Help, AIO dosn't fit.

Count_Zero99uk · 19 Jan 2021 at 19:12

Hiya, the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 does not fit into the top of the Corsair Crystal 280x. I bought it with the intention of it going there and id have thought it would fit but its just too fat. The Radiator and fans are about 6mm too deep. It covers the Mini ITX standoffs.

Im trying to work out solutions.

I could fit the cooler in the front of the case, but i was hoping to have RGB fans there. I have 2 Phantek SK PWM DRBG 140mm fans could i just swap these out?

How much cooling power would i loose if i swapped the fans to thinner types?

This is to cool a Ryzen 7 5800x.

I think that overall moving the AIO to the front would possibly be the best option if thefan swap is possible, which id have to do for thinner fans anyway.

If its a no to these questions ill have to send the AIO back 8-(

Thanks in advance
Brian.

Darren555 · 20 Jan 2021 at 14:48

AFAIK, those fans aren't suitable to put on a radiator as they deliver too low a static pressure.

HoneyBadger · 20 Jan 2021 at 15:30

How deep is the radiator? I was able to fit a 280mm AIO when I had a Corsair 280X. (My AIO is/was a Kraken Z63) with standard 25mm fans. It was a squeeze, but possible.

Count_Zero99uk · 21 Jan 2021 at 13:22

Thanks for getting back to me, ive decided to send it back and change to a smaller one.

Count_Zero99uk · 21 Jan 2021 at 13:24

Darren555 said:
AFAIK, those fans aren't suitable to put on a radiator as they deliver too low a static pressure.

Yeah, found that out after digging around. Replacement fans need to be high static pressure to squeeze the air through the radiator dont they?

SirConfused · 22 Jan 2021 at 09:42

Something like the P12 is an ideal budget rad fan if you're looking for something more appropriate.

Ross Thomson · 23 Jan 2021 at 13:51

Count_Zero99uk said:
Hiya, the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 does not fit into the top of the Corsair Crystal 280x. I bought it with the intention of it going there and id have thought it would fit but its just too fat. The Radiator and fans are about 6mm too deep. It covers the Mini ITX standoffs.

Im trying to work out solutions.

I could fit the cooler in the front of the case, but i was hoping to have RGB fans there. I have 2 Phantek SK PWM DRBG 140mm fans could i just swap these out?.

Forget about RBG and put the cooler at the front.

Brazo · 25 Jan 2021 at 16:51

HoneyBadger said:
How deep is the radiator? I was able to fit a 280mm AIO when I had a Corsair 280X. (My AIO is/was a Kraken Z63) with standard 25mm fans. It was a squeeze, but possible.

Kraken rad is 30mm and the freezer is 38mm.

HoneyBadger · 25 Jan 2021 at 16:55

Brazo said:
Kraken rad is 30mm and the freezer is 38mm.

Quite a big difference then. As you now know, no way thats going to fit unless you go with slimline 15mm fans rather than the standard 25mm.

Drumroll · 31 Jan 2021 at 14:37

The Arctic Freezer uses a thicker radiator than the usual ones, hence the performance. The 240 should be enough, the 360 desirable, but won't fit.