OpTicaL

Yeah, I don't know why he mounted it horizontally.

Cool, I'll be adding the HR-01 Plus to the list.

Looking at his VGA cooler it looks like a Scythe Musashi with the fans removed. Can anyone tell?

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lithgroth007

You do know that you will need to do some serious modding to the case to move the PSU from one side to the other so you can mount the TRUE. The stock placement has the PSU directly over the CPU making it impossible for a TRUE to be mounted.

The backplate he has on his case is a custom made one. Also if you are doing serious modding you might as well open up the front of the case and more the case fans forward for MUCH improved airflow.

OpTicaL

Your right. I didn't notice that.

HR-01 Plus is out of the question now. Now I have a problem, finding a passive cooler that will fit under the PSU.

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FSF-Foxhound

Sure it will work good, the i5s really run cool.

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lithgroth007

A 92mm Noctua heatsink will just barely fit under the power supply, but because the PSU fan will pull air upwards I think that something like these will work fairly well.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=25506
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26198
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=24537
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=23307
http://www.overclock.net/hardware-ne...k-samurai.html

Im not 100% sure that all of those will fit though, I would take some measurements before you buy one.

Also, if you are only going to use the 2 120mm fans in the front of the case I recommend getting a nice 4.5" holesaw and making some holes in the front of the case. This also means that you can move the fans up. I did this to my V350 and the airflow increased dramatically. I can take some pictures of mine if you need a reference.

OpTicaL

didn't even notice you're using the V350.

It'll be great if you can take a few pictures showing the clearance with the PSU installed.

Btw, what are you using to cool your CPU?

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lithgroth007

Im using a scythe ninja mini to cool my cpu, its got a 80mm fan on it and keeps my e8400 at about 40c idle.

Let me see what I can do with pictures, my case is currently sitting under my tv. Give me a few minutes.





Sorry for the poor image quality, I have no idea where my digital camera is so all I had was my phone.
Also if you notice, there is a screw missing on the top left of the front grills, I need to redo that one because I couldnt get a screw through the case and the fan.
There is plenty of room in the front of the case for some 120x38mm fans, and even a 120x2 radiator if you are so inclined.

OpTicaL

Thanks for the pics. For aesthetic reasons I'm going to stay away from drilling holes in front of the case.

That is not a lot of space, maybe I'll have to use one of those Zalman coolers for HTPCs.

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lithgroth007

I would have put a nice black grill on the front but I got lazy. Also, thermalright makes this cooler that will fit, it should do pretty well.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=24905

OpTicaL

Wow, thanks for the Thermalright AXP-140 link.

I'll give it a run in passive mode and if doesn't work out I'll put a slim 120mm fan on top of it.

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