I am looking to venture into the easy man's world of water cooling, and I began looking at the AIO/CLC setups that are available. I stumbled across the EK Predator and thought that it might be what I was looking for, but then I saw their documentation which tells you not to mount it so that the block is above the pump/radiator combo. I contacted EK directly and they confirmed that the pump in both the Predator 240 and 360 is not powerful enough to provide adequate cooling when mounted below the CPU block.
I've been looking at other AIO/CLC 240/360 setups for just the CPU, but they don't seem to be specifying whether or not they can be mounted below the point where the CPU block will sit.
Is this an unspoken rule of not being able to mount a CPU block above a (seemingly) weak pump that is integrated into these AIO/CLC setups? Am I stuck contacting every manufacturer to see what they recommend for their particular unit? Might it be because these AIO/CLC setups may have air bubbles in them which are going to sit at the highest point (the CPU block in my case) and mess with the temps?
For reference, I'll be mounting this into an In Win S-Frame, which has its own bracket at the bottom of the chassis for mounting fans/radiator(s), so I'm pretty locked in to this location. Images: 1 / 2 / 3
Thanks!
I've been looking at other AIO/CLC 240/360 setups for just the CPU, but they don't seem to be specifying whether or not they can be mounted below the point where the CPU block will sit.
Is this an unspoken rule of not being able to mount a CPU block above a (seemingly) weak pump that is integrated into these AIO/CLC setups? Am I stuck contacting every manufacturer to see what they recommend for their particular unit? Might it be because these AIO/CLC setups may have air bubbles in them which are going to sit at the highest point (the CPU block in my case) and mess with the temps?
For reference, I'll be mounting this into an In Win S-Frame, which has its own bracket at the bottom of the chassis for mounting fans/radiator(s), so I'm pretty locked in to this location. Images: 1 / 2 / 3
Thanks!