Antec 1200 Water Cooling

[BababooeyHTJ]

I know this isnt the idel case for a water cooling setup, but has anyone here ever done a full setup in an Antec 1200? I need some tips and pics would be great, I have never water cooled a pc and plan on doing so soon. Thanks in advance.

[andressergio]

I know this isnt the idel case for a water cooling setup, but has anyone here ever done a full setup in an Antec 1200? I need some tips and pics would be great, I have never water cooled a pc and plan on doing so soon. Thanks in advance.

Yep

I was really willing to buy one to make my new built and replace the 900 to work confortable inside the 1200 then ir realized that i could never put the rad at the back as i did with the 900....antec put 2 120x120 at the back so no place to make the holes for the tubes and to the left if you look it at the back are the fan switches...only chance is to pass the tubes through the original holes but that sucks really...

[LeeH]

I've got a 1200 and it sure isn't an ideal WC case. I wil be working on assembling my build this week and will take some shots. Have hung the radiator outside and the holes are just fine.

[LeeH]

Yep

I was really willing to buy one to make my new built and replace the 900 to work confortable inside the 1200 then ir realized that i could never put the rad at the back as i did with the 900....antec put 2 120x120 at the back so no place to make the holes for the tubes and to the left if you look it at the back are the fan switches...only chance is to pass the tubes through the original holes but that sucks really...

I'm hanging a triple off the back and it works just fine.

[BababooeyHTJ]

I've got a 1200 and it sure isn't an ideal WC case. I wil be working on assembling my build this week and will take some shots. Have hung the radiator outside and the holes are just fine.

Cool, that would be a big help. I cant wait to see it! Where are you mounting the pump?

[LeeH]

Cool, that would be a big help. I cant wait to see it! Where are you mounting the pump?

Pump will be on the case floor sitting on a bracket. It is a swiftech655 with an EK top. The PS was important to get this to work. I had to switch to an Antec signature to have the PS cables positioned to give me room on the floor.

[Kibbler]

Think I'm alone on this. I prefer internal rads, so I think cases like Antec 1200 and LiLi A77B, really any case with a stack of drive bays in the front, they're perfect for watercooling. Great to put a triple rad at the front on the inside to suck in cool air. And there's plenty of space for hard drives elsewhere, e.g. one of the easiest (but ugly) ways is to mount a 4-in-3 module backwards to the rear 120mm opening using fan holes.

[BDW88]

this is my 1200 with the rad on back and 1 pump, still waiting on my 2nd 280 to come in before I run the 2nd loop. I test fitted the Pa120.2 on the front and it fits, a 120.3 could go in no problem, will update when rigs finished.

[gzipper]

this is my 1200 with the rad on back and 1 pump, still waiting on my 2nd 280 to come in before I run the 2nd loop. I test fitted the Pa120.2 on the front and it fits, a 120.3 could go in no problem, will update when rigs finished.

I was wondering how much performance improvement you get from stacking 2 fans on top of each other?

[TI66ER]

I dont think its two fans,1 of em could be a fanless fan used as a spacer.

[Kibbler]

I was wondering how much performance improvement you get from stacking 2 fans on top of each other?

fan -> fan carcass shroud -> rad -> fan carcass shroud -> fan

[gzipper]

Ah! Ty for info.

Read that if you do stack two active ones it helps with air preassure, airflow is the same.

[masxerofkartis]

It could easily fit over the mobo like a Cosmos S setup

[moogle]

Here's a pic of how my setup used to be.

Now the pump is the proper way up but it's still ed up as I didn't get new tubing

All gonna change soon I hope.

If you've got a MCR Swiftech Rad 120.2 you could mount it on the inside on the front of those two 120mm fans if your tubing is flexible enough (7/16") and if there's enough room. Also guys don't forget you can remove the HDD cages if you aren't using them and have room in the front. I've got mine currently removed and the swiftech would fit in the front if I had the HDD's above my res.

HTH

[Blazing fire]

What about rocket fish?

[fox3]

this is my 1200 with the rad on back and 1 pump, still waiting on my 2nd 280 to come in before I run the 2nd loop. I test fitted the Pa120.2 on the front and it fits, a 120.3 could go in no problem, will update when rigs finished.

Did you cut a hole in the bottom of the case under the PSU? It sits ~5/16" off the bottom when placed on the provided standoffs. Not sure if this is enough for a Corsair HX1000 intake so I was going to cut a 120mm hole there.

[BDW88]

yeah the fan on the inside are gutted out yates, still a work in progress gonna switch them to the feser shrouds soon.
and no I didn't cut a hole under the psu I was gonna try and see if I can use this http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ge_scroll_id=0 and move the psu back a little the PA.120.2 can fit on the floor even with a 360 rad on the front but you gotta take out the HDD cages. would be nice if I could have all the rads internal.

[BDW88]

oh and btw you can fit 2 ddc's with xspc res tops side by side bolted to UN mounts on the floor, i'm trying not to cut the case up to much in case I decide to sell it.

But if I can squeeze that 360 on the front with at least one row of shrouds and that psu extender I'm gonna cut the floor for the 120.2 and mount the pumps on top of it with those fan brackets from UN designs.

[andressergio]

I'm hanging a triple off the back and it works just fine.

yep i know you can but i don' like passing the tubes on the original ones and also to turn the rad upside down to do it

Cheers
Sergio

[LeeH]

Ah! Ty for info.

Read that if you do stack two active ones it helps with air preassure, airflow is the same.

Might try using a 38mm fan for the additional pressure.

[LeeH]

yep i know you can but i don' like passing the tubes on the original ones and also to turn the rad upside down to do it

Cheers
Sergio

I was a little uncomfortable about it too at first. My understanding was the big disadvantage was bleeding, but in my test loop, a couple of res fills and it seems ok.

[andressergio]

I was a little uncomfortable about it too at first. My understanding was the big disadvantage was bleeding, but in my test loop, a couple of res fills and it seems ok.

well btw look awesome and extreme powerful

look at mine with "the wind" at the back lol, the san ace's

[Blazing fire]

That's a very thin rad. It looks more like the hwl gt stealth than the MCR320. Btw, what lighting, tubes and dyes are you using? I like the purple hue. Makes it look creepy

[2low4u]

That's also a 900 though to but gives the general idea & looks good to I might ad! I have one here that i'm debating doing something similer to as well but bigger projects are on my mind atm. I'm curious why the SanAces with such a thin rad design? kinda overkill wouldn't you think?

[andressergio]

That's a very thin rad. It looks more like the hwl gt stealth than the MCR320. Btw, what lighting, tubes and dyes are you using? I like the purple hue. Makes it look creepy

Thank you it is indeed a HWLabs Black Ice 360 GT second gen, no dye..just destilled + 5% glycol + some algae control, the antec's fan leds gives that creepy look lol, also on that mix second time that happens the same to me, the algae + glycol become mixed and the tubes gone kinda blury

here's some other pics for you to see






Regards
Sergio