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Cooling If it looks stupid but it works...

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by DragunovHUN, 5 Aug 2017.

  1. DragunovHUN

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    Nearly two months after putting in the order with Amazon Germany I finally got my hands on a Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT. But wait, what's that I'm putting it on?
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    Should be fine, right?
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    There we go, who needs a motherboard shroud?
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    Uh oh.
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    I have to say this definitely made the already somewhat difficult assembly much more tricky. It is the very edge of what's possible for the Define Nano S. I had to yank the 4pin motherboard power cable and hook it to the board first outside the case, and then run the modular cable back down to the PSU once the board was in. I also had to temporarily take out one of my RAM sticks to route the front panel audio under the cooler. The stellar screwdriver thermaltake included was actually very helpful in the rest of the process too.

    I can slightly dremel out one of the elongated fan mounting holes to get the rear exhaust's cable back into the case. The only problem left now is that the side panel actually won't go back on with the fan mounted there, but I have a solution lined up for that too - and it won't be to remove the fan because I'd have to take everything back out to get access to the screws.
     
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    spolsh Multimodder

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    Go Big or Go Home ! LOL
     
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    It is always a fine line between pure genius and madness. That sways far more towards the former than the later.
     
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    Haha that's awesome.
     
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    I have the same cooler! It's as good as an AIO with push-pull of rear and roof case fans.
     
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  6. DragunovHUN

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    Heck I actually have clearance for a roof fan as well. The frame is touching but it is there, barely.
     
  7. Guest-16

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    In the winter months I could semi-passively cool my 5960X. Dunno if your Z97 has fan-off feature software but it's very useful.
     
  8. Vault-Tec

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    All sorts of awesome.
     
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    Right! I've actually seen large ITX cases catch some flak for not being "proper SFF" so I'll just be over here enjoying my full size components in the cutest little package. It just looks like a baby ATX!
     
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    110% awesome
     
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