Cooling Bitfenix Shinobi Core USD 3.0 Case

philmo · 31 Jul 2012 at 16:49

Uncle Petey said:
With the PSU flipped, there's space for a fan down there. I'm just using the included bitfenix fan at the moment. The 6+2pin cables are just sitting around waiting to be put in permanent position. They could easily follow the fan edge and be tied to the mobo tray or be tied to the inside/outside of the 3.5" bays.

Yes, the SSD is held by one screw, and it's solid
All of those fans + cooler are being replaced, and fwiw, both of those large open framed Arctics fit up top with no issues.

Yep.

Thanks for your trouble Petey - much appreciated.
little condfused by image of your PSU, as label reads same way up as mine - but you have fan other way ? are the labels reversed on each side of PSU's?

Cheers again.

Uncle Petey · 31 Jul 2012 at 17:00

Yep, labels are reversed on each side.

bJN · 2 Aug 2012 at 14:28

Been looking at this case myself as a side step from my current case - TJ07 is far too big when I come to move. Considering swapping over from my Corsair A70 cooler to a closed-loop watercooler for the CPU. If anyone has one, would you reckon there would be enough space in the two top fan positions for a rad (either 120 or 240) + fan(s)?

Uncle Petey · 2 Aug 2012 at 17:36

I'm fairly sure that 240's won't go. I think it has more to do with the depth of rad+fans interfering with the upper mobo.
They definitely won't go in the front.
If you'd like me to take a couple of measurements, it's no problem.

bJN · 2 Aug 2012 at 19:28

Uncle Petey said:
I'm fairly sure that 240's won't go. I think it has more to do with the depth of rad+fans interfering with the upper mobo.
They definitely won't go in the front.
If you'd like me to take a couple of measurements, it's no problem.

It would be very much appreciated! Of course it will vary from mobo to mobo, but I can get a good idea. If all else fails, I'm sure a single 120 would fit on the rear fan mount anyway...

Uncle Petey · 2 Aug 2012 at 20:29

Length wise, there's 31cm up there. Width and depth are difficult to measure due to mobo + tray infringements if that makes sense... I mean, I could measure the total width, but the depth changes as you reach the mobo with all it's bits sticking out.
A rad probably would go, but the fans for it more than likely wouldn't.

If you had the dimensions of whichever rad you're looking at, that'd help

Btw, from what I've read, an H100 won't go in without serious case modding if that helps.

A 120 rad+fans would fit just fine in the back.