Project: MM Horizon with Duality Front

[Conumdrum]

Sure is looking mighty mean/cool with those PA 120.3 just waiting for H02!

Is this Mobo flat/horiz or vert in this case? Methinks a horizontal one is in my future, much easier to tinker with.

[Akuma2000]

Mobo is horizontal in this case

[Akuma2000]

I need some help.
I don't know how to mount the pumps and reservoirs.

I got these pumps:


How should I build these two in the case??

It has to be placed somewhere here, in this picture:

[Gunslinger]

I had the same problem with my GPU's. The standoffs from MM are shorter than most, I used the standoffs from my stacker, and it fit just fine.

[Akuma2000]

Updated build a little bit

Replaced my Raptors to front, behind the lower rad, next to the other HDDs.
I did this, because the backpanel is too "soft" to hold the HDDs (too much vibration).

Installed the 5.25 bays as you can see.
2x Samsung DVD-RW
1x FDD
1x Aero Cool PowerWatch (for 2 fans back and 2 fans on top, also temp reader )
1x Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus (for the 6 fans on the rads)

I did not mount the Pumps yet, still figuring out how to place them.

The the two Microres reservoirs I mounted on the drive bay with a little mod

Looks pretty neat doesn't it?

See the pictures:

[R1C0CH3T]

wow. you have had some bad luck with all those dents and whatnot.

[Akuma2000]

Yeah had indeed veeery bad luck

But the bad luck it turning around (although I wait a loooong time for it..),
The firms I've ordered the products from are doing the best to solve the problems!

Good news till today:
www.chilled-pc.co.uk resent the backplates without costs, should get it tomorrow. Great service Tom, thnx!
www.aquatuning.de resent the Acryl blocks + my new order (UV-lights etc.) with great discount!!! This will also be delivered tomorrow
Thnx Aquatuning for compensation and service!

Only Mountainmods.com... still haven't got reply on my email from sunday..
Hope MM will also ship asap, because tomorrow, I'll have everything for my build, except the parts of my case from MM!

[Bl4ck^!]

Sounds like either a careless employee, or a new hire. Maybe if they created a system to know who packaged teh case, things would change, as each employee would be responsible for thier work.

well to me it looks like a scam, so much money paid for such a (and i am not afraid to say ) , the company shipped from US to Holland so they probably didn't care and they thrown in the "garbage" they have lying on the shelfs because they thought that someone from another end of the globe wouldn't care about it, guess what he do cares ! And so am i , i would be red hot mad if such a thing would happen to me.
Never had a good opinion (or any ) about the MM "cases" they are plain but ugly and cheap made skeletons (sorry to guys that own such a crap but that's my point of view).

[Farmerjoe]

There's no need to talk crap just because you don't like the case.
I don't think MM sent him a bunch of what should be discarded parts on purpose. My immidate guess was that it was mistake during packaging, and the parts packed were parts that were discarded or something like that.

And btw. MM cases are awesome and anything but cheap.

[Bl4ck^!]

There's no need to talk crap just because you don't like the case.
I don't think MM sent him a bunch of what should be discarded parts on purpose. My immidate guess was that it was mistake during packaging, and the parts packed were parts that were discarded or something like that.

And btw. MM cases are awesome and anything but cheap.

well like i said/wrote it's my opinion , everybody deserves to have what he payed for and not something like this, if the package was so "securely" packed then it shouldn't be so damaged, i wonder how many of these "US to EU " shipments are like this.
After all these things said i hope he will get his setup ok in the end :]

[Akuma2000]

Yeah, I was thinking the same way when I discovered the damaged parts.
I was very mad, because the order was over 600 dollars and waited for 3 weeks.
Also the other orders from other firms went wrong, so got a little crazy.

But after calming down, I realised again every company can make mistakes.
Small or big mistakes, most important thing is then the after service!

If the company fixes the problem fast and in a proper way, then the mistakes can be forgiven and there's nothing bad to be said about the company.

If not, the company should die!!!!!

