Can i fit 240 mm AIO cooler in Corsair carbide spec 1

nrsaShubham · Aug 29, 2017

I know officially Corsair carbide spec 1 support only 120mm AIO...But i want to know can i fit 240mm AIO at front side by relocating hardrive bay"s box or at top or anyhow?

Anyone tried to fit ????

atomicWAR · Aug 29, 2017

Can't say I have tried but it should fit if your willing to rip the hdd cage on the bottom out.

KahouAoki · Aug 29, 2017

According to Corsair, you can mount up to a 280mm radiator on the front. Yes, the hard drive cage needs to go though.

nrsaShubham · Aug 29, 2017

atomicWAR :

when u tried , Is it fitted perfectly after removing hdd cage?

atomicWAR · Aug 29, 2017

I didn't try as I stated. i was going by the specs of your case and what corsair says. According to them it will work in the front if you remove the hdd cage. I have personally never done this.

KahouAoki · Aug 29, 2017

atomicWAR :

Removing the cage shouldn't be more complicated than removing a few screws from the bottom of the case and sliding it off.

nrsaShubham · Aug 29, 2017

KahouAoki :

SIr they mentioned 120mm AIO only in specification ...yest case support 2*140mm case fans in front and 2*120mm fan on top...there is gap ( approx 0.75-1 inch) in between hdd cage and installed fan at front..i can relocate hdd cage 0.5 to 0.75 inch more by some workdone....can it is possible to install 240 AIO after relocating hdd cage for 0.5-.0.75 inch more

nrsaShubham · Aug 29, 2017

atomicWAR :

Sir i checked specification on corsair website ...they mentioned 120 mm aio only or 2*140 or 2*120 mm fan..where they stated that 240 mm radiater fit after removing HDD cage?

atomicWAR · Aug 29, 2017

nrsaShubham :

This is true. The top 120mm fans are too close to your motherboard to work the rear 120mm is spec'd to work listing only their coolers. That said i have built many a PC in my day. Knowing how much space you have/need is half the battle. That's why when they say there is room for 2x 120/140mm fans in the front you have a potential spot for the mount. It is the hdd cage that is the issue. An AIO 2x120/140 won't fit until the hdd cage is removed. Once the cage is gone the space is there. That is easy enough to see. The cage should just be bolted on otherwise you wouldn't be able to swap out/add fans there, so...a cooler will fit once it is gone. Don't know how I can be any more clear.

nrsaShubham · Aug 29, 2017

atomicWAR :

nrsaShubham :

This is true. The top 120mm fans are too close to your motherboard to work the rear 120mm is spec'd to work listing only their coolers. That said i have built many a PC in my day. Knowing how much space you have/need is half the battle. That's why when they say there is room for 2x 120/140mm fans in the front you have a potential spot for the mount. It is the hdd cage that is the issue. An AIO 2x120/140 won't fit until the hdd cage is removed. Once the cage is gone the space is there. That is easy enough to see. The cage should just be bolted on otherwise you wouldn't be able to swap out/add fans there, so...a cooler will fit once it is gone. Don't know how I can be any more clear.

Thank you sir for reply...can you please tell me what is the width of 240 mm radiater not including fan( least in all AIO models)..Because after installing front fans their is gap (exact 0.75 inchs) remained between hdd cage and fan...which i can increase 0.5-0.75 inch more without removing hdd cage which make it 1.25-1.5 inch gap which i can use only for radiater excluding fan

atomicWAR · Aug 29, 2017

140mm. The gap between the cage and fan is why I said the hdd cage has to go. No room with it there.

raisonjohn · Aug 29, 2017

nrsaShubham :

You can fit some 240mm AIO models at the top without modifying the case (but this depends on your RAM and motherboard clearance). But if you prefer the AIO in front, you would have to mod the HDD cage (riveted) and move that out of the way.

Here are some examples:

Sample Build #1 (https://pcpartpicker.com/b/47nnTW): Corsair H100i mounted as Top Exhaust in Spec-01

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Sample Build #2 (https://pcpartpicker.com/b/3BBPxr): Cooler Master Glacer 240L Ver. 2 mounted as Top Exhaust in Spec-01

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Sample Build #3 (https://pcpartpicker.com/b/Dhf8TW): Corsair H105 mounted as Top Exhaust in Spec-01

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Sample Build #4 (https://pcpartpicker.com/b/hPJ8TW): Corsair H105 mounted as Front Intake in Spec-01

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Sample Build #5 (https://pcpartpicker.com/b/KXCypg): Corsair H100i mounted as Front Intake in Spec-01

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atomicWAR · Aug 29, 2017

Thanks Raisonjohn....Pic is worth a thousand words.

nrsaShubham · Aug 29, 2017

atomicWAR :

Radieter width 27.8 mm for deepcool captain 240

i checked these pics (by Raisonjohn) before starting this thread...in these pics fan are mounted inside ...but if i mounted aio like in last pic which have fan outside ..than is it possible to fit radiater in 1.25-1.5 inch gap?

atomicWAR · Aug 29, 2017

No a 1.25-1.5" gap is too small for a rad and fans but I am not seeing where that is an issue for you. where in your case in the front do you have a 1.25-1.5" gap you need to fit things in? I may be blind or not understanding you all together.

nrsaShubham · Aug 29, 2017

atomicWAR :

ok sir thanks for ur replies....but i think u r not understanding what i am saying...1.25-1.5 inch gap only for radiater..because for fan additional space is available outside ( below front cover... in which i already installed 2 * 120mm fans..after installing fan additional 1.5 inch space available)...i always saying excluding fan not including fan.......ok sir leave it...thanks for all your time...closing this thread.....
I am attaching a pic drawn by me on paint brush ( so it is not dimensionally correct) for showing which gap i am talking about for only radiater..because radiater fans can be installed at outside area ( where 2*140 fans are installed

raisonjohn · Aug 29, 2017

If you checked the link in the Sample Build #4 I posted above, you can clearly see the 2x 140mm front intake fans (the Red LEDs) outside the chassis frame (between the front panel and the chassis), while the radiator sits between those LED fans and the stock 120mm radiator fans of Corsair.

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What you want to do, comparing with the photo above, is just have the radiator and the front intake fans outside the chassis frame. So, it's just a matter of not installing those 2x 120mm interior fans.

However, take note the some radiator models might not line up perfectly with the case fans installed at the outer chassis frame. For example, the Corsair H110i in these following photos shows you that the screw holes of the radiator would be lower than that of the fans mounted outside the frame:

In this case, you may have to mod (drill) new mounting holes to line the outer fans and the inner rad perfectly.

For the HDD cage, you would definitely have to drill new holes at the bottom (and possibly at the back frame where the cable routing holes are). Allow some gap between the radiator and the cage as well. The main concern with the HDD cage is its clearance with the motherboard and GPU/s you are using (such as the case in the first photo where the HDD cage is too tall to fit below the GPUs).

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