Mountain Mods pedestal arrives..

[Eddie3dfx]

I haven't seen too many pics of the pedestal, so I thought I would share.

As others have stated, the bottom of the ufo is removed and installed is the smiley bottom.
The bottom of the ufo then becomes the flat bottom of the pedestal.
The two are locked together by 16 screws, essentially where the feet would normally go.

The smiley hole spacing option is such a nice feature, because it creates a partition between the bottom radiators and case.. you can thencleanly install wiring and tubing without the hassle of such a tight spot up top. Hidden partitions can be fantastic in hiding the dirty bits
The gpu routing can pretty much run straight down, instead to the top radiators.
Plus, I can now mount all the pumps as well as the aquadrive down there..

One of the pieces didn't fit perfectly and a metal side panel wasn't fully powdercoated on the bottom edge.. These are things I can live when you have such a beautiful case in front of you.

[SoulsCollective]

Nice, but it's still...



...a gigantic cube.

[Armitage]

lol it looks good. Room for... everything you could possibly want.

[Eddie3dfx]

6 radiators muahahhaha

[Armitage]

6 radiators muahahhaha

Is there even that many components in a system worth cooling ? lol.

1 gpu
1 gpu
1 cpu
1 mb
1 ram
1 HD

... Uhh. Overkill much?

[DarthBeavis]

Did you get your MMembers only jacket with it?

Mountain Mods - FTW!

[Armitage]

DB... Is that the specialized "S" on that guys shirt?


If so, quite a combo of appearance lol.

[astrodanco]

Nice, but it's still...
...a gigantic cube.

Well, now he's gone from gigantic cube to even more gigantic rectangle.

If one wanted a rectangle, wouldn't it be better to purchase an Ascension instead of a u2-ufo and pedestal? Wow, can you imagine putting an Ascension on a pedestal? Huge! I can't even begin to imagine what all I'd put in there. In fact, I don't think I have enough stuff to put in there in the first place. In-freaking-credible. I have case envy.
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[JackOfAll]

One of the pieces didn't fit perfectly and a metal side panel wasn't fully powdercoated on the bottom edge.. These are things I can live when you have such a beautiful case in front of you.

I can understand where you're coming from, but really, when spending that much on a case direct from the factory you shouldn't have to live with pieces not fitting and a less than perfect finish. Every part should line up and fit and every part should pass a QA inspection after powercoating, edges and all.

[CptDreadFlint]

Is there even that many components in a system worth cooling ? lol.

1 gpu
1 gpu
1 cpu
1 mb
1 ram
1 HD

... Uhh. Overkill much?

Pretty Xtreme, eh?...
More, yet not exhaustive options include:

-2 more GPUs (4xSLI),
-Multi-Socket CPU Boards (i.e. 8 socket quad-core processor boards)
-Mosfets
-NB/SB
-Stacking rads (i.e the Swiftech MCR 320 QP)
-Multiple rads in a series
-Multiple rads running in parallel (splitting the flowrate to cool a loop)
-Multiple rads in a single loop i.e. pump > rad1 > cpu > rad2 > cpu2 etc...)

Can't wait to see this running, Eddie! You've got the room for it, and will be interesting to see how you utilize all your rads.
I've got the MM Ex Ac w/ Ped myself and always looking for ideas.
Good luck!
Sub'd

[Eddie3dfx]

Good news and bad news..
well good news for me, but bad news for others that may want the pedestal for triple radiators.

My pedestal was purchased for 1 mcr320, a 220, and another 220.
This combo works perfectly, since you can't install 3 320's in the case.
They will hit each other on a corner.

If you install 2 320's, they have to be on the front and back.

[JaD]

That's quite a (literally) huge design failure.

[Darth_Penguin]

That's quite a (literally) huge design failure.

I have to agree... talk about poor planning on MM's part.

[MpG]

What if you have the rads flush against the case, with the fans on the inside? There might be just enough clearance that way.

[Eddie3dfx]

What if you have the rads flush against the case, with the fans on the inside? There might be just enough clearance that way.

give me 5 minutes.

just tried, won't work.

For me it's not a problem, since I was only plannning on 1 320 and 2 220's.
You can either use (2 320's) or (1 320 and 2 220's.)

[fallwind]

It's not really a design flaw. If you installed 4 triple rads, where would the exhaust air go? It's really only meant to have 2 triple rads installed, leaving the other 2 sides empty for exhaust.

[Darth_Penguin]

It's not really a design flaw. If you installed 4 triple rads, where would the exhaust air go? It's really only meant to have 2 triple rads installed, leaving the other 2 sides empty for exhaust.

why is it meant for 2? and not 3 for example. You could have 3 rads pulling air into the pedestal with one side blowing air back out. If spaced correctly of course...

[shazza]

Understand about not being able to put 4 triples in there Eddy - I believe I mentioned that in your other thread But, you'll still have lots of cooling capability. Looking forward to seeing how you set it all up.

[veedubfreak]

Well, now he's gone from gigantic cube to even more gigantic rectangle.

If one wanted a rectangle, wouldn't it be better to purchase an Ascension instead of a u2-ufo and pedestal? Wow, can you imagine putting an Ascension on a pedestal? Huge! I can't even begin to imagine what all I'd put in there. In fact, I don't think I have enough stuff to put in there in the first place. In-freaking-credible. I have case envy.
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Because some of us bought a UFO before the ascension existed. This is a cheaper option than buying a new case. At some point i'll pick up a pedestal for mine.

[nikhsub1]

That's quite a (literally) huge design failure.

I have to agree... talk about poor planning on MM's part.

why is it meant for 2? and not 3 for example. You could have 3 rads pulling air into the pedestal with one side blowing air back out. If spaced correctly of course...

Sigh. The pedestal is obviously proportioned to fit underneath the MM cube. With those dimensions you can not fit 3 or 4 120.3 rads in there. This is not a design flaw, this is a limitation of the size of the cube itself.

[JaD]

It is a design flaw, period.
If there was no room for 3 or 4 rads, then there wouldn't be any for 2 rads and 6 additional fans, thus no point in having 12 fan holes.
They should have cut only 2 holes on 2 of the sides, so that you could comfortably place 2x360+2x240 or 2x360+4 fans.

[nikhsub1]

It is a design flaw, period.
If there was no room for 3 or 4 rads, then there wouldn't be any for 2 rads and 6 additional fans, thus no point in having 12 fan holes.
They should have cut only 2 holes on 2 of the sides, so that you could comfortably place 2x360+2x240 or 2x360+4 fans.

I'm pretty sure you can design the holes any way you like. I will say again, it is not a design flaw, period.

[Ketzer7]

On a related note, anyone else having problems getting to MMs' website right now? I'm getting a 'server not found' error..

[JaD]

I'm pretty sure you can design the holes any way you like. I will say again, it is not a design flaw, period.

Right, so having fan openings you can't use is not a flaw just because the mistake has been made by a company you like. No wait, it's actually a feature, they've made some nice round shaped portholes, just like a yacht! Ain't that nifty!
I'm sorry, I really like MM too, but when something is wrong, it's wrong. Laugh all you want, you're just confirming how biased your opinion is.

[justin.kerr]

Well, it makes sense me having 6 fans pulling cool air through the 2 radiators, and 6 fans exhausting warm air out.