View Full Version : Radiator barb placement.
I have a swiftech 320 coming in next week. it is definately going in the back of the case due to space. should i mount the barbs on top, or bottom? i dont have a T-line, but i do have a resevoir, which i can use to bleed air.
Obviously if you can find a way to mount it with the barbs up it is going to be a lot easier to bleed given that there is no bleed screw in the end tank opposite the barbs like on the Thermochills. Most people however top mount or even bottom mount triple rads if space is an issue since mounting in back can be a pain with the cabling. You can top mount the rad above the case for example, or in some cases you can fit it in the floor of the case.
Mycobacteria
03-25-07, 09:34 PM
I think we miss understood his question:So correct me if im wrong....
I have mounted my rad with the barbs up.... ie the barb outlet and inlet at are the top of the case. For example look in the pics below...
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/1306/dscf0178wl2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
He wants to mount it so the barbs are on the bottom ie near the bottom of the case and the rad is upside down.
I think that mounting the rad upside down is a good idea.... Because when I take my loop apart, there is still water traped inside the rad and I have to unscrew the rad from the case to empty the water out. Unfortunatley Mountain mods dont think the same way I do.
Interms of preformance I doubt there is any difference upside down or upright. I always wondered what that little screw was on the bottom of the thermochill. So what exactly do you do with it?
what about performance differences with external mounted versus on the bottom of the case?
Mycobacteria
03-26-07, 01:07 AM
Oh then I missunderstood....
difference between outside and inside must vary from setup to setup.
what about performance differences with external mounted versus on the bottom of the case?
As long as you have good airflow and the air coming into the rad is intake air from outside of the case, then there should be no performance difference. In order to bottom mount in most cases you would have to cut fan holes in the bottom, unless you have one of the compartment Lian Li type cases with mesh in the bottom.
I always wondered what that little screw was on the bottom of the thermochill. So what exactly do you do with it?
It is meant for if you mount the rad vertically with the barbs on the bottom, you can open up the bleed screw to get the air out of the rad easily.
Mycobacteria
03-26-07, 08:47 PM
Voigits:
The way I have my rad I dont need to worry about that little bleeding screw do I??
Voigits:
The way I have my rad I dont need to worry about that little bleeding screw do I??
No, you don't need to use the bleeding screw as you appear to have your barbs on top with your rad mounted vertically. Air will naturally go through the rad and out.
wannaoc
03-27-07, 10:57 AM
No, you don't need to use the bleeding screw as you appear to have your barbs on top with your rad mounted vertically. Air will naturally go through the rad and out.
I would still turn the case upside down and side to side to get any extra air out. It is amazing how much air gets trapped in corners.
Mycobacteria
03-27-07, 08:37 PM
Its kinda hard to turn my case (U2 UFO) upside down and shake it side to side.....
Its like a 50cm cube, and it weighs a ton with the amout of crap I have packed in there.
those cases look good, wish i had the room for it though.
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