Corsair Carbide Air 540 Builds

BaDBoY_uK said:
Probably a silly qn but how is your top rad secured? Is it smaller screws from the top downwards and into the rad? Or do you have fans pulling too?
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trust me, this is not a silly question :). the hardest part of the build was securing the rad into the case, i had to use 10mm M3 screws with about 6 washers each from the case into the rad then the screws which came with the rad for the fans into the rad :D
 
Sgt_Pepper said:
Not sorted my cables yet, but they will be ready soon. I'm going for a White and Green combo.

In the meantime I made a false bottom for my case to hide the hideous HDD racks. It isnt finished yet but it's not far off. The two spots are where I need to drill holes for my PCI-E cables to pass through.


I'm not sure whether to leave it white or have it black with a thin white and green stripe.





And with the side on






Thanks to Setter for the Black SLi bridge too, far better than the brown one Asus originaly supplied me with.
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Just a thought, how much would it cost me for you to make me one of those? :p

the bottom cover not the whole spec :D
 
Hey guys
I am on planing stage of new build based on 540, probably some mod.
Do you think that ssd cage could be removed so I can use the space for 2 thick 160 rads?
I love the watercooling options in this case but 240+360 just isn't enough for 4770k, motherboard, ram and 4 290s / 3 780ti's - at least in my opinion.
 
Bart_Hunt said:
Hey guys
I am on planing stage of new build based on 540, probably some mod.
Do you think that ssd cage could be removed so I can use the space for 2 thick 160 rads?
I love the watercooling options in this case but 240+360 just isn't enough for 4770k, motherboard, ram and 4 290s / 3 780ti's - at least in my opinion.
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I have a furnace of a 4770 and a heavily overclocked(at times) 780 lightning running on probably one of the best rads going (which fit) 360+240 and i would not like to run another gpu, which i am planning without more raddage.

Yes the ssd cage can be removed.

Its a nice case but has its limitations when running hardware with lots of volts! The thread starter, simon, should have both his lightnings under water this week end and may e able to advise better.
 
hakank68 said:
trust me, this is not a silly question :). the hardest part of the build was securing the rad into the case, i had to use 10mm M3 screws with about 6 washers each from the case into the rad then the screws which came with the rad for the fans into the rad :D
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Sure the ones you get with power supplies fit, i always keep abox of left over screws, just for this type of scenario.
 
There is another option but I am still considering it.
I could ask a guy I know to waterjet-cut a hole in right panel and put a Phobya 1080 rad in there. That should be enough to cool down few gpu's but I am not sure how it would impact rest of the case, as that rad is damn heavy, over 6kg weight. And I'd have to leave it attached outside of the case, fans as well so add another 70mm width to already wide 540. But cooling so many gpu's wouldn't be a problem anymore.
 
Got one of these on the go, its a long term build with Maxwell in mind though, will probably post some pics after some bits turn up monday, pretty tame compared to what some of these are though.
 
BaDBoY_uK said:
Fair enough. Having that does not cause problems then? I guess the trapped air itself acts as a pressure to force liquid to other/right way?
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Not sure, i can unscrew the cap whilst the pumps running and nothing shoots out!

Somebody with plumbing knowledge could explain why??
Whatever the reasons, the way i have it set up from empty to full and fully bled takes about 20 mins, all air gone, no rocking the case whatsoever. Presume it helps that the tube is the highest point in the loop once the tube is pulled out so all air is forced to that point.
 
the bottom cover tray i mentioned as soon as this was launched why corsair or any other third party groups havent made a back or case matching colour one is mystifying me.
 
Haven't looked back through the rest of this thread but my first experiences with this case weren't as positive as I'd have liked - replacing the exhaust fan resulted in being unable to screw the side panel back in with all 3 alternative fans I had to hand, ended up having to carve a small hole in the akasa apache I put in in the end.

Then trying to mount the PSU meant either removing the SATA connectors for the bay in the MB side or as I did rather messily routing the cables under the side of the PSU :| not sure if I'm doing anything wrong but it felt badly thought out.

No pics atm as I've decided against mounting the rest of the cooling system before the motherboard and other bits are in place and I've not got to ordering them yet.
 
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