Corsair 900D mid-plate

Ploppy2k3 · 9 Jun 2014 at 22:28

Chaps,

Do you know if anyone makes a mid-plate for the 900D? I want to ensure that the PSU / rad are in the bottom is totally separate from the mobo area.

Apart from anything else it would look nicer if you couldn’t see all the junk in the bottom. I found a site in Portugal but their cart system is borked and I could pay. But even then there mid-plate was acrylic not metal 

Any idea’s?

Ploppy2k3 · 10 Jun 2014 at 10:45

thanks for the repoly Apem, this is the site I mentioned above. oh wait I didnt put their name in the post DOH!

i tried again this morning and I still couldnt order it as their cart is 100% borked.

I emailed them and will see what heppens.

Ploppy2k3 · 10 Jun 2014 at 11:39

it actually let you pay?

Ploppy2k3 · 10 Jun 2014 at 12:01

scap my last.

the paypal method worked this morning.

still its a shmae that the 900D doesnt have this by default.

Ploppy2k3 · 10 Jun 2014 at 12:23

its gonna have

Asus Z97 Deluxe
4770K
R9 290X (2 eventually)
Custom loop with 270mm Photon res and D5 pump
Raystorm block
1x480 in the roof, 1x360 in th bottom + 1x240 in the bottom
the sizes are because of the lover drive cage and psu. didnt want everything really tight.
All matcing Monsoon fittings of course!
2xIntel 180GB SSD's
6x2TB Hitachi 7200's
NZXT 2bay fan controller

thats about it for now! lol

it should look pretty cool when done.

Ploppy2k3 · 1 Jul 2014 at 21:03

yup, got one. havent fitted it yet as my loop is not 100% finished but its waiting to go in.

the fitting instructions however are non-existent and the parts it comes with are obscure to say the least

Ploppy2k3 · 1 Jul 2014 at 22:40

yup, it was literally the only place "in the world" that I could find one.

there are no fitting instructions at all and the online video is a total joke but I will get it done. I have a couple of tubes to route through it so will be making some holes in it this weekend hopefully.

Ploppy2k3 · 1 Jul 2014 at 23:08

I wish I had bought the extra bits as well really..

my mission now is to find a clear side panel not the crappy tinted one you get with it.

oh and I wish someone made decent drive caddies as these are just crap. shame as the rest of the case is pretty good.

Ploppy2k3 · 1 Jul 2014 at 23:33

i wont be home until Saturday but I will measure the mid-plate and add pics then.

Ploppy2k3 · 2 Jul 2014 at 18:09

took me a long time to decide but i fugured that i would use the drive bays at the end. I was wrong however and now have a gap!

That being said I will just get a piece of black plexi and cut it myself to cover the gap. as it will have at least one pipe running through it, it will make it easier to plumb so to speak

Ploppy2k3 · 4 Jul 2014 at 18:30

as promised 1 mid-plate

Ploppy2k3 · 5 Jul 2014 at 18:49

well here it is in place.

now I need to get a small piece of plexi to cover the right hand side and I should be sorted

Ploppy2k3 · 16 Jul 2014 at 16:24

no worries.

obviously the ColdZero version has mounting kit as well(if you can figure out how it goes) but if you get the plate the right size it actually sits there nicely and doesn't move.

I just wish someone in the UK made this stuff. I want to get the mobo plate as well but cant justify the cost right now. If I upgrade to X99 then I will take the plunge.

Ploppy2k3 · 16 Jul 2014 at 16:54

they are both EK CoolStream PE 480's http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-489-EK&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=1841

they fit quite well but I had to remove the lower front fan as the bloody end capping was 3mm to long. grrrrr.

Ploppy2k3 · 16 Jul 2014 at 17:21

its not the fan but the fan mounting hardware. I think it could be mounted on the other side (outside) but will have a look at the weekend. to be honest though there a 6 fans on the rads pulling air into the bottom chamber so one more wont make a big difference.

having a gap there also allows me to get my mits in to the base section as the midplate stop me otherwise which is useful for cabling.

Ploppy2k3 · 16 Jul 2014 at 20:45

its difficult to work out if 2x480 with less flow resistance is better than 2x480 & 1x240 with higher flow resistance.

I guess the only way to find out is to remove the 240!

Ploppy2k3 · 16 Jul 2014 at 22:18

yup, just picked up a pack of 3 different step bits from amazon as I also need to cut a few holes in a Lian Li D600 and its too expensive to get a tank cutter in 16mm or smaller sizes and a standard drill bit will just rip the metal as its not thick enough.

it complete cheapo Chinese crap but it works search amazon for "Am-Tech Large High Speed Steel Step Drill Set"

cheap and cheerful. i would buy better but i only need to cut 8 holes overall!

Ploppy2k3 · 16 Jul 2014 at 23:07

i thought about putting the name there or not but figured OCUK dont sell drill bits!

a tank cutter has a pilot drill in the middle and a ruddy great bit circle shaped saw bit on the outside to cut typically 40mm+ holes

Ploppy2k3 · 18 Jul 2014 at 14:24

well get some piccys up!

Ploppy2k3 · 18 Jul 2014 at 14:33

the mesh and bits I need to cover the hole under the drive cage turned up today so I will hopefully be fitting this over the weekend. if so I will have finally finished the build. yeah.

then its off to start the Lian Li D600 paint job!