Can you install a radiator the wrong way around?

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Just moved all my components over into a new case and my Liquid cooler GPU is running at 73 degrees. Before it was at about 65 degrees max.

I'm pretty sure I installed everything correctly, especially made sure the Radiator fan is the right way around. But what about the radiator? Could that be wrong way around?

My other R9 290 is still running fine (stock cooler) same temps

Corsair h55.

 

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Well, you can't install it the wrong way around with bending the tubes, so I definitely didn't do that.

So what could cause such an increase? Maybe I bent the fins?

 

[crackersa]

Can install a fan backwards

 

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Can install a fan backwards

especially made sure the Radiator fan is the right way around

eh

 

[crackersa]

eh

She i posted I was thinking of a recent mistake I did.

 

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Did you re-apply thermal paste? Maybe you botched that...

Why would I re apply thermal paste on a GPU cooler that's already been installed?

in order to install it from one case to another is just a few screws

 

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Make sure the pump/heatsink is properly seated on the cpu/gpu.

 

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Figured it out.

Basically my case is a hotbox now, before I had both side panels off on my previous case. Now I got both on with three GPU's in. Took the panel off this one and temps dropped.