[SOLVED] MasterBox MB530P Radiator Clearance vs Fan Clearance ?

[oswaldomendoza.it]

Best if I post with an image:

Clearance allowed by Case for Liquid cooling purposes:

https://ibb.co/bmW4YLK

Liquid Cooling solution I want to get:

https://ibb.co/XpRrQrc

Will it fit?

What throws me off is, the Case clearance admits 280mm (2x fans 140mm) but fails to include 280 mm as an acceptable top Radiator (but accepts 360 mm?)

Now an image of the actual case (280 mm seems OK)

https://ibb.co/y6kz7DR

Can you please help?

 

[Phaaze88]

What throws me off is, the Case clearance admits 280mm (2x fans 140mm) but fails to include 280 mm as an acceptable top Radiator (but accepts 360 mm?)

AIO sizes use the fan dimensions. The radiators themselves are longer, and they add more depth. Sometimes they are wider, but not by much.

Now an image of the actual case (280 mm seems OK)
https://ibb.co/y6kz7DR

You are only looking at the length, and not taking into account the extra depth the radiator adds, which CM did not allow for with 140mm class AIOs.

Strangely, that image does not match the images in the Gallery section: https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/masterbox-mb530p-2021/#gallery
Is yours perhaps an older version of the MB530P? Or maybe this is a screw up on CM's end, since it shares clones with the MB510L, MB511, MB520, and whoever uploads the generated images for them, perhaps mixed them up.




TL;DR: No, a 280mm AIO won't fit. The radiator or fans(depending which one is on top) will be blocked by the motherboard. The 120mm class AIOs avoid this as they are not as wide.

 

[kerberos_20]

it will probably hit mainboard

 

[oswaldomendoza.it]

Strangely, that image does not match the images in the Gallery section: https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/masterbox-mb530p-2021/#gallery

It is the same case, just that the image I took is from above, so what you see is the metallic mesh that is displayed on the 6th image left to right.

I ended up ordering this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08G1NSG7F/ref=pe_27063361_485629781_TE_item

Please tell me this will fit, it's a 2x120mm... in any case, very hard to tell which one fits or not if the vendors do not provide the diameter or the width of the radiators.

 

[Phaaze88]

It is the same case, just that the image I took is from above, so what you see is the metallic mesh that is displayed on the 6th image left to right.

It isn't. On images 6, 8, and 9 from the website, one can clearly see that the mesh extends from the rear all the way to the front panel.
In your provided picture, it doesn't... either Cooler Master, or the retailer has made an oopsie here that they didn't bother to correct.

I ended up ordering this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08G1NSG7F/ref=pe_27063361_485629781_TE_item

Please tell me this will fit, it's a 2x120mm... in any case, very hard to tell which one fits or not if the vendors do not provide the diameter or the width of the radiators.

It will fit, as it's a 240mm AIO. 280mm doesn't fit, as the combined width and depth makes them too bulky.

 

[oswaldomendoza.it]

Thank you for your help.

I must acknowledge your observation skills, quite sharp, to say the least in regards to noticing the difference on the case.

The 240mm AIO will arrive tomorrow. If I am lucky I will manage to test it. It will be the first time I set up an AIO/liquid cooling solution so wish me luck. I wouldn't want to disassemble too much to mount it.