STOP DOING THIS!!!!!!!

"Idiot's guide", you say? You have my attention...

Me learning about evaporation in AIO's, while looking down at my AIO that's in use since 2011...

16:09 This is what you here for.

I just bought my first AIO for my next build and this was IMMENSLY helpful! Thanks for laying this out so well! :) 👍

Jay - Can you hear the motor humm ? Editor - Fuck this, let's play music in the background

the short short version “air rises”

Video too long, instructions not clear. Cooler now pregnant.

3 years later and for my first AIO install I installed it tubes top. Watched Steves video and imediatly changed it to tubes bottom. The man is brilliant and when it comes to this type if thing I dont know anyone better to take advice from.

i have found the safest thing for me is to never post photos online of anything i have built.

Jay needs to make a Shirt that reads "Steve can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you."

I'm so glad I watched both videos. They work together to make the complete picture. I now understand more and I get what both of you are saying much better now. Thanks!

Thanks for this video Jay! I built my first PC in 2005, my next in 2014, and now my third in 2023(but 1st water-cooled cpu). I'm a DIYer who likes to consider all possibilities and understand them so that I can 'get it right' for my application. So, I read a bunch of articles & watched many videos on AIO water cooler positioning. Yours was the best combination of science, fabrication, & practical application that I came across. My main take-away: A radiator mounted to the top of the case is best. It keeps any 'system air' in a shallow layer which is less likely to impede liquid flow and continues to allow maximum heat dispersion. (IF my case didn't allow it, I'd do a front or side mount ... ensuring the hose & pump remain lower than the highest point of the radiator. Good to understand the pros, cons, and key factors in this option.)

"Lets talk about orientation." I'm straight, Jay.

16:11 You're welcome.

Same applies to custom water cooling, i placed my pump unit in the basement of the case, sits lower than all the other components, this also helps with feeding it, i recommend people to get a large reservoir if you can, gravity helps a lot with feeding the pump instead of having the pump potentially having to suck liquid. Been using the same D5 pump unit for almost a decade, hardly has to do any work at all to move the coolant around my big tower with a triple rad on top.

I just finished building my second custom pc and I've watched a handful of your videos. Really appreciate the way you explain things. Thanks!

Thanks a lot Jay! 🙏🏼 These people are so annoying to "correct" me over and over again, because "Steve said this is wrong, you idiot"...

The teachings of Tech Jesus is beyond the comprehension of many people.

I legit was going to change out my AIO and it def helped that you used the same one that i have currently. I thought something was wrong with it and turns out that the sound (of an old drain) that im hearing is probablly just air staying in the top. Very clear and easy explation, thank you.

Thank you so much for this Jay. I appreciate the short video breaking this down.