Front Mounting An AIO

venomx · 24 May 2021 at 17:44

Had my Kraken X53 a few months now and initial installation was easy ( using a pull configuration that meant having the fans on the left of the rad )

I was bored so thought i'd set up a push configuration (so the fans are between the RAD and the case ) And also so I could see my RGB fans from the front.

It was a nightmare keeping the two fans and screws in place before attaching and screwing the rad to it.
I had to use some removable adhesive to keep it in place whilst attaching the rad and after that it was fairly straightforward with some trial and error moving the rad around to line up with the holes.

Am I right in saying some cases have a detachable front panel to make it easier ?

You see the front removable panel in this video ( at 2:50 ) which I Don't have unfortunately...
https://youtu.be/QtwZGHDmKcg?t=169

Thankfully I managed to fit it in the end and it looks really impressive...

Mr Mcgoo · 24 May 2021 at 20:54

your meshify c front panel is removable. As is all front panels. Some front panels have pins you need to squeeze and push each pins through but most you just simply pull and it pops off as is the case with yours

venomx · 25 May 2021 at 08:14

Mr Mcgoo said:
your meshify c front panel is removable. As is all front panels. Some front panels have pins you need to squeeze and push each pins through but most you just simply pull and it pops off as is the case with yours

Yeah the front panel can come off as shown in this picture...

But im talking about the rails that the fans/aio attaches to which I referred to in that video

Mr Mcgoo · 26 May 2021 at 00:45

you should be able to pull the front bezel off. That will uncover the thumb screws to be able to pull the rad/fan bracket off

Edit: this cannot be done on your case so it would seem. the bezel is fixed and only the front mesh can come off. such a shame as that would make installation a lot easier.

venomx · 26 May 2021 at 14:22

Mr Mcgoo said:
Edit: this cannot be done on your case so it would seem. the bezel is fixed and only the front mesh can come off. such a shame as that would make installation a lot easier.

Thought so, thanks

pp111 · 27 May 2021 at 14:50

Good idea with this is to secure the fans to the case using the normal short screws then position the radiator and replace the short screws with the long ones, one by one.

venomx · 27 May 2021 at 14:54

pp111 said:
Good idea with this is to secure the fans to the case using the normal short screws then position the radiator and replace the short screws with the long ones, one by one.

Yes that sounds like a good idea to be fair, thanks.