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Just finished cutting the King 95 to enable it to accept a back connector motherboard. It wasn't too stressful.
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King 95 case surgery
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Did you coat the rough cut edges with something? Looks like you did, but hard to tell.
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Yeah, sprayed it with some satin black.
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I know you filed or sanded down those edges, right? Doesn't take much to slice through PSU cables with a rough cut.
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Yeah - I don't have all the tools I used to own...gave them all to my bother in-law after retiring and moving to Florida. Burr bits in the die grinder would have been much easier lol. The point about cables will be moot moving forward...there will be none with the exception of the gpu cables. Done with the cables inside the case builds. 
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I had high hopes the ProPress fittings would work without any clamping or glue, but testing revealed they will weep. If I elect to use them then glue it is...really like the looks of them.
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why not use some small diameter plastic tubing and cut it down one side. could make the length to cover the new cut out that you were not able to file down/etc. something like one of these, its not what i recall seeing on some sharp edges. this would still work, i was looking for a more complete round side to it. the last two is the closest thing i can find, that is no tape in on the inside should you want to take it out.
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That would work fine, but in the end nobody is going to see it with everything installed. Most of the edges are about even with the edge of the motherboard.
Fixed it for you with some 3M tape...
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Which motherboard are you putting in here? Looks like a cool mod but I'm curious about handling the weight of a GPU plus water cooling components with that motherboard tray cut-up.
Montech is not known for using thick steel with their cases.
Montech is not known for using thick steel with their cases.
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Another MSI Project Zero motherboard. Even with the cut-outs the mb tray is still pretty rigid. If you have ever dealt with the King 95 case you would find it a very heavy unit before anything is bolted inside...over 26 pounds. https://www.newegg.com/black-montech-king-95/p/N82E16811970005
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I found the King 95 has a serious problem awaiting for those wanting to add a radiator up top. I don't know if AIO's are typically narrower than conventional radiators, but a HWL 360 GTS will absolutely not fit inside the top bracket...you can't align the mounting holes with the slots because of the overall width. I was barely able to fit a Primochill radiator. The only way to fit the GTS 360 was to flip the bracket over, but it was so janky looking and caused a problem fitting the top panel back on I nixed that idea. Bottom mounting any radiator will pose no problems.
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Nothing funny about it. I emailed Montech about the issue and they replied they are aware of the problem and are working on a solution for future production. The GTS 360 is 133mm wide...guess there are no real standards on width. The Primochill radiator is 120mm wide and the bracket just barely fit it. The GTS 360 fits the JONSBO case with ease which is the case I took the Primochill from...like I said, evidently no real standards on radiator overall width.
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Makes you wonder why someone like Montech would make such a rookie mistake. A good chance even your Swifttech would not fit...I have not seen this from other manufacturers. Guess some engineer thought since it held 120mm fans that is exactly the width of every radiator lol. They could have easily expanded the width of that bracket from the beginning...jesus, it's a radiator bracket, not a bearing lol.
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Finally have a game rig back online. Threw a 7800X3D in it and leave this one alone. Best I could do to hide the janky gpu cables.
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As usual, I could have done a better job of it...guess getting old changes the drive for excellence lol. Almost have it where I want it, but it will take some time to get my Starfield game back into shape. It's running cool and snappy so far. Those ProPress fittings I just wanted to try, but I wouldn't use them again...too pricey. One of these days I'm going to build a pretty themed rig instead of my usual stoic utilitarian approach.
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I don't know. I like what you did. I also understand that whole notion that if it can't be seen... The majority of your cuts are really straight and show that you knew what you were doing when you did it. No point to be pretty just for pretty's sake? The sharp edges still make me feel nervous but my hands and wires are no where near your edges so....
I see the ProPress on YouTube a lot. I'm not a plumber and therefore wouldn't be buying these for myself. Not spending the money for a ProPress crimper. I've soldered most of my in home repairs and even borrowed crimpers for Pex.
