I got oculus controllers finally so sent and got half life Alex to try them out 
Its opened up a whole new catalogue of games to try,
I also got a stand for my rift to tidy up my desk.
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Mission ISS is pretty amazing, although I will say that after a 2 hour stint I suffered some spatial disorientation when I took off the HMD.
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The boys made out. I held the PCs and Saiteks back until they had unwrapped their presents. They thought they were done and were so magnanimous about not having gotten an X-Box…I was proud that they weren’t upset and they were thrilled with everything they got. They know how fortunate we have been this year when so many others are struggling. In a weird way…we saved money this year from not traveling or vacationing or eating out…so it felt OK to splurge on them after an extraordinary year…
They flipped out when I brought these down the stairs…
I’m gonna need an extra six pack of beer to get through this setup and installing process(es)… 
Keep an eye out in the skies over the Persian Gulf for The Kings Mountain Squadron…
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Ummm…we saw the post about the eggnog dude…
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Thats such a great thing to hear. No better signal of a great pair of kids. Well done Chris.
I bet they are over the moon with the PC’s. Dad of the year right there mate!
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Bought our jake new case mobo ram and an AIO so he has to choose and buy his own processor. Just got to get him signed up as a door gunner for my huey
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I was so happy to hear them say that. Kai said…“I know we are saving money in case of COVID…so I’ll just keep saving money for an X-Box”… It was great hearing that when I knew I had an awesome surprise for them.
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I’m jealous of the new computers… I have to say, the build quality and cabling seems legit. I could never accomplish such clean routing…
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Those are nice. In the long run you might want to flip those radiators. The hoses should always go in at the highest point.
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Does that matter on a closed loop? I’ve never thought about it before
Then again. I suppose on startup the air at the top of the loop is out the way for a few turns of the pump
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It shouldn’t but eventually gas bubbles will form. And when they do, its best for the thing to have the hoses at the top, so fluid will keep moving.
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USN sticker adjacent to beverage holder is quite appropriate. 
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First thing I noticed when I looked. @BeachAV8R it’s important to turn the rads 180 for pump longevity and possible noise issues
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But…isn’t the guy in the video saying the radiator is mounted correctly with the hoses at the bottom, like in @BeachAV8Rs pics…?
More that the problem occurs with pump mounted above the rad. Whilst it isn’t necessary having the tubes at the top, it will be more in line with pump below recommendations. I am rubbish at explaining stuff
In an ideal world the rads would be mounted on the roof of the case.
Well, he’s saying that as long as the pump center is below the top of the radiator and the radiator hoses are at the bottom, you’re good.
He uses a lot of words to get the message through, but this pic explained it pretty well.
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So maybe I should turn my pump 90 degrees clockwise to move the tubes to the bottom? How easy and critical is this…like does it just unscrew and I turn it without anything leaking?
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It’s a sealed unit and depending on the make may move around without having to remove the cooler from cpu. I would not be unduly worried its far from the worse case scenario
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Father gives gift to family that father really wants.
330W battery for car camping. Inevitably, we have phones or GPS or something that needs charging when we are car camping over a period of several days. Will recharge an iPhone around 27 times…or a Nintendo Switch (LOL) about 15 times. Or run a car beer fridge for 7 hours.
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Don’t think that will matter.
It’s a question of fluid pressure. Don’t let the pump become the highest point in relation to the radiator and make sure the radiator hoses are below the pump to ensure that any gasses accumulate at the top of the radiator. And as @Cib points out, moving the pump means unseating the cooler block. You will ned to clean the CPU heat spreader and cooling block from thermal compund, apply new and reseat it.
Looks like your AIO cooler is set up perfectly.