• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    I know very little about these things (why do I need pretty lights in my computer? My GPU has a big, useless white light that I wish I could turn off) but one thing I THINK I know is that that’s installed the wrong way around, no? Shouldn’t the pump be on top? So that any air bubbles don’t gather at whatever you’re cooling?

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      3 days ago

      My GPU has a big, useless white light that I wish I could turn off

      Have you tried OpenRGB? It may not support your specific GPU but it’s worth checking.

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        3 days ago

        Wait, but that’s what I’m asking. Why are bubbles at the pump not okay? Don’t I want no air at all the other end for ideal cooling?

        Edit: I misunderstood this entire setup. Disregard me, thank you for your efforts to explain stuff to sleep deprived me.

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      3 days ago

      Reservoir needs to be on top so the air ends up in there and not in the important parts.

      This is an all in one, though, so the radiator is the reservoir, and you have to sacrifice radiator efficiency to avoid getting air in the pump, which would be even worse (and much noiser).