Additional information on proper AIO Mount orientation: ru-vid.com3hOZjGw7SaM Got more questions? Lets talk tech & PC building stuff over on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/CoalitionChris (live every friday at 8pm pacific, sometimes on other days)
Why do I see some people that do top mounts they mount the fans the opposite way from what you did which would be intake. Like I noticed inside my instructions for my H115i it shows to mount the fans intake side towards the bottom of the case for best performance.
Thank you for covering the little things like which direction is which on the fan and showing how deeply seated that breakaway cord needs to be. I spent hours trying to get one of those installed based on the instructions last night. After finding your video I got it working in about 20 minutes.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I've been stuck trying to find someone who mentions that breakout cable for so long!!! I really appreciate the detail you went into!
@@PotatoesRnice haha some people don’t have the brain capacity to read they need to be babied and have someone tell them so in the end they really don’t need to do jack shit
@Artemis Prime hi, explain by right part? Right aio for your cpu? And I remember spending a couple hours just to realize that I was screwing in something wrong lol.
Thanks for the video! This was the main part I was concerened about when building a new PC and is often the part skipped over (or sped up) by the hundreds of other PC builder videos I have seen!
You have no idea how much this helped! I wanted to mount it on the top but my case doesn't have room so I had to go to the front. And since the instructions aren't clear on whether to have the fans inside or out I searched forever and stumbled across this beaut. Thank you!
Fantastic presentation, went through the basics nice and slow ... easy to learn from this. Now all that I have to do is to determine if you can plug in a 3-pin connector labelled "motherboard" from the water block to a 4-pin AIO_PUMP header without smoking something.
That should specifically be covered in the manual but yes, I believe the labelled motherboard should plug into any fan header (4 pin or 3 pin) without any risk
Bravo! This video is exactly what I needed to see. I just bought a NZXT Kraken X53 and was searching how to mount the radiator TOP with the fans in PUSH orientation. It looks like all the necessary hardware for this [top radiator][fans push] orientation is provided in the kit. Thanks a mil!
Just came across your video. And loved the way you take the time to explain in detail and clear voice about what has to be done and how. Definitely a new sub. Thank you
I asked for a video on replacing a video card. I am upgrading my two sons computer from a 1050ti to a RTX2060 Super SC. I know there are lots of videos out there that tell you how to do it, but I want a video from a pro that I can trust. I need to know when to uninstall drivers and install the new ones. Thanks guys... You guys rock!!!
@@CoalitionGaming the GPU upgrade vid needs to be out before Christmas..... Look at how many people are getting them right now! You can't buy them! God Bless Guys!
@@whittemamba4917 didnt go with this in the end, went with a different company arctic and the radiator is thick as fuck amazing thermals. 9900k hardly touches 40 degrees lol
Thank you thank you thank you! This video was super helpful, way better than looking at a manual I don't understand.. You even helped me before i bought the AIO so i could see if the cooler is compatible with my micro ATX motherboard.. Thanks so much for this video!
Always thought you need the hoses connecting to the rad need to be higher than the pump so no air bubbles will ever get caught in the pump which will cause it to fail.
Mine is mounted in front w hoses on top after a year and a half of having my pc I heard bubbles recently and now red light on mother board by CPU and CPU temps were really hot so I’m assuming my aio broke which is why I’m watching this video 😑
thank you for this video!! I had one question: what is the reasoning behind putting the radiator fans as exhaust when top-mounted? Would there be weight problems with the radiator being suspended from the fans? Or is it just preference? or something else?
This helped me so much! Thank you so much!!! This is my first time installing something like this to my pc and since I am new to pc building and such this helped so much! It turned on and worked first try! Edit: Hey where do you plug in the fan header on the motherboard cause I kinda messed that up and I can’t configure the fan speed!
Great video, loved it and showed me what to expect when it arrives, now my motherboard has a non removeable backplate b550 tomahawk, but it sounds like this should not be an issue. The other other thing i noticed is you said that you took cooler back off then turned cables, this is not a problem for most people, however those of us that run 4 sticks of ram 4x16 will encounter an issue with A1 not fitting, in that scenario the tubes would need to be pointed down and then the display easily corrected in the software! Great video though, love it!
Switched from a Wraith Prism to Msi 240r Aio ( $100.- Ny bucks ) = Night & Day with my R7-3700x @ 4.5ghz with Temps under 73c afters hours of intense Cpu demanding games 🕹
Hey, I really liked your channel, I'm just now attempting to build my first pc and I got all the parts, a 3 fan EVGA AIO included, and I was just wondering if its recommended to add thermal paste with this kind of AIOs or just use the stock one they bring, would it make it better if we add extra thermal paste from the beggining?
Just built my first pc, brother did most of the work, wish he explained it but he seemed pretty focused especially once i told him it was over 5k in components lol
Very helpful, I have an EVGA clc C11 only a intel retention ring so I bought an amd am4 ring and didn't know about amd having a backplate that is included on my motherboard which is b550m-hdv
I came to this video because the AIO on this computer I got from a friend (idk where he got it but he's def didn't build it himself) is installed such that the fans and the AIO are on the same side of the case where as I've always put the fans outside the case if that makes sense. And this looks like my exact case. Also my fans are on top of the AIO unlike in the video where they are below.
@@CoalitionGaming ya but mine has a strange third configuration were the fans are inside the case but the AIO part is below the fans. Your method looks easier to install.
Best video of all of them, but I'm still confused about fan wiring. Is the in/out wire necessary? You didn't talk about that. Also can I just connect the radiator fans down to two SYS_Fan headers or do I have to use the splitter. Last, I connected the pump to the CPU FAN but my motherboard has one called PUMP FAN. Was I supposed to connect it to that? Super confused
I'm pretty sure I mentioned whether some motherboards have a Pump fan header you can use or just CPU fan header. The answer for that since you're still confused though: whichever is fine. For the fans, I talked about the breakout cables in the video. The fans plug into a splitter that plugs into the pump block. That's all.
Which one specifically? It's all in the video, it just seems like you skipped it or weren't paying attention. USB header plugs in around 13:50, for example. The entire "additional cables" section goes over things, and cables and where they plug in are discussed or shown at various points in the video.
May I ask you if the screws u used to mount the rad on the case, were included on the NZXT box? or did you use other ones? I'm pretty sure mine came with the long ones to hold the fans to the rad, but not sure if I have the short ones... If you can tell me, I will appreciate it.
I'm a little confused. I always hear people say that the front should intake air but that an aio water cooler should always be exhausting the hot air. In this video, you mention that it would "intake" if it's in the front 3:24. Is that fine so as long as the air flows out the back?
great video....how would you mount the fans on a SFF build where the radiator is horizontal on the side of the case? i've heard folks talking either option ie on the outside pushing fresh air into the case via the rad, or on the inside pushing the hot air from the CPU trhough the rad...i'm quite confused, especially seeing my top fan is acting as an exhaust
@@CoalitionGaming oh ok, i was thinking more for thermals than mounting. One that i noticed one of the 3 attempts i did flipping them around caused my ambients to be around 70 degrees and i thought my fans werent actually on due to the spike. Cheers
Well I would avoid any orientation that has bad thermals but that aside, the best orientation is the one that fits the best since you have limited space.
any tips for a change? I have a case with 3 fans in front, and currently a 120 aio - the rad on the back. I'd like to get a 240, but only room for this up top... would it be advisable to add a case fan to the rear? or am I good with just the increased aio and leave the back open... TIA!
Yes put an exhaust fan on the back of you switch to a 240 AIO in the top. It's not totally necessary though, so whatever you'd like. Most people add the fan though.
