Antec P180b w/ Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme

[Stephen8454]

Ok, so i am a noobi to building my own pc. Kinda strange since i been in IT for 4 years...

Anyway, I here are my specs:

Case - Antec P180b
Mobo - EVGA 680i SLI 122-CK-NF68-T1
CPU - C2D E6320
HSF - Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
RAM - OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 1066MHz
RAM cooling - OCZ XTC Memory Cooler
GPU - Nvidia 7600GT CO 256MB DDR3 (until I get the 8800GTS... Mwahaha)

So here is my question...

Does anyone have this case w/ a similar mobo w/ this heatsink? I have the back fan and top fan w/ their default direction as exhaust. I replaced the bottom chamber fan w/ an Aerocool XtremeTurbine fan so the bottom chamber will be straight for airflow. I also added an Aerocool XtremeTurbine fan in the front mid for intake to the top chamber.

That being said, what direction should I have the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme HS setup? When the HS's long portion is pointing up it is practically touching the top exhaust fan which tells me I probably wouldnt need a fan attached to the HS. Plus if the HS had a fan attached in this configuration I would imagine it would be taking away the air from the RAM cooler's fans and the RAM wouldnt be as cool. If I setup the HS w/ the long side facing front to back , or, parrallel to the ground I can mount a fan on it blowing air toward the top exhaust and not worry about the RAM cooler. The only problem w/ this is I am not sure the HS will fit w/ that RAM cooler in place...

Has anyone done anything similar w/ this case and HS on a socket 775 mobo?

I appreciate all your help

Does anyone have any pic's of how they setup this HS?

 

[Stephen8454]

haha, im going to reply to myself...

I figured it out, I have the HS mounted with the long side pointing up and down. The only problem I faced was the metal clips that hold the fan portruded the top exhaust fan... Nothing some krazy glue and the little rubber strips that reduce vibration couldnt handle. I glued the fan to the HS and vuala! Its awesome!