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Originally Posted by MUff1N  Yea, I was also a bit concerned about the hight of the Zalman I installed considering I have a midcase tower.
But it fit with the side cover on with about a half and inch to spare.
BTW, I want to see pictures!  |
Ya want some pics? Here they are!
The stock
HSF was shorter by almost 2 1/2in. and it was quite a bit wider in circumference. I had things layed out well, the fan missed the DVD by 1/4 in. To get the Arctic cooler in, I had to push the DVD all the way forward [almost out the door!] Even at that cableing was a problem as the extra 2 1/2in had to go down inside. I ended up just sticking a couple tie wrap holders to the bottom and sinching them up as best I could. It ain't pretty but it's in. Now the best featcher of the build is no longer there. I have to start unplugging when i open it up. Bye the way, she was running when all pictures were taken. If you can tell, on the right there is a rail that is held by the boards mounting holes and it comes up and across and down to hold the video card & sound card.
I'm not going to go to the effort to get this one finished. Shoveing the new cooler in made a mess of the inside and gives me the excuse I needed!!
I know how i was going to finish off the IO panel but it's a lot of work and I'm going to do another one. A little bigger, a lot cleaner. Give it some room for different hardware.
