- Jun 27, 2015
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Short version: I bought an EK 240 basic AIO and some noctua fans to upgrade the CPU/general cooling and acoustics of my rig. It doesn't fit top mounted and I need a different case. Recommendations? I want to stick with top mount for various reasons and the total depth of the fans+radiator is about 54mm. Ideally it wouldn't be overlapping the board at all.
Long version: I was using a Corsair 275R airflow which I like overall but it just doesn't have the clearance in the roof (about 2.5cm to the top motherboard standoffs) and was hitting both the ram and the taller parts of the top left of the motherboard. I tried front mount but you should avoid tubes up on the rad (
View: https://youtu.be/BbGomv195sk
) and tubes down it was either gonna get in the way of the of the GPU or not reach due to the pipes. This plus not wanting my GPU hotter than absolutely necessary (for stable overclocks) means front mount is not something I want to do.
So after a long night of trial and error and stress I spent a while researching cases and settled on the fractal design meshify c. Maybe not the best decision I've ever made but it was reasonably priced, had more in the roof than the Corsair, and looked good enough aesthetically. I got this case today and even though it definitely has more in the roof this was still only between 4-5cm and the rad/fans were just barely in the way of my memory again, there was about 2mm of obstruction
So that's where I'm at. This is like day 3 of trying to get that cooler / fan upgrade done and I need to make the right next move. I'd love some input from people for top mount radiator case recommendations. I'm thinking full tower needs to happen now, no more space constraints! I really like the EK AIO especially now that I have it in my hands so I want to stick with it for now. I know 240mm on a full tower would be a slightly odd choice but I can always upgrade to a 360mm later / fit some more fans around it.
Thanks for any help!
Long version: I was using a Corsair 275R airflow which I like overall but it just doesn't have the clearance in the roof (about 2.5cm to the top motherboard standoffs) and was hitting both the ram and the taller parts of the top left of the motherboard. I tried front mount but you should avoid tubes up on the rad (
) and tubes down it was either gonna get in the way of the of the GPU or not reach due to the pipes. This plus not wanting my GPU hotter than absolutely necessary (for stable overclocks) means front mount is not something I want to do.
So after a long night of trial and error and stress I spent a while researching cases and settled on the fractal design meshify c. Maybe not the best decision I've ever made but it was reasonably priced, had more in the roof than the Corsair, and looked good enough aesthetically. I got this case today and even though it definitely has more in the roof this was still only between 4-5cm and the rad/fans were just barely in the way of my memory again, there was about 2mm of obstruction
So that's where I'm at. This is like day 3 of trying to get that cooler / fan upgrade done and I need to make the right next move. I'd love some input from people for top mount radiator case recommendations. I'm thinking full tower needs to happen now, no more space constraints! I really like the EK AIO especially now that I have it in my hands so I want to stick with it for now. I know 240mm on a full tower would be a slightly odd choice but I can always upgrade to a 360mm later / fit some more fans around it.
Thanks for any help!
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