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nexxo · 01-04-2003, 05:45 PM

Unloaded: those windows rock!

MrMatt: In a Lian-Li the BIX and PI Pro will literally _just_ fit where the HD drive bay is, when turned on their side. In upright position you lose the lowermost 3.5" drive bay (you have to cut that part of the cradle away --no major surgery). I'm keeping the two intake fans (the idea being that they introduce cold air into the case, and the fan/rad assembly straight behind it will pull in what it needs, the rest will flow past it into the case prper), but you could cut away the whole area and make a 120mm hole instead, with one of those filter grilles designed for a 120mm fan.

Coming to think of it, an added advantage of Unloaded's shroud surrounding the fan (rather than between fan and rad) is that it probably blocks some of the fan noise as well.

01-04-2003, 05:45 PM	#16
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	Unloaded: those windows rock! MrMatt: In a Lian-Li the BIX and PI Pro will literally _just_ fit where the HD drive bay is, when turned on their side. In upright position you lose the lowermost 3.5" drive bay (you have to cut that part of the cradle away --no major surgery). I'm keeping the two intake fans (the idea being that they introduce cold air into the case, and the fan/rad assembly straight behind it will pull in what it needs, the rest will flow past it into the case prper), but you could cut away the whole area and make a 120mm hole instead, with one of those filter grilles designed for a 120mm fan. Coming to think of it, an added advantage of Unloaded's shroud surrounding the fan (rather than between fan and rad) is that it probably blocks some of the fan noise as well. __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"