component location (radiator = above / below ? etc)

[indokyne]

So what are the general rules for location of components in relation to each other?

i.e.
- Does the radiator need to be located higher / lower than the resevoir or the pump?
- etc

 

[indokyne]

or does it not matter?

what i'm currently looking at is

resevoir + pump in 5.25 bays (above)

radiator at bottom front of case (below)

will that cause any problems?

 

[Erasmus354]

The only thing that really matters much is to have the pump after the resevoir (and below it helps too). This is more to facilitate filling and bleeding the loop, but also to help the pump get as much water as it needs. Restriction on the pump inlet is bad for performance.

As for the radiator, if the radiator is in the top you can get air bubbles in it, but all you have to do is tilt the case around a few times to get the air out, so it isn't really an issue.

 

[indokyne]

thanks for the info...

another question -

can a radiator (Black Ice single 120mm) be put on it's side?

so it would kinda look like this:

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is that bad?

 

[Bbq]

It'll work fine.