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JSimmons · 04-12-2003, 09:18 PM

I guess I'm not very creative then (or not thinking in enough dimensions).

I have a via aqua (that may be upgraded to something with more oomph) and a black ice extreme, and if i could think of a decent way to mount it, a bay-res.

I have:

1) A floppy drive mounted in the floppy drive bay at the top of the case (next to the on/off switch).

2) A CD reader, and a CD-writer mounted in the upper-most 5-inch drive bays.

3) A hard drive in a removable tray mounted in the next-to-last 5-inch drive bay.

4) A 2nd hard drive mounted in one of the internal 3-inch bays.

5) My cards are arranged so as to prevent IRQ sharing, so that means I have inserted the sound card in the next-to-last PCI slot. This prohibits decent placement of the pump.

6) An Enermax 430w pwoer supply that is REALLY huge compared to what originally came in the case.

The Black Ice Extreme radiator is too large to fit in the area just above the power supply without cutting the case, and even then, I'd be pulling warm air from inside the case into it.

With the fan attached to the radiator and placed at the front of the case on the bottom (and ignoring the fact that a fan shroud would be a damn good idea), the pump (even as small as it is) would be sitting too close to the radiator to put in the tubing without kinking it.

The way I see it, the whole setup would be too cramped to do any good at all (unless I'm missing something).

04-12-2003, 09:18 PM	#3
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	I guess I'm not very creative then (or not thinking in enough dimensions). I have a via aqua (that may be upgraded to something with more oomph) and a black ice extreme, and if i could think of a decent way to mount it, a bay-res. I have: 1) A floppy drive mounted in the floppy drive bay at the top of the case (next to the on/off switch). 2) A CD reader, and a CD-writer mounted in the upper-most 5-inch drive bays. 3) A hard drive in a removable tray mounted in the next-to-last 5-inch drive bay. 4) A 2nd hard drive mounted in one of the internal 3-inch bays. 5) My cards are arranged so as to prevent IRQ sharing, so that means I have inserted the sound card in the next-to-last PCI slot. This prohibits decent placement of the pump. 6) An Enermax 430w pwoer supply that is REALLY huge compared to what originally came in the case. The Black Ice Extreme radiator is too large to fit in the area just above the power supply without cutting the case, and even then, I'd be pulling warm air from inside the case into it. With the fan attached to the radiator and placed at the front of the case on the bottom (and ignoring the fact that a fan shroud would be a damn good idea), the pump (even as small as it is) would be sitting too close to the radiator to put in the tubing without kinking it. The way I see it, the whole setup would be too cramped to do any good at all (unless I'm missing something).