Help please in the middle of a build and im stuck

ThrowinCards · Mar 28, 2015

im trying to install a cooler master water cooler and i have a Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case and i want to mount it on the top but it has like the wire mesh type top and i dont know if it comes off or if i should mount it somewhere else?

SkylerJacobs · Mar 28, 2015

the top mesh cover is just magnetic. you can easily remove it to allow for install of fans and radiator.

Additionally i added the Corsair video for the 450D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUYAiq-mQ1s

Top cover is shown being removed at about 2 minutes in

ThrowinCards · Mar 28, 2015

thank you but now presents another problem the screws i was provided with my water cooler that is a 280L are short and have small heads that go through the metal wholes in the case meaning the wholes in the case are to big at least on the top, what can i do should i try the bottom, you might say that there are the rubber smaller ones but those are to long and the screw doesnt reach throuh.???

ThrowinCards · Mar 28, 2015

Will the cooler master nepton 280L even work with my case because nothing seems to be lining up?

SkylerJacobs · Mar 28, 2015

yes, it should. are you trying to line up the with 240mm holes? (The ones with the rubber inserts)
There should be extra holes for different mounting options.

ThrowinCards · Mar 28, 2015

The only holes that would work would be the ones with the rubber inserts becauze the other ones the screw head goes right through it. this is for the top mounting i have tried almost every position except putting the fans to the water cooler on top of the case instead of inside but that looks like poo poo.

SkylerJacobs · Mar 28, 2015

you can move the rubber inserts to different holes as well. might be a pain to take out and put back in though.

Only other option is to use washers to stop the screw from going right through

ThrowinCards · Mar 28, 2015

Thanks for the help but the cooler wholes dont line up with any of the wholes on there idk why

SkylerJacobs · Mar 28, 2015

A set of holes should line up with the mounting holes on the radiator. the 450D supports 240mm, 280mm, and 360mm radiators on top.

An easy way to find the right holes is to use a 140mm fan to find where things line up at.

ThrowinCards · Mar 28, 2015

I understand that it does and i have tried lining it up every way possable on the top and one whole always comes short somewhere and i have no clue why

SkylerJacobs · Mar 28, 2015

Found this through a google search:
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2014/april/450d-build-log-part-1

The top of the case also has multiple holes for mounting different radiators. While the case is a mid tower and thus has a difficult time supporting extra thick radiators like the H105, there is enough room to mount coolers like the H100i and the even wider H110. Whether your 280mm radiator has 15mm or 20mm fan spacing, the 450D will support it (the green circles are indeed oval shaped to accommodate the different types of fan spacing on radiators). The blue circles show the 120mm fan mounting points, and the red is the 140mm mounting points.

http://www.corsair.com/~/media/Corsair/Blog/2014-04/450D_Build1/IMG_1075.JPG

ThrowinCards · Mar 28, 2015

according to corsair it is supose to fit on the top mounts but i dont see how.

SkylerJacobs · Mar 28, 2015

Just saw something very cool when looking at the Nepton 280L install video. There are both 120mm and 140mm fan mounting holes. This allows the radiator to be mounted where a 240mm radiator can be installed.

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