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Some of you know that i had a plan to install a dual stealth radiator on the top of my cm690. I planned it out and came across a few issues but worked through them and i end result is this.
I cut the plastic area first that was blocking my radiator

Then i cut the metal mesh grill on the top, took a few blades.

Today i cut out the area where the radiator would sit

This is how it would sort of look like

I filed down the edges to give a bit more room for the radiator fans

The holes i drilled for the zip ties

End product and i found that i did not need the zipties at all

I had to make some last minute adjustments with the plastic on the top panel and currently the radiator is sitting slanted but right now i am just exhausted and my body is aching. Thank you all for looking and thank you Juggalo and others who have helped.

 

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Thx freak, i did have a tiny leak from a damaged tube but nothing major.

 

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Thanks

 

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Thanks for reps everyone

 

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Originally Posted by mocha989 for the fans at the top inside of using a dremel i would have used a jigsaw to gu jsut straight on so you dont have those the wierd jaggies. but oh well it looks good. just so some filing and what not.

those weird jaggies are from cutting the fan grills, i still have to make some minor adjustments so the rad sits flat but i will do that probably tomorrow or thursday.

 

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Originally Posted by oblivion.sky lookin good mang!

Thanks and thanks again for the parts, working nicely.

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Originally Posted by B4Shock totally random question, but what camera do people use on Overclock.net to take photos? they always come out in such good quality, and the focus is squarely on whats in front, looks wel good

I used my brother's Canon EOS digital rebel XTI he doesn't like it when i use it for these build logs because i turn it off and on a lot because i dont want to use up the batter, also it's not good to do that with these professional cameras.

I need to get stronger blades because the ones that came with my dremel are not good for cutting metal they like to snap into pieces or shrink smaller than a skittle even when i let the blade do the work and not force it.

 

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Originally Posted by B4Shock i see, so people who show pictures have professional cameras. How much do these cameras cost? just wondering if people buy expensive cameras purely to take pics of thier computers etc

I don't know if all members who make these build logs use professional or expensive cameras i was just telling you what i was using. If you want detail and excellent picture quality then you will need a really good camera, my bro bought the XTI for around $400 but if you want to buy the same camera buy the black model it is the professional one, don't buy the silver one.

 

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Well lighting really helps and you should learn everything about the camera you have to get the most out of it.

 

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I was just wondering if i have the first internally watercooled CM690 on this forum?

 

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Thanks i plan on fixing it tomorrow so the rad sits flush with the top panel or at least flat, right now if you were put a tennis ball or marble on the top it would just roll right off the side. You can see how slanted it is and that just annoys me a lot, also i am going to put my ultra kaze 3Ks on the rad and see what kind of temps i get. Right now i got my 120 X 25mm 88cfm yate loons on and they are remarkably quiet compared to before but then again i had like 5 yate loons in my case when i first had the case and it was really loud.

 

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Thanks all it was not as easy as you think and it is a bit tedious, back hurts being hunched over making the cuts due to the table being low.

 

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Originally Posted by Jason4i7 I would recommend that if you cut a huge flat plate like that again, That you take a piece of wood and screw it in from the bottom to help hold the shape. It would keep you dremel from taking off on you also. Besides that, it looks really nice. I have a CM690 for the GF and like the way it looks. I might get a thinner rad and try to hid it under the mesh. Thanks for the great idea.

The rad wont fit under the mesh unless the rad is like half an inch thinner than mine and even then it might not fit.

 

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Thanks, i really like how well it came out also made me wonder if i am the first person on here with an internally watercooled cm690.

 

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I am using a black ice GT 240 stealth radiator i dont think a normal size rad will sit flush with the top panel.

 

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Originally Posted by Kzage This is... exactly what I wanted to do with an extra Rad I have... I think we even have the same rad, swiftech qp?

it is a black ice GTS 240 stealth not sure if it is swiftech or not.

 

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Originally Posted by Kzage nvm I just read that it's a stealth... I just got way too happy that it was precisely what I wanted to do.

lol yea it won't work out too well with a normal size radiator it would stick out a lot.

 

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Originally Posted by Kzage I don't think mines is too much larger than the stealth, it just has more of an edge instead of the slanted corners... I believe I used to have a stealth before I hit the pipes with a screw one day. Gotta check, I hope it's the right size -_-

well if you dont mind it sticking out you can still do what i did.

 

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Thanks i wish i could use my ultra kaze 3Ks but i would only be able to put one on because of the 4 pin cable on the motherboard would block the other.

 

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Originally Posted by freakb18c1 splice those bit*ches

How about you splice them ***atron. It's the plastic part that connects to the mobo that is blocking the fan, i could however shave off a bit but i saw that it was two separate pieces held together by the clip that hooks on the little thing on the mobo connector.

 

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Originally Posted by freakb18c1 splice it to molex!

then how the hell would it fit in the 4 or 8 pin connector on the mobo you ******