Radbox on the V2000

mcgriffo · 26 Apr 2007 at 23:59

For those who don't know already, the Lian Li v2000 has the PSU on the bottom of the rear panel and the PCI slot at the top. I want to mount the Swiftech dual fan radbox - which comes with the base plate over the upper fan, directly underneath the tube nozzles.

It appears I have three options (for rear panel mounting)

1)

mcgriffo · 27 Apr 2007 at 00:03

oops - clumsy fingers.....

1) keep the base plate where it is and have the upper fan iver the rear fab exhaust witht he lower fan over the PSU exhaust

2) swap the base plate and install the radbox higher up, keeping the LOWER fan of the rear fan exhaust and having the nozzles entering near the top (one tube wil go through a PCI slot)

errmmm 3) was gonna be turning the rad upside down but I just KNOW that is gonna be vetoed....

AFK_Matrix · 27 Apr 2007 at 12:28

Hi mate,

I have a watercooling rig in my V2000. Here is my worklog so you can see where I mounted my Rad and the other bits.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17608509

Hope this helps.

Some diagrams of what you intend to do may also help mate.

mcgriffo · 27 Apr 2007 at 13:20

Matrix - that was brilliant, it really was. I liked the way you overcame the adversity near the end of the build too!

I'm probably gonna stick with the least modded method (for now, anyway) but I'd certainly use your demonstration as a blueprint if I went down that road with similar components etc.

So - has anyone out there mounted the dual fan swiftech radbox to the rear of the V2000, and, any advice on the DOs and DON'Ts with regard to positioning and orientation?

AFK_Matrix · 27 Apr 2007 at 13:26

Thanks mate.

I assume you are putting it on the back to save cutting holes in the case for the rad?

It really isn't that hard to drill the holes, you just need to mask it up well and get your self a nice 120mm hole saw. Or use a radiator grill to work out the wholes and just cut the hole to the grill shape, thus only needing a jigsaw and no hole saw.

Also you could do the hole in the bottom of the case and just put the rad there with it blowing in/out of the bottom of your case. That way if you muck up in drilling out your holes no one is gonna know about it

I would also say that no one/not many people will have used a radbox on a V2000 as the whole point of getting that case is there bloody huge so you can get everything installed internally.

mcgriffo · 27 Apr 2007 at 14:13

Hmm.... food for thought....

What about the RAD temps? Isn't it meant to be more of a problem to keep these lower if the rad is installed internally?

And in the instructions for the kit, it goes on about how lying it one way or the other make it either self-purging but collects more dust, or non-self purging etc.

If I could get around these potential issues then inside would start to look like a good plan - aestheticlly and practically (you wouldn't need to block i/o points or PCI slots at the back)

AFK_Matrix · 27 Apr 2007 at 14:41

Well the rad will help cool your pc if your using it to blow all the air out of the pc as it would suck it out of the case, thats what mine will do when i get around to doing the side panel

Plust almost everyone with on of these beasts puts there loops internally and there really isn't a huge difference in temps in having your rad internally imo.

Plenty of people have mounted it on the bottom with the holes cut in the bottom, if your worried about dust then get some dust filters to go on the front of your fans. Air flow isn't a problem either becuase of the case being off the ground on wheels.

As for the top mounting this is what most people do, only problem is if you have say 2 or more PCI cards as a PCI slot is blocked with it mounted up top, you also loose 2 5.25 bays. I personally mounted it at the bottom but sideways as i thought it would be coold to have the fans glowing out the side of me panel

As for purging/emptying the system I have a valve between my rad and pump (both at the bottom of the loop) so just open that to drain it.

EDIT: Oh forgot to say that worklog was my first time watercooling and my first time in modding a case!!! :eek:

Don't think i did to bad personally for a girl that is

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mcgriffo · 27 Apr 2007 at 15:05

You've done fantastic work - be it by boy, girl or mineral!

You may be tempting me into the internal option, you know. I could probably do with bags of advice. Eg

1) Best cutting/drilling tools
2) Recommended fan grills/dust filters
3) Where to get a valve from and how it installs exactly?

I'm thinking RAD on its side (like yours) in a similar postion - but as it's only a dual fan I mightn't need to move the PSU. This would mean cutting 2 holes or 1 big one in the side panel, no?

I'll have to study yours to see exaclty how you secured it to the bottom of the case too..... these are big steps and I'm starting to sweat just thinking about this!

AFK_Matrix · 27 Apr 2007 at 16:26

Hehe i know how you feel I was sweating buckets when i did my first cut on my £180 case :eek:

But I am getting a lot better at modding things now.

To save having a thread that is like 10 pages long on me trying to tell you what to do, do you have an msn messanger email mate? If you do then add me to your contacts (click on the person below my name)