2014-01-19
Ran out of patience. I NEEDED to have a little fun with clan fellas in cod4 so rushed out and set it all up not the way I should to switch it on asap. It is well known that I can not put up with more than a week without my rig ready to rock.
I am not 100% happy with the final result. I need more fan splitters (23 fans are a nightmare to plug to Aquaero6

), I also need the bracket for Aquaero6 which is already shipped to me (thanks to Sven) and I need to reconsider cable management ^_^.
Nevertheless, many assembling "problems" were fixed during this first try. The M8 coupled with its pedestal it's a massive case and a pleasure to work on, lots of space but with all the wc gear I dropped in, I really felt I should have pulled the trigger to a TH10, I am not joking. 4 rads and a semi-modular PSU... that's a lot of cables and hoses to deal with...
I started assembling the 420 UT60's in the ped. Buttery smoth thanks to Noiseblocker's supplied assembling hardware.
Since the stop plugs are not flush with the rad istself, I had to use those thumb nuts (do not know the name in english) to rise the 3x140 radiator side mount and avoid dremeling. Easier to get the idea with the following shot:
Theese 420's are exhausting in pull only. To provide cold air in the ped, I used 2x 140mm G-Silent Phobya fans with gaskets and Silverstone filters.
There was no room left inside the pedestal to install the inlet fans. 140.3 rads monopolice the available space, so I had to fit them from the outside. Not bad at all IMO!