good fit radiator for Enlight 7237?

[ColdMiser]

Has anyone out there built a water cooling rig in an Enlight 7237 case that is contained within the case? What rad did you use?

I am going to take the plunge into water cooling, but I do not want cooling components to be laying around outside of the case. I was hoping to find a rad that might fit in the bottom front, where the intake fan normally goes. Any other placement suggestions for this case? I would like to avoid buying another case if at all possible. This one fits nicely in my desk cabinet.

My ultimate goal is to have a stealth water cooling system. I don't want anyone to be able to tell what cooling method I use from the outside of the case. My roommate will notice the change instantly, when we can actually have a conversation in the room WHILE THE COMPUTER IS ON! :eek: I am a victim of the Delta, but the Red Cross announced today that they will be using 100% of donated funds towards Sept. 11 victims.

[mldhab]

What I did (Antec case) is take out any interference from the location where I wanted to put my radiator. Measure the space. Went to a local radiator shop and asked the guy there, to look up a heater core the right size with the right configuration inlet and outlet pipes (I wanted 5/8" in/out). The radiator shop will have a couple of catalogues 3 or 4 inches thick within which he can find allmost anything you want. Once you find the model you want, you can get the core a little cheaper at an autoparts store like NAPA, but having access to the radiator shop for repairs or future modifications is worth buying it at the radiator shop for a few extra bucks to me.

By going 1/2" shorter and 1/4" less in width, I found a model that was 2 1/2" thick. Check out the article on radiators by Bill A - max volume in this style radiator is what you are after. Also go with as large in/out connections as you can forsee using. You can allways use combinations of inline fittings to adapt to smaller hose - but when you get serious and want max flow you can't enlarge the radiator connections easily.

Enjoy:)

[riprock]

I'm in the beginning steps of a water system. I've ordered a heater core from Autozone.com... I'm not sure if I found the info here or on another forum, but someone suggested a '87 Chevette core. I found an online core catalog with pictures and if you go any smaller than the Chevette core, you're looking at $60 minimum. What's the Chevette price? $25 with shipping :)
It's 6" x 6-1/8" x 2" and the inlet is 3/4", outlet is 5/8".

Again, I found some a bit smaller - if I remember right the smallest was 5.5" x 6"... but it was $90 - but for the price, this one can't be beat.

I'm thinking of buying a new case (tower) to make everything fit more easily. My current Fong Kai is a midtower and I might be able to put the radiator in the front bottom.

I haven't seen this talked about anywhere :( - but should you suck air through the radiator INTO the case (effectively pulling hotter than ambient in) of should you suck through the rad OUT OF the case (effectively cooling your rad with hotter air than ambient)???

[The Overclocker]

try to see if you can fit a 120mm fan in the front of the case, if you cant then there isn't much chance of getting much that can fit, i reccomend getting an antec SOHO file server as they have a couple of inches room at the top for fittin a radiator

[mldhab]

Originally posted by the overclocker
try to see if you can fit a 120mm fan in the front of the case, if you cant then there isn't much chance of getting much that can fit, i reccomend getting an antec SOHO file server as they have a couple of inches room at the top for fittin a radiator

Another advantage to these cases is: there are fan housings and disk shelves in the lower front which can be removed easily (pop rivets) to allow larger radiators in that location. The plastic front of the cases are also easily removed to allow placement of air filters (the blue stuff that household heating and air conditioning systems use - cheap - easily cut to size).

It would obviously be best to exhaust the warmer air to the outside of the case. But the air exhausting the radiator is usually only a couple of degrees warmer than ambient - which leaves it cooler than the air in the average air cooled case by a substantial amount. My fan sucks thru the radiator and exhausts into the case. I normally remove all the card slot covers to promote more air movement.

The loudest things in my case are the Geforce card fan and the PSU (although the newer Antec PSUs slow their fan on lower temps - which is how mine is usually running).

I use one 120mm Panaflo 1A Model FBA12G12L (the lower flow quiet one) with a pot to adjust speed/noise. The only time I ever run it fast is when I'm gaming (Tribes) or running at full out for some other reason, even then I never get more than 5 degrees Cent. above ambient.

Be sure to build a shroud for the radiator which places the fan an inch or inch and a halfe away from the radiator - it makes a serious difference in air flow and noise both.

enjoy
;)

[Warlord2]

I got a transmission cooler that proforms better thin my dd cube for about $35

I think it was 6"x12"x3/4" and fits 2 120mm fans perfect

[riprock]

Well, I have 7" wide space and about 6.5 up and down in the case at the front bottom.
The core I'm getting is 6x6-1/8, but I don't know if that's the entire core. I'll know in a week or so when I get it. If that's the full size, I think I can crowbar it in there :)

I'm used to my delta screamer so I think I might go for the 150cfm YS-Tech :). If it's too loud or overkill, I can install a rheostat(?) to control speed.

I'm going to make a shroud like the one at Dtek. It's just tin.

I was figuring I'd suck the air into the case, but wasn't sure. I was also planning to put some of that filter stuff in front of the radiator. Actually, I'd previously cut a hole in my case front and superglued it giving me much better airflow and dust filtration.