Antec 900, Tuniq Tower120, and AMD K8 without cutting

Nitecaller · 03-07-07, 09:30 PM

Good evening, You can install the Tuniq Tower 120 in the Antec 900 for an AMD K8 setup.

At first it looked like I had to cut the Fan tab off the door but after looking at the large heatsink base I was able to twist the tower slightly counterclock wise and made the room needed to leave the door uncut and still have the processor covered by the base.

Just do not twist it any more then is absolutly needed because I can just see the socket lever on the lower right so everything is still covered. the little tab in the center that the H-plate slides on keeps the base centered.

Enjoy!

Hope this was helpful so someone. I searched and searched and was about to cut the tab off.

AC3421 · 03-07-07, 11:11 PM

what??

IAmMoen · 03-07-07, 11:17 PM

yea with my tuniq and cmstacker case i ended having to break off two fan tabs on the outer cover. Oh well.

Vulcan · 03-08-07, 12:51 AM

Look at ti this way. your never going to fit a fan in there with that cooler, so either the tabs go, or the cooler goes.

You can always find another way to mount the fan if you want to mount one later on.

Nitecaller · 03-08-07, 10:04 PM

I didn't want to snap off the Fan tab because this setup will more then likely move into a HomeTheater case in a year or two. Then I would reuse the 900 for a new setup.

I have seen the Core 2 setup with the Tuniq tower and the fan on the door so that would be an option in the future. I like to keep my options open. By the way this case is quiet!

Vulcan · 03-08-07, 10:07 PM

The 900... Quiet?

Not at all. Its one of the loudest cases I've used used, thanks to the hard drive mounting. I lived with it for abotu 2 months before switching to a P180b.

Pomegranate · 03-08-07, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Vulcan

The 900... Quiet?

Not at all. Its one of the loudest cases I've used used, thanks to the hard drive mounting. I lived with it for abotu 2 months before switching to a P180b.

What hard drives are you using? I have two Seagates in my Antec 900 and they are quiet. I guess if you have a loud HD in there it would be annoying. Personally I stick with Seagate because I know they've never bothered me with noise and they've been reliable for me.

03-07-07, 09:30 PM	Thread Starter #1
Nitecaller Registered Join Date: Feb 2007	Antec 900, Tuniq Tower120, and AMD K8 without cutting Good evening, You can install the Tuniq Tower 120 in the Antec 900 for an AMD K8 setup. At first it looked like I had to cut the Fan tab off the door but after looking at the large heatsink base I was able to twist the tower slightly counterclock wise and made the room needed to leave the door uncut and still have the processor covered by the base. Just do not twist it any more then is absolutly needed because I can just see the socket lever on the lower right so everything is still covered. the little tab in the center that the H-plate slides on keeps the base centered. Enjoy! Hope this was helpful so someone. I searched and searched and was about to cut the tab off.
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03-07-07, 11:11 PM	#2
AC3421 Disabled Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Santa Monica, California	what??
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03-07-07, 11:17 PM	#3
IAmMoen Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Folding, MN USA	yea with my tuniq and cmstacker case i ended having to break off two fan tabs on the outer cover. Oh well. __________________ CMstacker Rig [AMD PII 720be 4th core unlocked @ 3.4] [Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P] [Patriot Viper DDR3 4x2gb @1333] [ATI 5870] [OCZ 600w Gamextreme] [2x WD Black 750gb Raid0 & 3x Hitachi 1.5tb Raid5 with W7 64 bit
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03-08-07, 12:51 AM	#4
Vulcan Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pa	Look at ti this way. your never going to fit a fan in there with that cooler, so either the tabs go, or the cooler goes. You can always find another way to mount the fan if you want to mount one later on. __________________ Currently rocking a BlackBook
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03-08-07, 10:04 PM	Thread Starter #5
Nitecaller Registered Join Date: Feb 2007	I didn't want to snap off the Fan tab because this setup will more then likely move into a HomeTheater case in a year or two. Then I would reuse the 900 for a new setup. I have seen the Core 2 setup with the Tuniq tower and the fan on the door so that would be an option in the future. I like to keep my options open. By the way this case is quiet!
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03-08-07, 10:07 PM	#6
Vulcan Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pa	The 900... Quiet? Not at all. Its one of the loudest cases I've used used, thanks to the hard drive mounting. I lived with it for abotu 2 months before switching to a P180b. __________________ Currently rocking a BlackBook
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