, it's on it's deathrow).

There's not going to be any more permeation whether the tubing is coming out the top of the bottom of the radiator.

The water level is still going to be high enough to not draw air into the pump.

Even if it did lower, it would be better to have the tubing at the top because there is more space there between the inlets/outlets and the top of the radiator where air can get easily trapped.

The bottom of the radiator is very small and it's hard to trap air there, it just recirculates.