Rad that fits antec 1200?

Michaeljcox24 · 23 Sep 2011 at 13:00

Bought a Antec 1200 and H100 yesterday from OcUK to upgrade from a 902 and H50.

After returning a Corsair H100 because the rad doesn't fit in this case, could those lads on here who know the rads and where they fit tell me if any of the kits available on the site have rads that fit in the Antec 1200.

I had problems with the big boy fan at the top getting in the way of the top of the rad in the 1200, I realise it was a bad choice of case to buy for a rad set up but I'm kind of stuck with it now. I've changed all the fans for antec tri cool greens so I can't take it back.

Or would it be simpler just to put a 120 rad in the bottom of the 2 120mm fan grating areas?

BriT · 23 Sep 2011 at 15:52

I put my XSPC RX240 at the back where the two exhaust fans were.

Cleeecooo · 23 Sep 2011 at 16:22

240 in the drive bays
240 in the back

anything bigger has to go outside (unless you want to put a 360 in the front)

Michaeljcox24 · 23 Sep 2011 at 17:46

Would this:

http://store.antec.com/Product/accessories-other/200mm-radiator/0-761345-75210-7.aspx

Be compatible with the 240mm rad kit on the website:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-041-OE&groupid=962&catid=1532&subcat=

I'm thinking 1/2 barb fittings, so yes, but need conformation.

Krony · 23 Sep 2011 at 17:47

As Cleeecooo says u can mount a pair of 240 rads in there and also a 360 will fit in the front but will only leave u 2 bays left, here are some pics of my old build with a pair of 240RX rads, if u went with a thinner rad at the back u can fit it internal.

This will need some small modding tho.

Edit: Yes that would work and u could maybe fit that in the top and have the 200mm fan pull air through it as an exhaust, mounting won't be easy tho and u will probably have to buy or make some brackets.

Michaeljcox24 · 23 Sep 2011 at 17:52

I found it on the antec website, fits underneath the bigboy fan but don't know how it attaches because looking inside the case I can't see any holes for screws in the roof

Cleeecooo · 23 Sep 2011 at 18:22

Michaeljcox24 said:
I found it on the antec website, fits underneath the bigboy fan but don't know how it attaches because looking inside the case I can't see any holes for screws in the roof

I think the one your talking about may be made out of aluminium

Make sure you check before buying it

Michaeljcox24 · 23 Sep 2011 at 18:23

And because of galvanic corrosion you can't have an aluminium rad and a nickel water block?

or are the cooling properties poor? I work with metals and alloys in particular nickel and copper and I know for a fact a nickel rad would weigh a tonne

Michaeljcox24 · 23 Sep 2011 at 18:31

ok just done some reading up and I see al is no longer really used because of the corrosion potential. Oh well, looks like its a 120 rad afterall.

Cleeecooo · 23 Sep 2011 at 18:44

Michaeljcox24 said:
ok just done some reading up and I see al is no longer really used because of the corrosion potential. Oh well, looks like its a 120 rad afterall.

This was the reason i didn't get the 100