Sandwitching rads+fans.

threedee · 3 Jul 2013 at 06:07

At the moment i'm running two 280x60mm rads in push/rad/push/rad config, but its held with some duck tape. How does one assemble them into single block properly ?

I'm thinking of getting 900D and put this block at the bottom of it and taking air in from one and exhausting on another side of the case, without dumping any into the case. Now, i cant have any duct tape in my 300 quid case, can i

Mynight · 3 Jul 2013 at 08:00

Use the smaller screws to attach the fans to the outer rads. Unless they're fans that have solid corners? just use a screw bit from one of those multi tool sets

but when I was reading up on it I found this thread that if anything sandwich rads perform worse than singles.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?220874-More-Radiator-Sandwich-testing

(Feel free to tell me to shut up if you want to do it anyway

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(Not a shop am I OK to link?)

pgi947 · 3 Jul 2013 at 09:18

I came here just to say, we need pics of the rad held on with duck tape

threedee · 3 Jul 2013 at 09:58

@Mynight: Shut up. Works just fine for me...

All is under 35 idle and under 50c full load so its good in my book...

@pgi947: Happy to oblige.

Pants down
http://i.imgur.com/zzKhi1g.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dxyV64U.jpg

Pants up
http://i.imgur.com/e838280.jpg

The duck tape is more to contain air than keep thing from falling apart.

I so want to get that 900D...

Mynight · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:01

Looks a lot better than I thought it would when I read duck tape

Those fans are perfect

Haven't got the annoying enclosed screw areas

Get the 900d its beautiful

I spent a good 10 minutes just staring in awe of its size

Shutting up

pgi947 · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:02

Tbh it doesn't look that bad at all, I was expecting to see something hanging from the case with just tape holding it

900D, ditch the 280's and buy a 480+360

threedee · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:16

2x280 is just fine, i dont think it would benefit increasing noise by adding fans...

Also, i dont mind duck tape, but i want to make the sandwitch more rigid than it is now. Hence the question.
How do i mechanically fasten this together ?

Mynight · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:21

Thats really good temps

What clocks are you running?

Only way I know how is as I said with the screws

threedee · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:31

CPU runs mild/stable 4.5 oc, both gtx480's are stock. All three in the same loop.

OLDPHART · 3 Jul 2013 at 10:57

Nice one m8, l love a quick fix[improvisation] reminds me of setters bootlace job.

ubersonic · 3 Jul 2013 at 11:08

Heh, the isn't much that can't be fixed with either duct tape or WD40 ^^

threedee · 3 Jul 2013 at 11:20

@OLDPHART: Bootlace job ?

OLDPHART · 7 Jul 2013 at 11:12

threedee said:
@Oldphart: Bootlace job ?

LoL, yes he hung a fan behind his sli 470's to help cool them using a boot lace.

setter · 7 Jul 2013 at 11:19

Shoestring budget and all that lol.

Eventually replaced it with an antec spotcool, that and the fact that i needed that lace for one of my work boots.

AtaRo · 7 Jul 2013 at 11:19

Nice filter

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OLDPHART · 7 Jul 2013 at 11:36

setter said:
Shoestring budget and all that lol.

Eventually replaced it with an antec spotcool, that and the fact that i needed that lace for one of my work boots.

would have been cheaper to buy another set of lace's, setter.

setter · 7 Jul 2013 at 11:40

Probably mate.

Gotta love a bit of ghetto modding. Ive discovered the joys of sewing elastic, excellent stuff for bodge mounting a fan into my remaining 3x 5.25 bays. In stock form, the air intake in the shinobi xl case is woefully poor. I bought one of those fancy lian li drive bay coolers but sadly it didnt fit.

OLDPHART · 7 Jul 2013 at 12:08

setter said:
Probably mate.

Gotta love a bit of ghetto modding. Ive discovered the joys of sewing elastic, excellent stuff for bodge mounting a fan .

LoL, no doubt your boxer's don't stay up now.