your case is really stout, and thin (usually top mounted fans are eschewed more towards the door side) you could try front mounting it, if it gets in your way, you "should" have room?
Interesting option. I'll admit I wasn't aware that I could change the orientation of the fans and radiator. It all came pre-assembled. I'll give that a shot too. Thanks.
Yep, leaving it as it is pre assembled is just the easiest way to go. If you want to keep the fans in a pull configuration you can see if there's enough space to fit it above the bracket and mount the fans below.
Haha, I thought I was getting a overly large case. Which, it is. But, the everything is so crammed together.
I may or may not have all of the shrouding on the outside of the case. We'll see. Its not going to be used as a display piece on top of a desk or anything.
Looked at a couple videos of builds in that case and they all seem to have much more clearance with a top radiator. Not a fan of the top glass, that's going to severely restrict airflow.
I just went back and took a look at your part list again. Did you go with the Adata case or the Lian Li? I was actually basing my suggestions on the Adata. Didn't realize the case changed when MsQueen plugged it in to pcpartpicker.
Some last minute changes I think:
what the heck, the enthoo is like a 10year old case, did they give it to you for free?
Yup. I'm 100% not opposed to just buying another case. They are cheap and I won't be home the next 4 days, so I can wait for it to ship.
so are you looking for a case recommendation?
For sure. I like both of those. Funny enough, they closely match the dark heavy wood in my office.
If you want to top mount the radiator, cancel that and order the Flux Pro. It can take 420mm radiators with a total thickness of 70 mm up top and the Arctic LF3 comes in at 67.5 mm.
