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I built my TJ07 with a few new bits and a nice PA120.3 rad. Was fe up with the limited space in my old NZXT Lexa
From above to below!
Now, I thought it was a bit noisy from the 2 front fans, so a little move around was in order!
I took out the cage I had modified which had 2 x HDD's and 1 x SSD with a 120 fan on it (you can see it below the DVD drive) to what is below
Its neater but I am not happy as
1) Still noisy fans! Its the 92mm ones at the back
2) HDD cables and power is stretched and to far away from the PSU. I had to use 3 cables to power the 4 components! (2xHDD, 1xSSD, 1xDVD).
So I will be changing a few things again real soon!
The mobo has 2 PWM connectors, CPU and System fan.
I am going to order 1x120 PWM and 2x92 PWM's, a bay res, acetal top for my D5 and some right angle fittings.
The idea will be to move the DVD to the bottom slot, then mount the 2xHDD's in the 2 above that, blanked off with the plates.
The SSD will then be fitted above these either between the cage or on the right hand side. This will allow me to reduce the power cables from 3 to 2 or maybe 1!
Fit a 120 PWM to the front as before, above the HDD's so the cool air goes over the top of them, then the bay res and 1 final blanking plate.
Fit the 2x92 PWM fans at the back and link the 2 rear 92's with the 2x120 in the roof and 1x120 at the front and link them all to the system fan PWN header using a Akasa PWM fan splitter. These can be daisey chained.
Replace the fittings on the rad with right angled items to ease tube routing (see below)
and fit a right angle fitting to the back of the bay res to help route it down to the pump.
Keep the 3x120 PWM fans on the rad connected to the CPU PWM header.
I am thinking that I might return to watercooling the gfx card. If I do I will fit a PA120.2 rad into the bottom next to the PA120.3 and get a dual bay res which will take 2xDDC's fitted to it for a dual loop system
Anyway, hope you like the pics and more to follow
From above to below!
Now, I thought it was a bit noisy from the 2 front fans, so a little move around was in order!
I took out the cage I had modified which had 2 x HDD's and 1 x SSD with a 120 fan on it (you can see it below the DVD drive) to what is below
Its neater but I am not happy as
1) Still noisy fans! Its the 92mm ones at the back
2) HDD cables and power is stretched and to far away from the PSU. I had to use 3 cables to power the 4 components! (2xHDD, 1xSSD, 1xDVD).
So I will be changing a few things again real soon!
The mobo has 2 PWM connectors, CPU and System fan.
I am going to order 1x120 PWM and 2x92 PWM's, a bay res, acetal top for my D5 and some right angle fittings.
The idea will be to move the DVD to the bottom slot, then mount the 2xHDD's in the 2 above that, blanked off with the plates.
The SSD will then be fitted above these either between the cage or on the right hand side. This will allow me to reduce the power cables from 3 to 2 or maybe 1!
Fit a 120 PWM to the front as before, above the HDD's so the cool air goes over the top of them, then the bay res and 1 final blanking plate.
Fit the 2x92 PWM fans at the back and link the 2 rear 92's with the 2x120 in the roof and 1x120 at the front and link them all to the system fan PWN header using a Akasa PWM fan splitter. These can be daisey chained.
Replace the fittings on the rad with right angled items to ease tube routing (see below)
and fit a right angle fitting to the back of the bay res to help route it down to the pump.
Keep the 3x120 PWM fans on the rad connected to the CPU PWM header.
I am thinking that I might return to watercooling the gfx card. If I do I will fit a PA120.2 rad into the bottom next to the PA120.3 and get a dual bay res which will take 2xDDC's fitted to it for a dual loop system
Anyway, hope you like the pics and more to follow
