Need advice on mounting my rad...

[andressergio]

Hey ppl

I have an antec 900 case wich comes with this 2 holes..

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8751/antec900004wz4.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=antec900004wz4.jpg)

I want to mount it like this user did that's amazing

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=143916

The question is, should i make holes at the top ? or i can use the ones that came with the antec 900 ?
The rad has to be mounted with the barbs up right ? i can imagine that for a reason of phisics it can't be mounted with the barbs at the bottom....I bough a Black Ice 360 GT

Thank you very much to all
Best regards
Sergio

[[XC] NetburstXE]

The barbs can be up at the top or down at the bottom. It makes no difference in terms of temperature. There is no reason to make new holes for the tubes.

[Tw1st3d]

I know one who tried to use the pre-made holes on the back with a dual radiator and the hose kinked - so i would say coils on the hose or the best thing to is to make some holes in top.

Would be best the radiators barbs are up (much eaiser to get air out)

[WoZZeR999]

I have a P182 (same basic design), and when I had it externally mounted, I had the barbs at the bottom. Took a little longer to bleed (and some case rocking), but it bled just fine with no hit on performance.

[andressergio]

Thanks to all for the replies :up:

As you can see i'm new to the water world :D

I'm building my first setup and had 3 problems,

1) i had 30 min to decide what i want, i had a friend in miami comming to my country this week, so i ordered what i think are good things

2) i forgot to buy the radbox from petra's

3) i couldn' order the tygon tubes and the fluid cause it'll be troubles to enter that things to my country

this is what i ordered:

D-TEK FuZion CPU Waterblock/775 Pro Mount Combo - 1/2"
Laing D5 Vario/Swiftech MCP655 Inline 12V DC Pump
HW Labs Black Ice GT Stealth 360
Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Hi-Flo Reservoir
D-Tek FuZion Accelerator Nozzle Kit

Point 2) is no problem i can make the rad separators myslef
Point 3) fluid i can use destilled water with some adds, the tubes i still couldn't find tygon, so i guess i will have to use another and I don't know wich...i know they have to be inner 7/16" to fit well but i don't know if i can use a silicon tube or wich...

About the rad orientation i though i could never place it with the barbs at the bottom...But is it bad to mount it with the barbs at the top and bend the tubes so to make them pass through the antec holes ?

Appreciate your help very much
Cheers for all
Sergio

[[XC] NetburstXE]

If you mount the radiator with the barbs at the top, get some right-angle barbs so that you don't have to bend the tubing so much or have long tubing loops.

[WoZZeR999]

No, it shouldn't cause any issues, the only reason I had the barbs at the bottom was to cut down on the amount of tubing that was used.

[andressergio]

Thanks to all !!

I think that the best is to do is wait and present the parts and then decide, i guess that is ok what neburst say cause either way requires bending the tubes, if i make new holes no

Thanks netburst, Thanks wozzer...

Cheers Sergio