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Anyone know of a decent 120.2 rad that is no more than 27mm thick? having a bit of trouble fitting the radiator in to my case! 
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25-27mm Rad?
- Thread starter Ironman129
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The HWLabs Black Ice Alpha Pro II is 28.6mm thick.
That's the thinnest I can find. I'm pretty sure they're discontinued though.
HWLabs makes some other sub-30mm radiators though. I don't know of anyone else that makes one thinner than 30mm.
That's the thinnest I can find. I'm pretty sure they're discontinued though.
HWLabs makes some other sub-30mm radiators though. I don't know of anyone else that makes one thinner than 30mm.
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What case are you referring too?
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I have a corsair spec-01. My thought was to stick a 120.2 on the inside of the top of the case and mount the fans on the outside. I had to mod the case to get the swiftech MCR220 in there. Now that I did that I was putting everything together, and the just barely hit the tabs on the RAM slots. 
The Coarsair 100i is 25mm. It just feels like a step back going from a custom loop to an AIO,
The Coarsair 100i is 25mm. It just feels like a step back going from a custom loop to an AIO,
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I've thought about that. I'll have to cut holes in the top for the tubes and probably put a grommet in there to make sure the aluminum doesn't damage the tubes. Then I'm pushing the air through the rad as an exhaust out the top rather than pulling. I assume that's not a big deal? Any idea of a good way to cut the holes in the case? I assume a drill bit isn't going to do it.
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Argh, most cases have grommets in the back up at the top, but yours doesn't....
Yeah, you would want to drill a pilot hole with a normal drill bit then use a step drill bit.
Definitely want some sort of grommet to keep the tubes from hitting bare metal.
The difference in air flow direction is minimal, don't worry about that for now.
Yeah, you would want to drill a pilot hole with a normal drill bit then use a step drill bit.
Definitely want some sort of grommet to keep the tubes from hitting bare metal.
The difference in air flow direction is minimal, don't worry about that for now.
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or.. depending on your tubing size.. use a PCI slot (and grommets) and hang a radiator off the back...
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I have a corsair spec-01. My thought was to stick a 120.2 on the inside of the top of the case and mount the fans on the outside. I had to mod the case to get the swiftech MCR220 in there. Now that I did that I was putting everything together, and the just barely hit the tabs on the RAM slots.
Running a Corsair 300r carbide, I had the same thing.
The good thing is I was able to put the rad in and then push up on the rad against the screen and gain the needed clearance. You canot tell it got some love and it looks bone stock.
You can get an easy 5mm of clearance that way.
You can make this work one way or the other, if you choose other, let us know and we can throw more ideas.
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On your case, which is close to mine, I have 2 X 240 rads stuffed in, and a single 120.
So a total of 120 X 5. All inside.
You can drill rivits and cut out/dremel your hard drive bays out. I mounted my SSD's behind the MB.
That gives you easy clearance for a 240 up front like I did.
http://forums.evga.com/Outhouses-old-school-build-m2173371.aspx
So a total of 120 X 5. All inside.
You can drill rivits and cut out/dremel your hard drive bays out. I mounted my SSD's behind the MB.
That gives you easy clearance for a 240 up front like I did.
http://forums.evga.com/Outhouses-old-school-build-m2173371.aspx
