Silverstone FT02 / Antec h2o 920

4thAttempt · 20 May 2012 at 16:46

Anybody else using this combination? I built my system in the week & I'm generally very happy with it but don't like the way the h2o is suspended from the top of the case by 4 screws that go through the fan but don't go very far into the radiator - and then the 2nd fan is attached to the other side of the radiator - that's a lot of weight on the 8th of an inch that each screw bites! I couldn't even fit the fan guard as doing so meant I had no purchase into the rad at all!

Any recommendations for longer screws or am I worrying about nothing?

Adam123 · 20 May 2012 at 18:30

mine is fine, had it up and running since november...

how are your temps? what else have u got running in there?

4thAttempt · 20 May 2012 at 19:11

Temps are fine, still tuning the overclock but currently 4.6Ghz at 1.25 volts and not going over 75 (CPU) and 38 (h2o). I'm happy with that - my concern is more that it's hanging from the top and only screwed in with about 2 or 3 turns of the screwdriver. I'm just wondering if others thought the same and if so, what they did about it. I did change the standard fans for some Akasa ones in the hope that they would be quieter although I'm not sure I really want to have focussed airflow - for radiator cooling it might have been better to stick with the original ones in the hope more of the rad would get air?

In terms of what else is in there - z77x-UD5h, 3770k, GTX670, SSD, 16gb (4*4) and 2*HDD but as I said I'm not concerned with temps at the moment.

Adam123 · 20 May 2012 at 22:50

I didn't attach the silver fan guard that comes with the case, I upgraded my fans to GT 1850's and it seems pretty secure to me.

Jasonst888 · 30 May 2012 at 08:50

Mine is fine and has been running for ages! Dont suggest you go yanking on it or anythign but when you consider the weight involved and also the nature of screws...its not really that bad. plus even if you got longer screws you would have to be very careful as to long and you risk damaging the grill.

@Adam123 - how do the GT's work on the 920 then? I presume they are just running full blast all the time?? Never had any myself, are the temps/ noise level worth it?