Mounting Fury X Radiator in Silverstone RV02-E Case..

[darkserith]

Hi guys,

Please see my case below. I already have the AMD Fury X in hand (Newegg will-call in-person pickup) but I haven't been able to play around with it because I am having a mounting dilemma.

On the official Fury X manual (http://support.amd.com/Documents/amd-radeon-r9-fury-x.pdf), it says on page 6, it says that :

"The radiator assembly must be mounted above the graphics card and in a location that has minimal impedance to air flow."

Now , I know what "above the graphics card" means in a conventional case. However, in my case, the motherboard is rotated at a 90 degree angle, so the graphics card would be mounted vertically instead of horizontally (see the PCI-E slots in the pic).

I have two options:

1) I can mount the radiator in the top 120mm exhaust vent (it's the top vent, a.k.a. where the silver fan grill is). However, note that, if you imagine the graphics card already in place, this would mean the radiator is to "the right side" of the GPU, instead of "on top". Would this be ok?

2) I have a bracket that was included with my case, that allows me to mount a radiator on top of the middle or right-most 180mm Air Penetrator fans on the bottom of the case (see pic). Would this be preferable?

Overall, I wonder why AMD says to make sure that the radiator is on top of the GPU. Please let me know that, considering this requirement by AMD, which config, 1) or 2) you would do when mounting the radiator for the Fury X.

Thanks!

 

[Elixer]

The radiator needs to blow out the hot air, so, in your case, I would stick it in the top vent.
They just want the radiator to be higher than the inlet valves of the card, but, for all in one systems, I haven't seen any problems when people put it in a place that fits, and that could be top/bottom/right/left.

 

[jackstar7]

As I have an FT-02, my plan was to use the bottom fan and flip the radiator fan (if possible) to make a less than perfect 180push-120pull at the bottom of the case. I do not think it's heat exhaust will be an issue for this case as long as it has a path up and theoretically not through your CPU cooler's path.

 

[Azix]

top would technically be above the GPU. The parts that matter for this anyway.

 

[KingFatty]

Could it be an issue because "above" should be regarding gravity?

I'm concerned that they may specify "above" for purposes of making sure any air bubbles don't migrate toward the card?

If it were just a matter of airflow, I don't see why they would focus on "above," and instead they probably would have just focused on "good airflow." So I think it's a good hint that they are concerned about placement to avoid air bubbles going into the card by putting the radiator above, so that the video card is the lowest point in the loop.

 

[Kenmitch]

Could it be an issue because "above" should be regarding gravity?

I'm concerned that they may specify "above" for purposes of making sure any air bubbles don't migrate toward the card?

If it were just a matter of airflow, I don't see why they would focus on "above," and instead they probably would have just focused on "good airflow." So I think it's a good hint that they are concerned about placement to avoid air bubbles going into the card by putting the radiator above, so that the video card is the lowest point in the loop.

The above is like you stated. Possibility of air bubbles. Best if trapped in radiator.

 

[MrTeal]

Like Kenmitch said, it's all about getting air bubbles out of the pump and into the radiator. As long as the radiator is higher than the pump relative to gravity, you should be fine.

 

[Stuka87]

The radiator needs to blow out the hot air, so, in your case, I would stick it in the top vent.
They just want the radiator to be higher than the inlet valves of the card, but, for all in one systems, I haven't seen any problems when people put it in a place that fits, and that could be top/bottom/right/left.

It does not have to be setup as an exhaust. My liquid cooling experience has always been than intakes provide lower temps than exhaust as you are cooling the radiator with cooler outside air. You just need exhaust fans to dump the heat from inside the case.

Radiator should be higher than the pump to prevent the pump from cavitating.

 

[boozzer]

Like Kenmitch said, it's all about getting air bubbles out of the pump and into the radiator. As long as the radiator is higher than the pump relative to gravity, you should be fine.

I honestly did not know this was an issue and the radiator has to be above the pump in a water setup.

 

[Elixer]

It does not have to be setup as an exhaust. My liquid cooling experience has always been than intakes provide lower temps than exhaust as you are cooling the radiator with cooler outside air. You just need exhaust fans to dump the heat from inside the case.

Radiator should be higher than the pump to prevent the pump from cavitating.

In HTPC cases, I have seen the pump level with the video card, and they are running that 24/7 with no issues. That is why I don't think it matters for all in one systems, but, it would with other types.
As for exhaust or intake, I only have had experience with 4 cases, and each one of those, they were set to exhaust. Now, if that was because that is the only option in their case, I dunno.

 

[MrTeal]

I honestly did not know this was an issue and the radiator has to be above the pump in a water setup.

It doesn't have to be, but any small air bubbles in a water cooling loop tend to collect in the highest part. If that part is the pump, it can make annoying noises.

 

[Stuka87]

In HTPC cases, I have seen the pump level with the video card, and they are running that 24/7 with no issues. That is why I don't think it matters for all in one systems, but, it would with other types.
As for exhaust or intake, I only have had experience with 4 cases, and each one of those, they were set to exhaust. Now, if that was because that is the only option in their case, I dunno.

Being level with the card is ok provided the top of the radiator is above the pump. If you have the radiator entirely below the pump, the air that is normally in the system will end up where the pump is.

 

[darkserith]

Yeah, so I ultimately ended up mounting the Fury X on the top vent. In this configuration, the radiator was still technically above the pump, in order to prevent the trapping of air bubbles.

However, per my other thread made in these forums, my GPU sounds pretty annoying..whiich I dont think is caused by air bubbles, at least I hope it wasn't because of air bubbles.

 

[jackstar7]

Pump noise?

 

[sam_816]

So, have you mounted it? Care to share the pics?

 

[darkserith]

I was able to mount it, but i had to do a slight mod to my RV02 in order to fit the radiator. Look at the image below. Where the silver fan grill is screwed in are the 120mm holes that are default with the case. But with the default holes, the radiator couldn't quite fit.

So i had to screw another four holes, as you can see, to make room for it. Only then did it fit:

If you look at my video, you can sort of see that I did mount it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfyQzroYnrI&t=0m15s

Of course, I had to RMA it.

 

[SantaAna12]

http://www.legitreviews.com/amd-radeon-r9-fury-x-4-way-crossfire-setup-benchmarked_167338

Interesting!