Separate enclosure for Rads/pump/fans

jackal2513 · Dec 19, 2005

hi there

i want to remove all my fans and rads and pumps to a separate small enclosure and then have this maybe in a separate room and in teh main case maybe have just one tiny fan blowing a small amount of air through for teh mosfets and the fanless PSU but othrwise everything else is watercooled and has a block

trouble is i'd like to find a suitable enclosure. Ive tried looking at smaller PC cases but can't really find anything suitable. It could be a wood enclosude which would help noise but whatever it is it would need quite a large opening as i have a double sized black ice extreme and a single black ice so total rad area would be equivalent to x2 120mm fans. Would also need space inside for 2 pumps and a reservior.

Ideally it would look nice,... like a modded small Lian-Li case but I cant really find anything suitable on their website.

anyone got any ideas .... or anyone done this and used some sort of enclosure ?

cheers

Rich

voigts · Dec 19, 2005

This is a kind of expensive option vs just making one out of wood, but it looks like a neat idea, especially if you were to use acrylic side panels.

http://cool-cases-usa.com/Zen-Cart-...id=141&zenid=6bfc1de717ce1a2316203f650cabfced

learning curve · Dec 19, 2005

Might want to consider covering the box with carpet, it would muffle the noise as well as make it look nice

pwnt by pat · Dec 19, 2005

You'll need a big pump if you want to put the box in another room.

nachosyumm · Dec 20, 2005

you could make a box w/ aluminum angle and rivets. Thats what im using for my pump and rez container since i do not have room in my case.

jackal2513 · Dec 20, 2005

ok thanks

voigts, thats a great solution but i cant source one of them in the UK

any ideas what sort of pump I would need if im running say 2 metres of tubing between PC and teh enclosure ? I was thinking about the Laing D5

Ankun · Dec 20, 2005

If you dont use a super restrictive block I dont see why you need a beast of a pump for only a few feet extra tubing.

JJG · Dec 20, 2005

heres what i did when i knew i couldnt fit my rad in my case, its made from wood and painted, the case is secured to the lower part just put some screws throught the case into the wood, i dont use that case anymore but i might go back to it

My current case, if ya wanted to see it

samuknow · Dec 20, 2005

I have seen a few people use plastic totes. You could use foam sheets to insulate it for noise. Also any old PC case will work. Before I bought my monster tower I was going to use one of the many micro AT cases I have......

voigts · Dec 21, 2005

I didn't pay attention to the UK part. I would just make one out of good old fashioned wood. You can always cut notches out in the frame to accomodate acrylic side panels if you want to. This would be a lot easier to me than trying to hack up some small computer case and make it work.

jackal2513 · Dec 21, 2005

ive found a small lian li micro atx case which will fit the bill perfectly and will also sit in well with my other 2 lain li's

samuknow · Dec 21, 2005

jackal2513 said:
ive found a small lian li micro atx case which will fit the bill perfectly and will also sit in well with my other 2 lain li's

Post some pics when all done.....

jackal2513 · Dec 21, 2005

ok, i will thanks

and thanks for all the suggestions

here is the rig as it stands:

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=251326

its actually not that quiet anymore and ive since changed the GFX card and will also move to pressler when they come out so need a whole new setup

MoreGooder · Dec 21, 2005

Another suggetion. See my old, old thread for my build. Still using this exact setup today. Easy to do, especially if you skip the black paint job that consumed way too much of my time. It's just two identical cases, one split in half and riveted on top of the "main" one. All WC components are contained it the upper half. It's quiet too, thanks to low rpm 120mm fans.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=279858

jackal2513 · Dec 21, 2005

that looks good ! shame the pics arent a bit clearer

ive bought this lian li off of ebay now for 20 quid so should be fine. will have to borrow a dremel or something though.

Rekarp · Dec 22, 2005

This is a seperate container I made awhile back. Worked pretty well and is still in operation to this day

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