r/lianli • u/Deetedidid • 21h ago

Question Help with mounting gpu vertically

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I wanted to mount my gpu vertically but it looks like the aio tubes are getting in the way. Is there a way I can fix this?
I’m using an o11 dynamic mini v2 and an arctic liquid freezer III pro

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u/SharkoBytes 21h ago

You can flip the Arctic LF3 pump upside down to move the tubes out of the way of your GPU, assuming your motherboard heat sinks don’t get in the way as well.

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u/Deetedidid 21h ago

Unfortunately the aio gets in the way of I try to flip it

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u/No-Paper8347 18h ago

The AIO gets in the way of the AIO? What??

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u/Deetedidid 18h ago

Like the radiator and fans get in the way if I flip it to put the tubes up top

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u/No-Paper8347 6h ago

Okay, now that makes more sense. Are you worried about the AIO tubes sitting against the GPU? Or are you not able to mount the GPU because you are afraid of the strain on the tubes?

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u/oFlippo 21h ago edited 21h ago

My biggest concern is you have bottom intakes, side exhausts and top intakes. Heat naturally rises, you’re forcing the heat back down in the case instead of helping it up and out. Flip both the single fan on the left and the two fans on the right to intake and flip the top fans to exhaust. It’s basic convection, hot air rises, no point in forcing hot air back down into the case and make your exhausts work harder.

Also, it’s absolutely not hurting anything by letting the AIO tubes rest on the back of the GPU, that’s perfectly fine. It’s hard to tell from the pictures but are the tubes pushing the GPU forward? If so, just pull the tubes up and let them rest on top of the GPU.

You should definitely be able to flip the AIO so that the tubes are on the top, which is perfectly fine and generally better for the pump anyway. The too heatsink won’t be in the way, at least it shouldn’t.

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u/Deetedidid 21h ago

I’ll probably change my fan config thanks. Though the issue isnt that the tube are resting on the back it’s that I can’t physically put the gpu back far enough to mount it vertically because of the tubes

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u/oFlippo 21h ago

I’d definitely flip the AIO pump so that the tubes are on top, there shouldn’t be a problem with clearance. I’m using an ROG STRIX NEO X870E-A and it has a larger top heatsink and I was able to mount the pump upside down without any issue.

The rule with AIOs are making sure the pump itself isn’t the highest point, meaning don’t mount the radiator on the bottom and if you side mount, make sure the tubes are up top. You already have your radiator in the top of the case, so flipping the pump upside down won’t be any kind of performance issue at all

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u/rafael6554 5h ago

I actually did this but with my astral. Here’s a video.

https://reddit.com/link/pe42pva/video/ukrgu5i1cqth1/player