Anyone have a FRONT-mounted 120mm radiator?

jmp_78 · 18 May 2013 at 19:30

I currently have a FD Define Mini and Corsair H60 v2 cooling my 3570K.

I shall keep this quick - can anyone recommend or even suggest a case that will allow me to mount my H60 radiator at the front of the case, rather than at the back?

Thanks in advance

Doomedspeed · 18 May 2013 at 19:55

What's your reason for mounting it at the front?

Won't any case with 2 120mm intakes suffice? Obvoiusly with removing with hard drive bays.

jmp_78 · 18 May 2013 at 20:04

Doomedspeed said:
What's your reason for mounting it at the front?

Won't any case with 2 120mm intakes suffice? Obvoiusly with removing with hard drive bays.

I'd just rather have my cooler pulling cool air from the front, then the case exhausting from the back.

I don't think it will fit in my Define Mini at the front as it's not a huge case, and a radiator is slightly larger than 120mm (and would therefore hit the optical drive cage).

Happy to be proven wrong however!

CEUOTC · 18 May 2013 at 20:36

l have a Antec H20 920 fitted to the front of my FD Define Mini, had to counter sink the screw holes on the front middle fan mount and remove the rear fan clips, works a treat. Rad is fitted on its side with the tubes on the LHS as you look at the case from the front.

CEUOTC · 18 May 2013 at 20:43

If need be can take a photo tomorrow and post. just to give you an idea. H60 should not be a problem to fit.

jmp_78 · 18 May 2013 at 20:44

CEUOTC said:
If need be can take a photo tomorrow and post. just to give you an idea. H60 should not be a problem to fit.

That would be great, many thanks @CEUOTC

fishingcat · 18 May 2013 at 21:06

TBH you won't really get a performance increase by mounting it as a front intake.

Rear exhaust is simply more convenient, and for a midrange cooler like the H60 don't expect to see a difference of more than a couple of degrees.

panyan · 18 May 2013 at 21:23

fishingcat said:
TBH you won't really get a performance increase by mounting it as a front intake.

Rear exhaust is simply more convenient, and for a midrange cooler like the H60 don't expect to see a difference of more than a couple of degrees.

+1

ubersonic · 18 May 2013 at 21:47

jmp_78 said:
I'd just rather have my cooler pulling cool air from the front, then the case exhausting from the back.

I don't think it will fit in my Define Mini at the front as it's not a huge case

Put it in the rear as an intake, and exhaust out the roof, /simples.

Andygully · 19 May 2013 at 09:06

I have a nzxt phantom 410 and a front mounted antec khuler 620

CEUOTC · 19 May 2013 at 13:45

jmp_78 said:
That would be great, many thanks @CEUOTC

Here is the counter sunk screws:

And here is a side shot showing it fitted with the middle hdd cage removed:

I had to remove the fan clips on the fan filter/mount to get this to work.

Dumps airflow over my HD 7970 so works well for me.

Regards.

C.