CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 does not fit

[pectin232]

On Lian Li PCV 354 and GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68. Just as a heads up. Do not get this Cooler.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

So, it doesn't fit on the MB or the case?

 

[pectin232]

fits motherboard but it hits on the case.. and it cannot go in at the sides... I cannot see any way of it fitting it without sawing off a small part of the motherboard connetors unless there is another way. I thought of the front portion but the HD cage is partially too big and I do not want to modify the case

 

[lsv]

Can you post pics? I'm curious.

 

[996GT2]

If someone was able to fit a 2x120 EK Rad in the same case with just light mods to the case, I'm sure there is a way to fit an H60 with its single, thin 120mm radiator

Edit: It should easily fit once you remove the lower hard drive cage:

 

[Skott]

Yeah, probably have to remove both drive cages. Which sorta defeats the purpose of buying a case that will hold lots of drives. I used a H50 with a push/pull set up but I removed both cages to make sure there was lots of air movement for CF as well. I bought Lian-Li's EX-553 http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=388&cl_index=2&sc_index=6&ss_index=121 adapter to help make up for the loss of the cages. It will house one 3.5" hdd or two 2.5" hdd along with the slim drive. It also adds an extra 2.0 USB port to the front. Luckily I'm the kind of gamer that can live with one good hard drive.

 

[pectin232]

The images shown is like mine..if I remove 1 1/4 of the drive cage or even remove both drive cage yes I can fit the cooler.. but I need the 7-8 drives of 3 tb each to fit my server otherwise I would have bought a regular ATX which I already have 3-4 of them but do not want that kind of bulk anymore. I can get any regular cooler is also fine

 

[aigomorla]

can u top mount that rad?

or rear mount it?

do u need it to be up front?

Top mount it and have the fans pull from TOP down.

i dont see why people always feel they need to put that top fan to blow air top.

 

[Skott]

Well, the idea is to get the hot air out of the case and since warm air rises the theory goes its easier to put exhaust on top. You could change the air flow but then you still need a good way to exhaust the air out somewhere efficiently. Assuming you leave the front fans as is that only leaves the single back fan as exhaust. Not sure if thats enough. No one has really done a test yet and shown results of what happens if you have the upper fan as an intake. Non-overclocking setups with a single GPU probably won't have a problem but we don't know how bad a overclocked, dual GPU CF/SLI, with a bunch of drives rig setup will cool.

I'd certainly be interested in seeing the results of such a set up.

 

[Stuka87]

Why not put it up top in place of the stock fan? It would work well from a cooling standpoint. Not sure I would want the radiator inside, I would prefer it to be exiting the case. Just reverse the fan so that it blows through it out the top.