Anyway, MM plans to replace all of the damaged parts!
(except the frontpanel, the scratches are not visible, because of the drive bay, so doesn't need replacement).
And they will sent me some goodies for compensation.
They will ship out tomorrow with FeDex, so should be here by friday.

I'll post if I everything goes allright this time, then they'll have another happy customer.

So please wait making judgements on MM.

[AlphaChicken]

well like i said/wrote it's my opinion , everybody deserves to have what he payed for and not something like this, if the package was so "securely" packed then it shouldn't be so damaged, i wonder how many of these "US to EU " shipments are like this.
After all these things said i hope he will get his setup ok in the end :]

Have you ever owned one? Probably not. I havnt, but seeing as everyone that owns them thinks that they are awesome, that is my general opinion as well. Dont talk S*** by saying a reputable company PURPOSEFULLY tried to scam someone when you have never had any experience with the company or their products.

Only Mountainmods.com... still haven't got reply on my email from sunday..
Hope MM will also ship asap, because tomorrow, I'll have everything for my build, except the parts of my case from MM!

I still think that you should call them. But it would be VERY long distance. Depends on how much it means to you. You would get a very helpful and fast response though.

[shabranigdo]

How is the clearence between your video cards and the front 5.25 bays? I originally asked them about a horizon setup like that and was told the vid cards would not fit, also when I talked to MM they were concerned about not having airflow over the MB even if most parts are water cooled.

[Akuma2000]

The 5.25 bays, got 3 bays each.
At the side of the vidoecard, I got the 2 DVD drives above and in the lower bay I have the FDD.
The FDD doesn't stick out at the back, so the 8800 should just fit with a little space left for the IDE cables for the DVD drives.

As for the airflow, I got the "original top" with has 2 fans.
These will be "outtake" fans, that'll will blow out the heat from the inside/motherboard.
Also another fan at the back, that will blow out.

So I guess there will be enough airflow around the motherboard.

Also, I'm going to cool the mosfets, NB and SB with watercooling.
And I have the OCZ XTC Cooler for my Memory.

So great airflow over my motherboard isn't really needed in my case, I guess.

[Akuma2000]

Damn, no shipment from MM today.
It'll be Monday then

Also Mosfets and CPU backplates still not here

All other things are here.

So waiting for backplates, so I can mount the waterblocks on the motherboard.
And waiting for the Horizon Mobo Tray Brace, so I can built the motherboard into the case and go live

Got nothing to do, so I sleeved some of the cables with green UV sleeving.
Also placed 5 UV lights

[Akuma2000]

I couldn't wait any longer, so I build the motherboard on the tray.
Without the backplates :P
I didn't screw too much, so the motherboard wasn't bending

See the Pics:





AND DAMNN!!!!

I can't install the OCZ XTC Memory cooler, because of the videocard

BUT, I found a temporary solution:

[disruptfam]

looking really nice mate

[AlphaChicken]

Whats with the cardboard holdups for the RAM fan? Do you not have the things that normally would clip onto the RAM?

[Volkum]

My video card also bumps into my OCZ memory cooler. I just insulated it with some electrical tape and the card 'rests' on it now. That may look better than the cardboard

[AlphaChicken]

Damnit I guess I need to read more closely. I completely missed the part about it not fitting. Bummer dude.

[IanY]

I suggest that you consider switching to the Corsair Dominator Airflow. That cardboard and/or electrical tape is a risk to your expensive video card.

[disruptfam]

I suggest that you consider switching to the Corsair Dominator Airflow. That cardboard and/or electrical tape is a risk to your expensive video card.

yeah the dominator ram fan also looks better with all the stickers off imo

[Nate P.]

I have the CoolIt RAM fan, and it's much smaller than the OCZ and will probably clear the GPU. You should check it out.

[Akuma2000]

I suggest that you consider switching to the Corsair Dominator Airflow. That cardboard and/or electrical tape is a risk to your expensive video card.

In what way is the card board a risk?

[RX7boricua]

yeah the dominator ram fan also looks better with all the stickers off imo