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Hellion_Prime · 07-17-2001, 11:12 PM

I have a Big Mamma, and here's how I plan to mount it. It involves ducting, so it may not work for you if you're putting this in a smallish case.

First, since the sides of this beast are so fragile, I'm going to enclose the sides in a frame, roughly 3" wide, most likely made out of 1/4" or 1/8" plywood. I'll attach the frame to the radiatior with epoxy or jb weld. After that is ready, I'll use a 4" section of small diamater brass rod in each corner of the frame to give me something to run the bolts through, and to act as as spacers. The bolts will go through these straight to the case. After the fan(s) have been fitted, enclose them with the radiator using sections of plastic or wood sheeting joined with aluminum duct tape, or actually measure it out and cut the parts to fit more precisely.

This method would give it a much larger size footprint, so it wouldnt work well in a small case. I'm going to fit mine into a cube, so hopefully I wont have that problem when the time comes. If anybody sees any holes in this plan, feel free to let me know.. better to find out now than after I start =)

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Oh, do you know if the dtekcustoms radiator is copper, or aluminum? From the pics in the link you posted, it looks aluminum, but the construction looks to be identical to the Big Mama, which makes me wonder. I'm going to migrate to a 1/2" system eventually...

HP

07-17-2001, 11:12 PM	#6
Hellion_Prime Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arlington, MA, US Posts: 90	I have a Big Mamma, and here's how I plan to mount it. It involves ducting, so it may not work for you if you're putting this in a smallish case. First, since the sides of this beast are so fragile, I'm going to enclose the sides in a frame, roughly 3" wide, most likely made out of 1/4" or 1/8" plywood. I'll attach the frame to the radiatior with epoxy or jb weld. After that is ready, I'll use a 4" section of small diamater brass rod in each corner of the frame to give me something to run the bolts through, and to act as as spacers. The bolts will go through these straight to the case. After the fan(s) have been fitted, enclose them with the radiator using sections of plastic or wood sheeting joined with aluminum duct tape, or actually measure it out and cut the parts to fit more precisely. This method would give it a much larger size footprint, so it wouldnt work well in a small case. I'm going to fit mine into a cube, so hopefully I wont have that problem when the time comes. If anybody sees any holes in this plan, feel free to let me know.. better to find out now than after I start =) [edit] Oh, do you know if the dtekcustoms radiator is copper, or aluminum? From the pics in the link you posted, it looks aluminum, but the construction looks to be identical to the Big Mama, which makes me wonder. I'm going to migrate to a 1/2" system eventually... HP __________________ That which does not kill me had BETTER do enough damage to keep me from firing back!