kc5vdj Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Will the radiator fit on an Asus Maximus VIII Impact board? Does the cooler respect the "Area D" height specification as specified in "Mini-ITX Addendum Version 2.0 To the microATX Motherboard Interface Specification Version 1.2 October 2010" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Dustin Posted May 31, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted May 31, 2016 The Maximus VIII Impact and any other mini-ITX boards with risers will *not* be compatible with the H5 SF. The riser interferes with the cooler's mounting mechanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc5vdj Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Thanks Dustin. You rawk, man. I was thinking that it wouldn't after watching your Bulldog build video yesterday. Oh, and Congrats on finishing Bulldog! Maybe you can be less grumpy now! :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winger1775 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Will the radiator fit on an Asus Maximus VIII Impact board? Does the cooler respect the "Area D" height specification as specified in "Mini-ITX Addendum Version 2.0 To the microATX Motherboard Interface Specification Version 1.2 October 2010" What Dustin said. Look at these 2 boards instead: ASUS Z170i Pro Gaming and the MSI Gaming Z170i. Both support PC3200 memory and M.2 @ PCI-e Gen3 x4 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwkrep82 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Will the radiator fit on an Asus Maximus VIII Impact board? Does the cooler respect the "Area D" height specification as specified in "Mini-ITX Addendum Version 2.0 To the microATX Motherboard Interface Specification Version 1.2 October 2010" Hey. I received my Bulldog a couple days ago. And yes, you can fit an Asus Maximus VIII Impact in this case with the Hydro Series™ H5 SF...How do I know? Well...because I did it :D: It does require a couple of modifications. These mods don't require any modification (cutting, sanding, bending, or trimming) of the actual cooler mounting hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Art Posted June 14, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted June 14, 2016 Hey. I received my Bulldog a couple days ago. And yes, you can fit an Asus Maximus VIII Impact in this case with the Hydro Series™ H5 SF...How do I know? Well...because I did it :D: It does require a couple of modifications. These mods don't require any modification (cutting, sanding, bending, or trimming) of the actual cooler mounting hardware. Which modifications did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsg Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 A few washers may help out. The posts on the H5 SF mounting kit have 5-6 threads, and a washer will help raise the radiator above the VRM daughterboard while still getting a couple of threads in hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwkrep82 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Which modifications did you do? Well, one of the first issues I encountered was the H5 SF's L shaped mounting bracket interferes with the heat sink/shroud of the riser card when trying to attach it to the screw points. What I did was remove the back of the riser heat sink (two screws). Then I put the screws and plastic washers back on (to keep the front of the heatsink held in place). With the back removed, I was able to set the H5 SF's bracket properly. I then placed the Impact's riser back shroud back in its place sitting ON TOP of the H5 SF's bracket. Line it up with the mother board screw holes and secure with the motherboard screws. Now that the bracket is attached, I had to get the blower mounted. Normally, the riser does not allow the hoses to fit. So, in order to raise the blower up, I used some motherboard standoffs I happened to have lying around. I screwed them into the 3 holes on the bracket. I then screwed the H5 SF's standoffs into those motherboard stand offs I attached. I installed the cpu block as normal. When mounting the blower, I used the included screws. I screwed down the blower just enough for the screws to catch the standoff threads. I made sure the screw closest to riser wasn't causing the hose to compress between the blower and the riser. The screw on the the standoff on the left (looking from the front of the case), was adjusted to match the one on the right. The screw at the top I was actually able to tighten slight more to eliminate most of the wiggle. You could probably add washers for a 'tighter' fit. When fitting the top lid of the Bulldog, I discovered I had to remove the foam padding that sits over the cooler. There is sound deadening material on the top lid. On that sound deadening material, there is an area of foam padding. Because the cooler now sits higher than intended, that foam padding doesn't allow the lid to sit properly. I used a heat gun and a knife to remove the foam and glue. I was able to remove the foam and glue with no damage to the sound deadening material. After that, the lid fit perfectly :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Art Posted June 16, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted June 16, 2016 Well, one of the first issues I encountered was the H5 SF's L shaped mounting bracket interferes with the heat sink/shroud of the riser card when trying to attach it to the screw points. What I did was remove the back of the riser heat sink (two screws). Then I put the screws and plastic washers back on (to keep the front of the heatsink held in place). With the back removed, I was able to set the H5 SF's bracket properly. I then placed the Impact's riser back shroud back in its place sitting ON TOP of the H5 SF's bracket. Line it up with the mother board screw holes and secure with the motherboard screws. Now that the bracket is attached, I had to get the blower mounted. Normally, the riser does not allow the hoses to fit. So, in order to raise the blower up, I used some motherboard standoffs I happened to have lying around. I screwed them into the 3 holes on the bracket. I then screwed the H5 SF's standoffs into those motherboard stand offs I attached. I installed the cpu block as normal. When mounting the blower, I used the included screws. I screwed down the blower just enough for the screws to catch the standoff threads. I made sure the screw closest to riser wasn't causing the hose to compress between the blower and the riser. The screw on the the standoff on the left (looking from the front of the case), was adjusted to match the one on the right. The screw at the top I was actually able to tighten slight more to eliminate most of the wiggle. You could probably add washers for a 'tighter' fit. When fitting the top lid of the Bulldog, I discovered I had to remove the foam padding that sits over the cooler. There is sound deadening material on the top lid. On the that deadening material, there is an area of foam padding. Because the cooler now sits higher than intended, that foam padding does allow the lid to sit properly. I used a heat gun and a knife to remove the foam and glue. I was able to remove the foam and glue with no damage to the sound deadening material. After that, the lid fit perfectly :D: Thanks for the info, and nice setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwkrep82 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Thanks for the info, and nice setup. No prob! Thanks for the complement :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsg Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Nice build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwkrep82 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Nice build! Thanks! :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBadgerUK Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 What cabinet is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwkrep82 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 What cabinet is that? Its actually an Insignia TV stand I picked up from BestBuy. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-tv-stand-for-most-flat-panel-tvs-up-to-70-black-brown/4285300.p?skuId=4285300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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