Accelero XTREME Plus II in CM SCOUT?

[AJnguyen]

Hello guys,


Ive just ordered a Accelero XTREME Plus II (VGA cooler)

Im using an XFX 5870 which the temps are really high id like to upgrade it to a 3rd party cooler to lower the temps

And i was wondering if anyone has a CM SCOUT who has experience fitting one of these vga coolers in?

Thanks in advance!

 

[hellfire24]

Plus II is hugwe but i think that SCOUT is big enough to fit any video card.

 

[AJnguyen]

Yeah i got told it was huge after i bought the vga cooler -.-

Im praying to god that it will fit.

I wanted the best air cooler besides water cooling anf from the reviews etc it was the "Accelero XTREME Plus II"

But im unsure if it will fit into my CM storm scout.

 

[AJnguyen]

My XFX 5870 reaches like 85+ in Battlefield 3 so the reference cooler isnt sufficient enough hence for the aftermarket cooler

 

[hellfire24]

i think yes your case can handle it.you may wanna read this-
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/landing/scout/faq.php

 

[AJnguyen]

Hmmm

"What is the maximum length graphics card supported?
The CM Storm Scout is designed with portability in mind. It can accommodate the largest 280GTX or HD 4870 X2 type cards. This includes all GPU 10.5" or 267mm in length or shorter. GPU cards have a maximum clearance for 10.6" or 270mm maximum length inside the Scout. "

it recommends 270mm

the vga cooler itself is 290mm xD

 

[AJnguyen]

i think yes your case can handle it.you may wanna read this-
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/landing/scout/faq.php

Just got my cooler today, its far too long the only way i can see it happening was to remove the hard driver thingy (not sure whats it called)

similar to the this one i found in google

Does anyone know how i can remove it ?

 

[AJnguyen]

Hi

Ive just got my gpu cooler last night
and i found out that its way too long and wont fit into my case from the back to the hard drive bay!

ive got the Accelero extreme Plus II

So im considering at removing the bay similar to something like

which i found on google.

But i realised theres no screws holding it together so does anyone know how i can remove this?

 

[das_stig]

If its using rivets, you will have to drill them out.

Naturally, you would do this without anything inside the case and then have to do some indepth cleaning to ensure you get all the metal shavings out of case to prevent shorting anything.

 

[AJnguyen]

Ahh really!?

So theres no way what so ever like a special screw driver or a puncher or a soldering machine to burn it.

would just save soo much for me to g buy a drill..

 

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