Where is the optimal position to mount my Corsair hydro h100i GTX water cooler?

[AtillaTheHung]

Antec 1100 v2 (the one with 2 120mm fans ontop) not the one giant fan ontop
asus crosshair v formula z
fx 8350 cpu @4.8GHZ
corsair vengeance pro 8gb x 2 (16gb)
evga gtx 970 ftw
evga supernova g2 850 psu
corsair hydro h100i gtx water cooler

My question is where is the best place to mount my water cooler to maximize my cooling efficiency? Ive tried many google searches most are all on the Antec 1100 with the one giant fan ontop with plenty of pictures and ideas. From the little I found with my case, they either mounted it on the side of the hard drive bays where they already have fan tabs that snap onto (2) 120mm fans or they mounted it ontop the case where the (2) 120mm exhaust fans are blowing out. As is I have (2) 120mm fans blowing inside the case from the front, (2) 120mm fans blowing inside from clear case side panel, (1) 120mm fan exhaust from rear and (2) 120mm fans exhaust from top case.

 

[Ironarmygeneral]

I personally would go with a rear exhaust, unless you want to for some reason use it as an intake in the front or top.....

 

[AtillaTheHung]

I personally would go with a rear exhaust, unless you want to for some reason use it as an intake in the front or top.....

I cannot mount a rear exhaust there is only 1 rear 120mm fan the radiator has 2 120mm fans so I'd need the case to have 2 120mm rear exhaust fans for that to work

 

[Ironarmygeneral]

I personally would go with a rear exhaust, unless you want to for some reason use it as an intake in the front or top.....

I cannot mount a rear exhaust there is only 1 rear 120mm fan the radiator has 2 120mm fans so I'd need the case to have 2 120mm rear exhaust fans for that to work

You could always mod the rear grille and make it bigger xD (JK)

So which grilles are able to be used at ALL? (Also, BRB, dinner, I may not reply for about an hour.)

 

[boju]

Trouble is the 1100 isn't ideal for this type of cooler, theres really nowhere to put it besides the front grill but may cause problems with long graphics cards and possible hdd's.

Like this guy used the front 2 fans: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1779228/antec-1100-corsair-h100i-mod-brootool.html

 

[Ironarmygeneral]

I would say buy a bigger case with the right sized grilles or mod one of the existing grilles (preferably the rear as an exhaust)

 

[AtillaTheHung]

I would say buy a bigger case with the right sized grilles or mod one of the existing grilles (preferably the rear as an exhaust)

lol I spent 150 bucks on this case, Ill just have to make it work I'm not buying another one

 

[Ironarmygeneral]

I would say buy a bigger case with the right sized grilles or mod one of the existing grilles (preferably the rear as an exhaust)

lol I spent 150 bucks on this case, Ill just have to make it work I'm not buying another one

Then try modding it by making the grille larger. Make sure to make the CORRECT sizes, and if you have a warranty, THIS WILL VOID IT.

 

[boju]

Just some ideas i've come across using your case with the 100i

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1776651/antec-1100-h100i-mod.html

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/15/antec_eleven_hundred_gaming_case_review/4#.VsUymOZ-MUE

Installing at the top might be your best bet if your gpu is too long to have the h100 dual fan attached to the hdd bay. Only down side to having at top is if your gpu is dumping heat inside the case along with the psu, will be exhausting through the h100, the top 200mm fan should be more than enough, trial and error i guess. Shouldn't be much of an issue i reckon if air is constantly moving.

Would be ideal to have it closest to fresh cold air as possible though at the front instead of the rear of the case if you're planning to heavily overclock.