synth Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hi, just wanna ask before i buy, will h60 or h80 will fit in the hdd fan location of the case CM elite 120? Its the fan mount in the middle of the case attached to the hdd cage. Thanks! ;): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimir Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Check this out, the guy was able to put a custom watercooling loop in that case, a Corsair one should fit fine I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synth Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 he removed the hdd cage there. Im not planning to remove the cage, and there's a neat clearance between the hdd cage and the mobo. here's a picture: http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag26/cr4p/DSC_0173a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimir Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 If the 120mm fan is 25mm tick, no waterblock will fit there. An h60 rad in 27mm tick+the fan 25mm= 52mm. If you don't have 55mm clearance it won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synth Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 ok, so I guess it wont fit. btw, can I at least detach the tubing so that I can fit the rad+fan outside the case? Because the case has a hole on the back, for tubing I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic_Wolf Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 No, you can't detach the tubing, or at least, not without voiding your warranty, and the tubing is all connected exceptionally well. If it all went wrong and leaked due to such modification, you'd have a small disaster on your hands!! Additionally, placing the rad and fans "inside" the case as you are planning would not really be a viable cooling solution as the ambient temp inside said case would be far higher than that of the cooler air outside of the case. I think you'd find that you'd struggle to cool your CPU effectively if the rad can't have cool clean air being blown through it. Corsairs Hydro coolers are a far cry from custom water blocks and loops that route the tubing into and out of the case from an externally cooled reservoir/source. You really need to mount the rad and fans for these coolers on a dedicated fan intake/out take position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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