Coolermaster Stacker + Swiftech 676

[hkfeet]

I have a coolermaster stacker case and a Swiftech H20-220-NX Water Cooling Kit for my dual nocona setup. In the case, I already have 7 of the 5/12 slots filled with my sata backplanes and 1 dvd drive.

Another will be used for the resevoir.

Im wondering how I should hook up this radiator. So far I have concluded 2 places but would like some opinions.

Ok got my kit. Wow this radiator is big. Im wondering how I should have this hooked up.

This is how the back of the case looks like. Top slot is for a power supply, and the bottom slot which is covered with a plate is for 2nd power supply.



Should I move my current PS, down to the bottom, and try to rig this radiator to where 1 of my 120mm fans is located, and mount another 120mm fan on top where the ps is located.

http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-119-042-13.JPG

Or

Should I try mounting this radiator on the bottom of the inside of the case where there are vents in this image.

http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-119-042-08.JPG


Looks like it has enough holes/vents for the radiator and it will be getting air from the bottom of the case.

Thanks.

[Guderian]

Top/Rear sounds like a PITA: would virtually eliminate the removablility of the tray and you could run into clearance issues when you factor the fan/rad setup and tubing comming off your blocks. I would double check the clearances. That would be an interesting/unique layout, though.

Bottom looks like a good location based on internals and structural concerns, but air flow could be compromised without sufficient case elevation. You would either be blowing hot vidcard air through the rad, or hot rad air at the vid card: air cooled ram on that card?

Perhaps a slightly more involved; psu @ the bottom, top mounted setup (blowholes in the top of the case)? If you wanted to get fancy with that, you could work out a top intake rear exhaust duct, so you achieve the benefits of ambient intake, without unecessary case heating. The same idea could also be applied to the bottom mount layout with a little adjustment for the location of your cards.