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james41382

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I have a Case Labs SMA8 and the bracket for a 560 radiator in the lower chamber. I got the radiator (title) and on one end there are 6 ports, but on the other just 1. I'm not sure how the ports are supposed to work with this radiator and it didn't come with instructions. I tried to find information about port configuration with the rad on the AlphaCool site, but couldn't find anything there either.

The bracket is designed to be flush against the rad, but on the one end it covers the ports. I currently have the blue silicon stoppers in there that came with the radiator and I secured the bracket up against the stoppers so it's flush. I haven't tested it yet, but I suspect the pressure from the screws securing the bracket to the fans and rad aren't going to keep the water in. I could try to modify the bracket by cutting out holes so stop fittings aren't between the bracket and the rad.

Thoughts?

 
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The ports are designed so that you can install fitting in whatever orientation makes sense for you. You just have to use one from each side, upper left and upper right chambers in your photo. The "port" on the bottom of your photo is to assist with bleeding/filling if your radiator is oriented vertically.
 
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So if I understand you the end that only has 1 "port", correct me if I'm using incorrect terminology, is just for filling and/or draining? The other end has 6 ports and they are actually 3 sets of 2 ports. So as long as I use both ports of any set I'm good? I was originally thought that the side with only 1 port was for water going in and then you could use any of the 6 on the other side for water going out.
 
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1/3/5 are connected as one channel
2/4/6 connected as one channel

bottom is fill/drain/bleed

not sure what your asking tho.

get smaller stop fittings.
 
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OP: Yes, you would have to file/cut into the bracket to accomodate for the two stop plugs on the side next to the rad mount. Alternately, you can add in shrouds in between too if you want.
 
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There is only a few mm between the fans and the side panel of the case so I'll need to cut out holes for the stop fittings to fit through because there's no room for a shroud.. I didn't realize the radiator had 2 channels and with that being said I guess I'll go from channel 1 to channel 2. So the radiator part of the loop will look like...

...Pump (out) -> 1 (in) -> 3 (out) -> 4 (in) -> 2 (out) -> GPU (in)...

Does that look correct based on the above sketch?
 
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You only use only 2 ports out of the 6.

Either, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 or a combination of the even/odd numbers (1-4, 3-2, 5-2, etc).

The rest of the ports you dont use is plugged up.
 
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Originally Posted by james41382 View Post

There is only a few mm between the fans and the side panel of the case so I'll need to cut out holes for the stop fittings to fit through because there's no room for a shroud.. I didn't realize the radiator had 2 channels and with that being said I guess I'll go from channel 1 to channel 2. So the radiator part of the loop will look like...

...Pump (out) -> 1 (in) -> 3 (out) -> 4 (in) -> 2 (out) -> GPU (in)...

Does that look correct based on the above sketch?
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You can have the shroud between the rad and the rad mount (case->fa->rad mount->shroud->rad->another set of fans if applicable), that's what I meant. You will need longer screws if applicable or you can get shrouds to work with the 35mm long screws that are provided with that rad.

Each end tank half has 3 ports that are exchangeable as people have been saying, so you don't need to use all of them. Use any one from each half and plug up the rest.
 
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I really appreciate the support everyone. I understand now that as long as I go in 1 channel and out the other I'm good. Also as an added bonus I found a solution to second issue. This should fit perfectly between the radiator and the bracket to make room for the low profile stop fittings.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/xspc-560mm-radiator-gasket.html

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