Mounting AIO rad on case

[hornetstinger]

I'm mulling things over, and trying to work out if it's possible to fit radiators on the outside of the case. The barb /hose will have to pointing directly to the case.

So I'd have to cut holes in the case top panel and have standoffs, or and either fans will above or below the radiator.

What bracket would I need for Artics?

Any tips?

 

[mickyflinn]

Ideally you want fans pushing air threw a radiator as that's how there designed but you can mount them to pull.

You don't necessarily need standoffs you could use rubber mounts/washer which would act the same while damping vibrations, or a custom bracket of some sort.

What case and mounting location ?

Google will have some info.

 

[hornetstinger]

It's more of generic case question not a specific case. ie how to mount externally, the case would need to be modded.

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Looking that, it would need some clip or clamp to hold the together.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2765604

ie something like this, say three of those, but they clip in or have holes on the top so able to screw into the radiator side opposite side of the fans, obviously making sure to use short bolts lol.

 

[LuckyBenski]

Why exactly do you want the radiators on the outside of the case? It's a fair bit of work really. The simplest solution is to take the existing radiator/case fan locations and just mount externally through the same holes. No brackets needed, fans and radiators have the same hole layout. But this begs the question why not place them inside?

Also for an AIO you'll need to make a hole big enough to pass the block through, unless you want to drain and refill it...

I have an unfinished project in this vein. It was a smallish cube case and I wanted to fit enough radiators in to keep the system cool. I've got all the radiators and fans mounted (RGB fans internal) but never got as far as running pipework or buying a new motherboard and CPU. I think I'd overcome all the technical challenges but ran out of steam/budget really.

 

[hornetstinger]

It's a small case, it wouldn't fit, and wouldn't the radiator get in the way of the motherboard backplate and connectors round the back?

The case doesn't have any brackets for a radiator either. It's a pre built PC

 

[LuckyBenski]

It's a small case, it wouldn't fit, and wouldn't the radiator get in the way of the motherboard backplate and connectors round the back?

The motherboard is flat/horizontal in the case in my photo, rather than on the vertical side panel

The case doesn't have any brackets for a radiator either. It's a pre built PC

If you haven't done any case modding you're in for a fun time... Adding radiator positions isn't the most straightforward job!

What case and mounting location ?

This would help. Pic?