Combo Pump/Res Question

[AceGoober]

I'm currently building a computer for a good friend and he's questioning my choice of placement for the combination pump/res from an XSPC kit which is at the bottom of the 5.25" bays. He's telling me that the combo pump/res should be placed higher than the block and radiator.

In all the years I've water cooled systems I've never placed the combo pump/res higher than the block or radiator. Despite showing him many systems configured the way I normally configure them, he's still standing here arguing with me.

Would some one (or many) be so kind to reply and help me settle this argument?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[W.Feather]

Uhhh, wont make a difference, the big thing is the placement of the pump in relation to the res, which in this case is a non-issue ..... he is an idiot hope this helps....... Whats his thoughts? You wil burn out the pump?

 

[AceGoober]

He's 'telling' me that the pump needs to maintain pressure and the only way it will do that is to be mounted above the radiator. I explained how the cooling system in a vehicle works and he's telling me I'm full of beans...

Whats his thoughts? You wil burn out the pump?

 

[W.Feather]

WTF is he talking about "maintain pressure" ... in a pump/res combo the pump is submerged .... so the pressure is the same regardless....

 

[sok0]

Pump/res location inside case does not matter at all. Mines at the very bottom of my case below everything else.

 

[Skripka]

Your friend needs some physics coursework.