2 titan X Hybrids ordered, wanting to order aio cpu water cooler need to figure out mounting possibilities

[Mitchell Hall]

Hey guys, so just like the title says I have recently ordered 2 titan X hybrids (theones that have an all in one water cooling system, 120mmFan/rad) My first one came in a few days ago, I removed my rear exhaust fan in my case and mounted the rad there and it works perfect. Heres where it gets tricky...

So I currently use a CoolerMaster HafX case, and Im not sure if its possible to mount any more 120mm rads in this case. Im currently on an air cooled CPU, and am looking to switch to a Corsair AIO water cooler. I am probably only going to go with a single fan/rad edition because Im already going to have 2 other 120mm rads that need mounting.

So heres my question, first if anyone knows a way I could possibly get this done with my current case even if it requires a little bit of modification, Im all ears, and if not... I have been looking at the Corsair 750D case which seems to me like it would be able to accomidate everything I need easily.

Just wondering what you guys think of that idea as well, or if you have a better suggestion. I definitely want a full size case no matter what. Keep in mind that I am able to get the 750D for like 160 dollars (Canadian) which seems extremely cheap.

I built this pc about 6 months ago, and it was my first ever build so I wasn't really thinking about the future if I wanted to make changes etc. I should have went with a case that was a little more flexible for different choices I know now... live & learn I guess.

So yeah........ lets get this discussion going ! any and all suggestions welcome. Though keep in mind that I have already spent a crazy amount of money on my build, and if I can help it, I don't want to spend a whole lot more. (My wife is going to KILL me lol)

 

[06yfz450ridr]

why not mount the other on the side panel if its long enough?

would suck if you had to open the case since you would have to unscrew it every time.

honestly you should have just gotten 2 titan xs with water blocks and build a loop for your cpu and gpus with say a 360mm rad up top or something.

running 3 aio units in one pc is nuts IMO

 

[mcnumpty23]

that can take 2 x 200mm on the top if i remember right from when i had one

pretty sure that gives plenty room to fix them somehow

 

[06yfz450ridr]

that can take 2 x 200mm on the top if i remember right from when i had one

pretty sure that gives plenty room to fix them somehow

i doubt the tubes are long enough to mount them up there.

you could probably modify them with new tubing to do so but will most likely void the warratny

 

[mcnumpty23]

that can take 2 x 200mm on the top if i remember right from when i had one

pretty sure that gives plenty room to fix them somehow

i doubt the tubes are long enough to mount them up there.

you could probably modify them with new tubing to do so but will most likely void the warratny

never had a titan x hybrid so not too sure how long the hoses are

would have guessed about 18 inches maybe

so the main thing is his case is big enough that there will be some way to mount them with a bit of diy

 

[Mitchell Hall]

that can take 2 x 200mm on the top if i remember right from when i had one

pretty sure that gives plenty room to fix them somehow

hey yeah there is 2 x 200MM fans on the top, and the titan X hybrids hoses are definitely long enough to reach there, but theres only screw holes to mount a single 240 up there I believe it is. There is no bracket across the middle.. So as of right now I could only put 2 screws in each one on the sides but nothing would be holding them in the middle. I could keep one radiator where it is right now on the rear exhaust but I need to mount 2 more 120s... I wonder if there would be a way for me to make my own bracket of some sort in the center.

 

[Mitchell Hall]

why not mount the other on the side panel if its long enough?

would suck if you had to open the case since you would have to unscrew it every time.

honestly you should have just gotten 2 titan xs with water blocks and build a loop for your cpu and gpus with say a 360mm rad up top or something.

running 3 aio units in one pc is nuts IMO

I thought about that, but I am not experienced at all in custom loops, and it seems to be a lot of maintenance and there seems to be quite a bit to it. It was just a little too indimidating at the moment, and AIO seemed like a much easier and not as messy.

As for running 3 aio in one PC being nuts.... Can you elaborate on that at all? Why is it so much crazier than say just one or even two? I don't see what the difference is?

 

[mcnumpty23]

that can take 2 x 200mm on the top if i remember right from when i had one

pretty sure that gives plenty room to fix them somehow

hey yeah there is 2 x 200MM fans on the top, and the titan X hybrids hoses are definitely long enough to reach there, but theres only screw holes to mount a single 240 up there I believe it is. There is no bracket across the middle.. So as of right now I could only put 2 screws in each one on the sides but nothing would be holding them in the middle. I could keep one radiator where it is right now on the rear exhaust but I need to mount 2 more 120s... I wonder if there would be a way for me to make my own bracket of some sort in the center.

you can buy radiator mounting brackets so you can mount them any where there are screw holes or make new screw holes

and your bottom card may allow one rad to go to the bottom of the case

its definitely doable in the hafx because you have plenty of room in there

 

[mcnumpty23]

from memory the haf x came with a bracket you could use to support big graphic cards

that doesnt usually get used but with a bit of diy that might be able to be turned into a rad mount as well

if you have a drill and a dremel or basic tools you can do it

 

[Sav4]

I would of gone custom loop or a h240x and added a rad to some hydro copper cards.
But since you have gone that route move your CPU one to the top put one gpu to rear and one on the side.

 

[Mitchell Hall]

I would of gone custom loop or a h240x and added a rad to some hydro copper cards.
But since you have gone that route move your CPU one to the top put one gpu to rear and one on the side.

What do you mean by the side? You mean the side panel case fan?? That wouldn't work I don't think.. firstly it's a 200 mm fan there, and second that would be super inconvenient when I want to open my case to tinker or clean... but the cpu on top and gpu in rear sounds good.

I'm starting to think I might just pick up a corsair 750D and then I will have plenty of room and lots of options if I decide to make more changes later down the road..

 

[Sav4]

My bad what about the other in the bottom ? There's a vent there .
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