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DaemonAnt · 31st May 2009, 19:19

Hi guys, thought I'd make my first post on Bit-tech a n00bish one

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I know the CPC team really don't recommend the ThermalTake BigWater, but at the moment, it's all I can afford. To cut to the chase, is there a way of mounting the rad inside the case, because other builds have tubes sticking out at the back which looks ugly to say the least.
Thanks in advance.

Ant

P.S. If I can avoid h4xing the case, that would be great.

EDIT: Might opt for a Hiper Osiris case.

Slizza · 31st May 2009, 19:53

What case do you have?

TobyKing1982 · 31st May 2009, 19:59

One big advantage of having the rads outside the case is the heat is disapated outside of the case rather than in. If you have it inside then you have to consider having good cooling within the case.

I had a quick look on google images and people have managed to mount it inside the case. I think the amount of modding you would have to do is drill some holes in the case so you can mount it. If you do feel brave you could cut some holes for the fans to blow directly out of the case. so its inside but you get the benefit of blowing the heat straight out.

D-Cyph3r · 31st May 2009, 20:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobyKing1982

One big advantage of having the rads outside the case is the heat is disapated outside of the case rather than in. If you have it inside then you have to consider having good cooling within the case.

Not quite. Because air is rather poor at conducting heat it only exits a radiator a couple of degrees warmer than it enters, which is still lower than the components it'll be flowing over.

Your right that it wont be as effective just having fans, but as the most important components will be getting cooled by said radiator anyways it's generally a worthy trade-off.

TobyKing1982 · 31st May 2009, 20:13

Am i right in thinking though that although it will be cooler than the components its running over but cooler air (with the rad outside the case) would provide better cooling even if only by a degree?

DaemonAnt · 31st May 2009, 20:20

I still intended the air to be drawn out of the case, but I lack the imagination to position it in such a way that the tubing will not be sticking out as severely as it is.

DaemonAnt · 1st Jun 2009, 17:39

Thanks guys, I'll probably mount it under the drive bays at the front of the case. I will also get a drive bay res to ensure that the res is above all of the components.

31st May 2009, 19:19	#1
DaemonAnt Hyper Modder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Widnes, UK Posts: 6	Internal rad mounting Hi guys, thought I'd make my first post on Bit-tech a n00bish one. I know the CPC team really don't recommend the ThermalTake BigWater, but at the moment, it's all I can afford. To cut to the chase, is there a way of mounting the rad inside the case, because other builds have tubes sticking out at the back which looks ugly to say the least. Thanks in advance. Ant P.S. If I can avoid h4xing the case, that would be great. EDIT: Might opt for a Hiper Osiris case.

31st May 2009, 19:53	#2
Slizza beautiful to demons Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,523	What case do you have? __________________ Case: HAF932 :PSU: 850W Corsair :Mobo: Asus Sabertooth Z77 CPU:I5 3570k @4.4Ghz Memory: 8Gb Corsair 1866Mhz :64gb Crucial M4: 2x1Tb F3's :GPU: Nvidia GTX 570

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31st May 2009, 19:59	#3
TobyKing1982 Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Upper Belvedere, London Posts: 136	One big advantage of having the rads outside the case is the heat is disapated outside of the case rather than in. If you have it inside then you have to consider having good cooling within the case. I had a quick look on google images and people have managed to mount it inside the case. I think the amount of modding you would have to do is drill some holes in the case so you can mount it. If you do feel brave you could cut some holes for the fans to blow directly out of the case. so its inside but you get the benefit of blowing the heat straight out.

31st May 2009, 20:13	#5
TobyKing1982 Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Upper Belvedere, London Posts: 136	Am i right in thinking though that although it will be cooler than the components its running over but cooler air (with the rad outside the case) would provide better cooling even if only by a degree?

31st May 2009, 20:20	#6
DaemonAnt Hyper Modder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Widnes, UK Posts: 6	I still intended the air to be drawn out of the case, but I lack the imagination to position it in such a way that the tubing will not be sticking out as severely as it is.

1st Jun 2009, 17:39	#7
DaemonAnt Hyper Modder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Widnes, UK Posts: 6	Thanks guys, I'll probably mount it under the drive bays at the front of the case. I will also get a drive bay res to ensure that the res is above all of the components.