Need a suggestion on case cutting?

Section8 · 08-10-07, 12:10 AM

I am getting ready to mount my PA120.3 in the top of my Lian Li PC-75. I am unsure of the pattern I should cut out. Should I cut the maximum metal out(Example A)? Or should I leave some metal in between for structural integrity(Example B)? I have a FG120.3 Radiator Grill cover that will go on the top of the case afterwards.

Example A:

Example B:

Thanks for any input

voigts · 08-10-07, 01:25 AM

I would just do like A and carve out the entire shape for the most airflow. That is what I did. If you want a better template, here is one that I used for mine that I got off of a member at XS a while back. I had to print it out without scaling on a few pages and then tape it together. It doesn't have screw holes marked however.

Template

Sam__ · 08-10-07, 07:08 AM

another vote for A.....will be a lot easier to cut lol.

Mpegger · 08-10-07, 08:20 AM

The case, once sandwiched between the rad and grill (if thats how you are installing it), will have nearly the same strength, as well as the same rigidness to it when it was still whole.

Section8 · 08-10-07, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voigts

I would just do like A and carve out the entire shape for the most airflow. That is what I did. If you want a better template, here is one that I used for mine that I got off of a member at XS a while back. I had to print it out without scaling on a few pages and then tape it together. It doesn't have screw holes marked however.

Template

WOW.. cool thank you very much.

ares350 · 08-10-07, 04:44 PM

so how are you going to be cutting it? I was contemplating it for my CM 830, but I dont know how Id really do it. jigsaw seems like an obvious choice? but Im afraid it might come out rough.

UBERCOOL · 08-10-07, 05:59 PM

I dremeled option A into the top of a Antec P180 and it went beautifully even though I was cutting through metal and plastic. That would be my advice if you want to get a nice edge, dremel are more precise than jigsaws unless you have some mad jigsaw skills.

Edit: Definitely do option A, you don't gain much from having the bars across.

08-10-07, 12:10 AM	Thread Starter #1
Section8 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI	Need a suggestion on case cutting? I am getting ready to mount my PA120.3 in the top of my Lian Li PC-75. I am unsure of the pattern I should cut out. Should I cut the maximum metal out(Example A)? Or should I leave some metal in between for structural integrity(Example B)? I have a FG120.3 Radiator Grill cover that will go on the top of the case afterwards. Example A: Example B: Thanks for any input __________________ Intel Core i7-2600K---> Koolance 370, HWLabs GTX240, D5 Vario 3 X EVGA 480 GTX SC watercooled--> VID-NX480 blocks, HWLabs GTX 480, D5 Vario, Koolance RP-452X2 Corsair 800D Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 MB SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W PSU 16G CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT (4 x 4GB) PC3 12800 2 X Kingston HyperX SH100S3B/120G SATA 3 in RAID 0 1 X OCZ Vertex 120G, 1 X WD Caviar Black 1TB Dell 3007 WFP-HC Z-5500's Windows 7 64bit
	QUOTE Thanks

08-10-07, 01:25 AM	#2
voigts Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tennessee	I would just do like A and carve out the entire shape for the most airflow. That is what I did. If you want a better template, here is one that I used for mine that I got off of a member at XS a while back. I had to print it out without scaling on a few pages and then tape it together. It doesn't have screw holes marked however. Template
	QUOTE Thanks

08-10-07, 07:08 AM	#3
Sam__ Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK	another vote for A.....will be a lot easier to cut lol. __________________ "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." - Popular Mechanics, 1949 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
	QUOTE Thanks

08-10-07, 08:20 AM	#4
Mpegger Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NYC	The case, once sandwiched between the rad and grill (if thats how you are installing it), will have nearly the same strength, as well as the same rigidness to it when it was still whole. __________________ NZXT Switch 810 / Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R / i7 980x @ 3997x6, 4130x1 / 24GiB / 560Ti SLi ESXi server / i7-3770s / 32GiB / 16TB ZFS-z2 ----------------------------- [GB ≠ GiB] [MB ≠ MiB] [kB ≠ kiB] "Apparently, Plaintiff believes that he could sue an egg company for fraud for labeling a carton of 12 eggs a “dozen,” because some bakers would view a “dozen” as including 13 items." - Western Digital 2006 "One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer" - Hitler (Microsucks) Avatar and quote on loan from AntmanMike Heatware
	QUOTE Thanks

08-10-07, 04:44 PM	#6
ares350 Member Join Date: Mar 2004	so how are you going to be cutting it? I was contemplating it for my CM 830, but I dont know how Id really do it. jigsaw seems like an obvious choice? but Im afraid it might come out rough.
	QUOTE Thanks

Need a suggestion on case cutting?

Internet Services

Website Development

Tech Hardware

08-10-07, 05:59 PM	#7
UBERCOOL Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida	I dremeled option A into the top of a Antec P180 and it went beautifully even though I was cutting through metal and plastic. That would be my advice if you want to get a nice edge, dremel are more precise than jigsaws unless you have some mad jigsaw skills. Edit: Definitely do option A, you don't gain much from having the bars across. __________________ -Main Rig- Intel Q6600 G0 @ 3.6(8450 1.3V)\| Asus Rampage Formula X48 \| 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-8500 \| PCP&C S75CF 750W \| BFG 8800gt 512mb \| 2xBenq FP93GX 19" 2ms Swiftech MCP355 w/XSPC top -> 2x'77 Bonneville Heater Core -> Swiftech Apogee GTZ -> Swiftech MCW30 -> ViperJohn ViperFang VI -Server-* Opteron 170 LCB9E @ 3Ghz 1.35v \| DFI Ultra-D (Modded to SLI-D) \| 4x512 OCZ Platinum rev2 PC3200 \| PCP&C S61EPS 610W \| EVGA 6600GT 128mb Swiftech MCP600 rev. 2 -> Swiftech MCR320 -> Dangeden TDX HEAT
	QUOTE Thanks

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search