Location for dual rad?

[RearAdmiral]

I just got a thermaltake v5000a. I'm looking to get water cooling with a dual rad. Where should I put the dual rad? should I cut a whole on the bottom for it and use a side fan as exhaust for the warm air?

 

[Crashman]

I own the 7000A with the same chassis structure. You'll find no room anywhere to mount a kit without modification of course. I considered eliminating the top fan and mounting the hard drive rack up there, then mounting the radiator in front. I'm using the 120mm fan/radiator, so I'd probably want to enlarge the hole on front. With the hard drive rack removed there should be pleanty of room for the 120mm single fan radiator.

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[jammydodger]

Im using a dual Rad in my chieftec case, I cut 2x120mm holes in the top of the case a mounted the fans and rad there. I dunno if your case would be big enough for this though, Im using a full tower case.

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[RearAdmiral]

Well that would work, but I have a dual rad with 2x120mm fans. So I need lots of room for it.

 

[Crashman]

Wow, do you really need something that big? You'd probably be best off mounting it outside your case! It might be feasable to mount it on the back of the case, outside.

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