Watercooling Antec 900

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Bungral

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Ok i'm only thinking about it at this time and there is a high chance that if i wanna do any decent watercooling i'm gonna have to change case but i wanna know if anyone can think of how or where to slap a red on the case.

If i'm gonna do it i wanna do it properly and go for the 120.3

The back is always an option like so:

http://www.christianlykke.net/Lasse/Computer/29-05-2007/CAM_1012_800x600.JPG

I think that would be a bit of hassle for my plugging stuff in though...

Would it be possible to mount it on the side of the case that hasn't got the window (right)??? Or be too heavy for the thin metal?
 
lol ironically ive just put together a package to be listed on our shop for a pre-watercooled Antec 900, along with a pre-watercooled P180 and P182... not to mention the V2000

It includes an internal Black Ice 240 rad, DDC & Fuzion!! PM me for details as its not listed on there yet.
 
I also have a 900 which I want to liquid cool, and so far, it looks like the only place to mount a 2x120 or larger rad would be on the side without the window. Which is probably what I'll do. I'm new to liquid cooling, and I want to know how the air flows through the radiator. Do the fans push it all the way through the rad, or do they suck it through, and can a rad be mounted right on a surface, or does it need a gap for airflow?
 
Hi. Regarding push or pull, just do whatever fits right for your particular build. There are people on every watercooling related forum who have their own opinion on this, and it comes down to 6 of one & half a dozen of the other. I've never actually found any solid evidence that either configuration out-stripes the other.

One thing that people do seem to agree on is that having a shroud between the rad & the fans is a positive thing. This is because within reason, the airflow becomes more consistent the further away the fans are from the rad.

I think i'm correct in saying that this is because in the dead centre where the stator is, no air is being pushed. Consequently the section of rad that would normally be next to the stator is not being cooled. By placing the fans at a distance from the fins air is then pushed over a greater surface area.

A bit of a long winded explanation but I think you get the point?!?

As a side note, whichever way the airflow is through the rad, make sure it is directed out of the case to exhaust the hot air. It'd be kinda counter-productive to have an uber cooling system, only to then bake your PC components in all the heat that you have gone to so much effort to remove.

Also make sure that your case is capable of allowing fresh air to enter.
 
name='tuco' said:
...I want to know how the air flows through the radiator. Do the fans push it all the way through the rad, or do they suck it through, and can a rad be mounted right on a surface, or does it need a gap for airflow?
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Hi Kempez. :)

I was just trying to help answer those two questions generically. I've never used an Antec 900 so would'nt know where to advise him to place the rad unfortunately. Sorry for any confusion :eh:
 
Mounting a 2x120 on the inside roof would work, if it was mounted on a shroud and spaced out from the roof, as a large part of the rad would be just blowing at sheet metal. If all of the output air from the rad could be channeled to the 200mm fan, then it would probably work. Along with two 120mm fans. it totals up to some serious ventilation. Yes, I would also use a shroud to space the 120s from the rad. Excellent and helpful answers, thanks.
 
I was thinking of leaving the fan on, and using a shroud to channel output air from the rad out the 200mm, for even more effective heat dissipation. That way, I can have two 120s blowing in to it, and a 200mm sucking away the heated air. The shroud will act as a spacer so that the rad is spaced away from the sheet metal that about 1/3 of it would normally be flush with. I'll attempt a photo mock-up later, is it isn't clear.
 
Kempez was right.. My question is where are the fans that are blowing through the radiator out through the 200mm fan? There wouldn't be enough room for shrouded 120mm fans below it would there?

As for the pic in my first post.. Does anyone know how I could get hold of those bracket / spacer type things?
 
name='Kempez' said:
I'd say the case acts as a shroud and he's mounted a 200mm fan on the top
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Ok are there two different ideas going on here?

1. Having the 200mm fan on top of the rad sucking out of the case as it normally does... That isn't going to cool the rad which would then need fans attached to the bottom blowing out which there isn't room for.

2. Having the 200mm fan on top of the rad blowing in to the case (don't even know if able to be flipped) in which case is a ridiculously bad idea as the hot air would be going into the case and part of the rad wouldn't be directly cooled.
 
name='Bungral' said:
Ok are there two different ideas going on here?

1. Having the 200mm fan on top of the rad sucking out of the case as it normally does... That isn't going to cool the rad which would then need fans attached to the bottom blowing out which there isn't room for.
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Its not about cooling the rad, its about pulling the warm air away from the radiator.

I'll have a look for the results but its proven that a pull configuration is better than pushing air into a radiator.
 
name='marcus000' said:
Its not about cooling the rad, its about pulling the warm air away from the radiator.

I'll have a look for the results but its proven that a pull configuration is better than pushing air into a radiator.
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Cool... yeah if you can find something that would be good.. Pretty new to watercooling so reading results like that would help the understanding.
 
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