Corsair Water Cooling System - Attaching the RADBOX
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The first component to go up was the RADBOX, which holds the radiator, 120mm fan and a universal mounting kit.
Since our case had two 80mm fans on the back of the case, those had to be removed so hot air from the case would not be blown over the radiator mounted on the back.
The universal mounting bracket went on perfectly, and with a little adjustment I positioned it to not interfere with any wires.
This case was a Mid-ATX, which was a little harder to work in than a full-size Aside from having the RADBOX very close to our VGA cable, there was no space constraint issues at all. This setup, however, may be a problem on micro-ATX and other smaller cases. Of course, those cases are not ideal for cooling anyway, so it makes sense to design for larger systems.
Here is a picture of a complete RADBOX setup on the back of our case.
You may also be wondering what that plastic piece is doing on the back of the case, right on top of the RADBOX. That is a plastic duct that we obtained from Thermaltake. It mounts on the back of our case, directly onto the PSU fan exhaust. It directs air away from the case and up. It was very useful for some projects when we used the back 80mm fans for intake and not exhaust. With the water cooling system in place, the radiator fan would be taking air from the back right under the PSU exhaust and pushing it through the radiator. The ducting mod prevents that hot air being sucked in by the large 120mm mounted right next to it.
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