Evolv Series X2 owner help

[WARburton]

i got an Evolv Series X2 with the plans on going back to custom water in the photos on the OCUK site a assume provided by phanteks you can see the rad tubes exit at the front of the case.
i cant work out how the hell they did this. i dont see any way to mount the fans that would leave the front open for rad fittings.

dose any one have a custom loop in a Evolv Series X2 that can help please.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Do you mean this pic? At the front, top?

If so, they’re going into a radiator mounted at the top of the case.

 

[WARburton]

Yes. It what I mean if there is no way to mount the rad with the fitting to the front from what I can see

 

[MikeTimbers]

Since the pic is of the pre-release version of the case it may be entirely fake or custom.

 

[freddie64]

What is stopping the radiator having the tubes at the front of the case?

I watched a couple of videos showing a AIO not being able because of a fill port, but a normal radiator should not have this problem.

Can you show some pics of why it will not fit?

 

[WARburton]

What is stopping the radiator having the tubes at the front of the case?

I watched a couple of videos showing a AIO not being able because of a fill port, but a normal radiator should not have this problem.

Can you show some pics of why it will not fit?

can you link me to one of them.

 

[freddie64]

can you link me to one of them.

 

[WARburton]

in the video you linked jay shows that you cant mount it with the tubes to the front.

 

[WARburton]

What is stopping the radiator having the tubes at the front of the case?

i would have to cut the front 20mm of the bracket for the fittings to be assessable, with phanteks showing it this way round i just thought i was been stupid(as normal) and there was a way to do it.

 

[freddie64]

in the video you linked jay shows that you cant mount it with the tubes to the front.

Sorry, that is why i linked the video. Should have been more clear.

I would have thought as long as there is no fill port and only the tubes, you should be able to mount the radiator in either direction.

Just found this video showing tubes at the front can be done.

 

[WARburton]

thats actually a very helpful video, when i looked i couldn't find one custom loop build video.
he's also very brave have the pump hanging on a tube like that

it also shows that my bracket is not as wide at the front... i assume V1 for of the case.. ill just cut my bracket, that's what i was trying to avoid

 

[freddie64]

Agree, having the pump there just looks wrong.

Can you post a pic of the bracket on radiator?

 

[WARburton]

will do but it will be the weekend, right now i have an AIO with tubes to back

Agree, having the pump there just looks wrong.

with pump vibration and heat over time i think it would pop..

I'm thinking of putting this in the bottom where the fans go,

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-water-blocks-ek-quantum-kinetic3-flt-360-d-rgb-plexi-coo-ekw-02894.html

 

[WARburton]

Watching the video again i think it may be my radiator.. it dose have a large spacing on the ports...

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/magicool-g2-slim-radiator-16-fpi-360mm-wc-024-ma.html

 

[freddie64]

That does look like the problem.

Can you get it swapped?

 

[WARburton]

It’s a rad I already had. I’ll look at cutting the case. It a new better performing rad may not be a bad thing

 

[freddie64]

It's a tough call.

Personally i would not like to cut the bracket, but given the extra cost to buy a new radiator i probably would consider it.

 

[WARburton]

if i just cut 20mm of the end it would never be seen, but like you say not really a fan of having to cut it.
that said i will have to cut a hole fan grill in the bottom to mount the pump

 

[freddie64]

Good luck with it mate and would love to see some pics of the finished build.