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sevisehda: After 2 days of searching I have yet to find a case with enough clearence between the MB and bottom to fit a radiator.
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It would seem to me like you aren't likely to - I can't think of any advantage that a 'normal' case design would get from pushing the mobo up in the case. OTOH, pushing the board up would mean needing to either make the case taller or putting less stuff in the top of it.
What sort of air flow pattern were you thinking of anyways? I can't think of anything offhand that puts the rads in the bottom of the case without either blowing rad heated air into the case, using some really complex ducting, or having to force the air to flow in strange directions.
OTOH, It would seem like a fairly neat thing to put the rad on the top of the case, with an enclosure that acted as a duct to send all the hot air out the back of the case. Then pull air in the bottom of the case and blow it out the top...
You might get some extra room from a case w/ a sliding mobo tray. I know my case has about an inch of clearance between the case bottom and the bottom edge of the tray; but that space is used by the guides the tray slides on.
A few other random thoughts -
1. Mount the rad through the case, so that it only sticks in part of the way.
2. Get a wider than normal case so that you can put the rad in front of the mobo. This might block one or more slots, but might be OK.
3. What is the relationship between the dimensions of the mobo and the I/O plate position? If you got a case sized for an eATX size board, and put a smaller size board in it, might the smaller board not hang down as far?
4. Make a mini box under the case, and put the rad in that, then the only thing in the main case would be a hole in the floor for the air flow.
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