Ahh it's that one. Brilliant build, have read through it carefully before.
Very kind of you, thanks. I'll be updating the thread soon as I've got a new mobo (trying to get 4ghz from my Q9550!), Intel SSD, Win7 and hopefully the cooling improvements (which will also include a full cover EK block for my 5850).
You might be pleasantly surprised by the space available, I could fit a 25mm fan and a 60mm radiator inside my case in that position, and just barely clear the ek supreme mounting bolts. It's a bigger case but socket location is relatively fixed so I think you'll be alright.
Sounds promising then. I'd certainly like a 55-60mm deep rad.
Can't say a Noctua would have been my choice either but they seem to be much loved. Probably not worth swapping it out.
I think I had it left over from a previous build so I'm happy to get a 1450rpm gentle typhoon to try out.
A bit confused by the case. Are there holes at the front that I'm missing? It looks like the intake is the square holes over the pci slots in which case I can't see why the hard drives aren't cooking. If there is front vents, then you may find putting a piece of tape over the holes in the back panel improve temperatures, it'll force more of the air out through the radiator.
Yeah, there's a 92mm fan on each side at the front under the HDD cages. The left hand one has no HDDs but a 92mm rad instead.
That's a good idea to block that vent at the back, it should stop the exhausted airflow from returning back into the case. I can't believe I never spotted that. Sometimes it's hard to though when it's right under your nose!! That's why I like to take the time to do a build thread here so that I can get other peep's input.
I'm looking closely for a way to fit a radiator over the psu, but it doesn't look practical and when I suggested this a while back it was considered a daft idea. I did want to mount it over the exhaust rather than over the intake of the psu though.
I like that idea, it would reduce the need for another fan for the rad. You'd have to put it on the intake side though IMO or the air going through the rad would be much warmer when the psu is fully loaded.
Have you thought about an external passive rad?
I had an external/remote rad briefly with my previous build but it doesn't really fit in well with my AV rack. That's why I got the new case, so that I could keep all of the kit integral with the case.
It did work really well though as you're guaranteed ambient temp air going through the rad. A friend on another forum has a PA120.3 and a reserator XT, remotely from his watercooled HTPC and it cools a 4ghz i7 and 4870X2 very nicely indeed.
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