Pump and Res possition in new case

SimonMaltby · 15 Jul 2013 at 17:26

I'm undecided and wondered if I could have peoples comments on the position of my pump / res in my new case Corsair Carbide Air 540

The first and most obvious choice is this one...

This will give good height and allow for a slightly bigger res if I want. Downsides are the pump is low in the loop and filling will be awkward.

Second choice...

This is a bit tighter and a bit more awkward to fix, but is higher up and would enable the adding of a fill port to the top of the case if I wanted to.
What worries me is that it is directly over the PSU, which feels like a bad idea.

Any thoughts please guys?

SimonMaltby · 15 Jul 2013 at 18:15

Mynight said:
Where is the radiator going?

To the side of the psu could cause issues with tube angles unless you have some 90 degree connections?

As for above the psu it looks like the easier bet. I can understand your concerns though. Then again if coolant leaks (other than "non-conductive" fluid) if the powers on you're liable to trash anything it comes into contact with anyway, so being on top of psu shouldn't carry anymore risk than normal (I think).

How is the case by the way? A mate has been looking at one recently.

I'm doing 360 rad to the front and a 240 top see my build thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=24612951&posted=1#post24612951

The more I look the more I like the thought of the second option and a fill port on top of the case.

Case only arrived today and I'm very impressed by the way it's put together.

SimonMaltby · 15 Jul 2013 at 18:50

Mynight said:
I look forward to seeing your build go (really like the orange fan rings)

Thanks mate

Ok mounting it in position 2, but would welcome any other feedback ref the PSU. the case has hex venting just there and I can mount through this, although I will probably have to add some strengthening at some point.

I'm afraid the fan shrouds are Red, not Orange... poor photo, but ur right in the photo they do look kind of cool. The theme for the case is Black, red and Chrome.

SimonMaltby · 15 Jul 2013 at 21:48

Done and fitted with a Fill Port above

SimonMaltby · 15 Jul 2013 at 22:13

Mynight said:
That was some fast work is the pump support ok?

Maybe a bit of rubber or foam behind the pump to kill some vibration? (Don't know how loud the d5 is)

nor do I, best thing to do is get it going tomorrow and see what it's like. I wanted to have short run of tube between the Fill port and the Res, but its too close.

SimonMaltby · 18 Jul 2013 at 09:53

eddyr said:
How are you finding your D5 vibration wise and how is the rotor noise? Considering replacing my aged 10w ddc with one.

TBH I was shocked by the noise. If I run at full speed its terrible, but if I turn it down a notch (from 5 to 4) its fairly silent.

I wonder if I have it mounted quite right or if there is an air pocket in there as its a strange noise. It is a big pump though and seems to work very well on the slightly lower speed, so I'm happy.