SwiftTech MCR220Dual Rad trouble?or normal?

[OCBalmang]

Anyone tried R4 CoolerMaster LED 120MM fans on a MCR220 Swift Tech dual rad?

My real question is Am i suppose to add a mesh between the fan and rad, and are they suppose to be a :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: to screw on ? or was mine drilled improperly

[Utnorris]

No need to add mesh and as far as the screws go, you probably used the wrong type. I can't remember if they are pre-drilled for 6-32 or mm type screws. I always tap my rads for 6-32 since it's pretty common here in the U.S.

[MagisD]

Sometimes there A Pita , the nature of the casing used by swiftech , use the screws inculded with the rad and move them around a little the fame "flex's" so they may be just slightly out of alignment. And don't use the mesh inbetween just adding restriction.

[OCBalmang]

I'm using included screws by swifttech and i find there pretty long you could almost puncture the fin if you weren't careful... but the only way i find the whole thing screws in properly is to lift the Fans 1/8 give or take an inch from the holes, otherwise oddly enough the frame wont fit lol?, ill include a pictures...

Sorry for large format but its to show the spacing

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6550/20101121135538745.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/20101121135538745.jpg/)

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/715/20101121135553782.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/i/20101121135553782.jpg/)

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1456/20101121135607065.jpg (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/20101121135607065.jpg/)

[OCBalmang]

Also here is the Mesh i was talking about.. i just kinda really want to seal that area underneath... even if i push down on the fans , well they don't go down lol.

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=28997&vpn=BP10519&manufacture=Bitspower

[MagisD]

Are the screws all "catching " going in screw holes ?

[OCBalmang]

They only catch if i lift the fan up like you see if the picture if you push fan down to close that gap im afraid it would break

[MagisD]

Just screw the screws in that's the metal outer frame flexing. Happened on every on of my swiftech rads.

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[Stewie007]

I've got R4s on my triple radiators. Had no problems installing them what-so-ever. :)

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=102820&stc=1&d=1270346988
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/941/insulatedplexi3.jpg

[Sideroxylon]

I've got R4s on my triple radiators. Had no problems installing them what-so-ever. :)

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/941/insulatedplexi3.jpg

lol, what the hell is that monstrosity? :confused:

[Aphex_Tom_9]

^^^ my thoughts as well

[Stewie007]

Hey, don't call my work a monstrosity!! hehehe

For the record, it is an enclosure that houses 3 radiators to cool my condenser water (for whenever the hell I get the time and $$$ to finish my bloody chiller). There is a cold radiator inside that will blow a stream of cold air through the radiators. Essentially, two intakes combine warm and cold air to be exhausted through two other radiators to cool the condenser water. I am hoping that I can use a little bit of chill to increase the capacity of my condenser through greater sub-cooling. This, in its enormity, is the only way I could think to indirectly cool the condenser water without a direct exchange of heat between my chill loop and the condenser loop. That would be self defeating. So I cool the air, and thus indirectly I can affect the hot side without it being self defeating.

So, monstrosity; yes. Effective? We'll see.