Cases the NZXT panzer box is pants!!

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by bagman, 3 Sep 2009.

  1. bagman

    bagman Minimodder

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    it awefull they say it can take a dual rad in the top but it can't. they don't even supply you with scews to put the mounting bracket on the rad.

    but when you find some screws that fit it you put the mounting bracket on to the rad and mount it on the top of the case but then you find it dosen't fit properly with both the fans on so you take off a fan and then you have to squeeze the rad inbettween a tiny gap which only just about fits.
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    then you come to ataching the mounting bracket to the case with some normal screws the thing the screw is going into starts turning as you screw so it dosen't properly atach it self so you take the rad down to tighten the screw holder thing with a spaner but then that comes off so that means no rad size will fit in the top of the case now.
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    the case however is a good case if you are going to do air cooling that works fine very good airflow, but it is useless at water cooling

    i have never owned a nice case all been old server cases or just generic rubish and again i feel like a idiot know nowing i have bought another useless case :wallbash:
     
  2. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Is the daddy!

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    what rad you using? I dont think its as bad as your making it out to be, you clearly over tightened those stand offs and stripped the threads.
     
  3. bagman

    bagman Minimodder

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    black ice GTX 240 gen 2
     
  4. Rotcrack

    Rotcrack Food Maestro.

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    You got it then? lol
     
  5. bagman

    bagman Minimodder

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    fixed the screw thing but there is now way you can fit a dual rad there unless they change the mounting design
     
  6. vdbswong

    vdbswong It's a Hedgehod

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    The GTX is rather thick isn't it?

    I would have thought it was more designed to accomodate thinner rads like the GTS (i think?) series ?
     
  7. bagman

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    the GTX is a thick rad but that is no the problem it is the mounting bracket which is the problem as it dosen't put the rad where you think it ort to be. length wise there is just enough space for the rad but the brackets line up the rad differently so there isn't enough space for it.
     

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