So I'm building my second watercooling setup in about as many years. Figured this time would go a bit more smoothly. How incorrect I was.
My plan has been to put a 120.3 in the bottom section, with both D5 pumps and the PSU. No problem there, everything all mounted up fine. However, the 120.2 I wanted to mount horizontally up top, and retain the stock fan guard, using it to mount to the 120.2. No go.
Pics to come, but what I've ended up doing is cutting out a 120x4 hole in the top of the case, essentially extending that 120x2ish hole already there, bringing it all the way to the front of the case. The 5.25" bay vertical supports have been cut down quite a bit, so now I'm going to have the 120.2 up top pushed all the way to the front, now with a nice big vent right overhead.
Ideally I would've liked to do that with the vent already there in the rear, but the 120.2 won't clear the mobo unless you somehow custom mount it halfway out of the case, which I am unwilling to do for appearances sake. External rad mounting is for the weak. Butchering my $300 case is much more preferable. errr
Anyway, doing it like this now you lose two-three 5.25" bays depending on which direction you mount the radiator, nozzles toward front or back. But I think it's going to work out fine. I couldn't even get a swiftech mcr220 to mount in the slot I wanted w/o any mods, so I figured why not go all out and cut a nice big chunk out of it. Unfortunately all I have to do that with is a table saw and some luck.
The end result up top will basically be...120x4 radiator grill -> case -> 120.2 ->fans. Should be solid enough.
Anyone done this before? I know there are a loooot of TJ07 modders out there.
My plan has been to put a 120.3 in the bottom section, with both D5 pumps and the PSU. No problem there, everything all mounted up fine. However, the 120.2 I wanted to mount horizontally up top, and retain the stock fan guard, using it to mount to the 120.2. No go.
Pics to come, but what I've ended up doing is cutting out a 120x4 hole in the top of the case, essentially extending that 120x2ish hole already there, bringing it all the way to the front of the case. The 5.25" bay vertical supports have been cut down quite a bit, so now I'm going to have the 120.2 up top pushed all the way to the front, now with a nice big vent right overhead.
Ideally I would've liked to do that with the vent already there in the rear, but the 120.2 won't clear the mobo unless you somehow custom mount it halfway out of the case, which I am unwilling to do for appearances sake. External rad mounting is for the weak. Butchering my $300 case is much more preferable. errr
Anyway, doing it like this now you lose two-three 5.25" bays depending on which direction you mount the radiator, nozzles toward front or back. But I think it's going to work out fine. I couldn't even get a swiftech mcr220 to mount in the slot I wanted w/o any mods, so I figured why not go all out and cut a nice big chunk out of it. Unfortunately all I have to do that with is a table saw and some luck.
The end result up top will basically be...120x4 radiator grill -> case -> 120.2 ->fans. Should be solid enough.
Anyone done this before? I know there are a loooot of TJ07 modders out there.
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