I'm at a loss. I've got a monster Inwin Q500 case, and I don't seem to have enough space.
I wanted to use a $25 heater core from the autoparts store, and I wanted to mount it in the back over the PSU. I also want to get an eheim 1250. I started to a little measuring, and I realize that that pump is quiet large, and so are the radiators.
I found that a black ice or a DDen cube will fit over the PSU, but I don't want to spent that much. I considered moving the PSU, but to where?
Plan B: mount to the top of case ( on inside). If I place a 120mm fan directly against the top, w/ the rad just under that, I can fit a heater core in there, but a 4.75" fan would look a bit silly tacked to the side of a 6.2" square radiator. hmmm. I wanted to use a rotron patriot 24v @ 12v, but it won't fit against the top of the case because of the case's frame (rails, or whatever).
Plan C: put my 2 hd's on adapter rails and stick them in the cdrom drive bays, and remove the 3.5" HD cage. that would give me a 13 x 7" space to work w/ in the front of my case. I think I could get a rad and a pump down there, but I'd rather not lose the use of my hd bays. (i guess i could mount them over the PSU... hmmm.
Noise is a big consideration... so having the fan/radiator in the front would probably be noisier.
this project is turning into a pain in the ass.. My processor (Athlon 1333 @ 1466) idles at 49C w/ all the panels removed from my case. If anyone has any ideas or experience modding q500's, please let me know. Thx....