Quote Originally Posted by liguhy View Post
Dropping the PA 120.2 because it would permanetly limit my PSU to 140mm depth and instead put in a PA 160 which leaves me enough room for two actively cooled DDC 3.25s for down the road.

Hey I like your project, and I am thinking about an AO5N build myself, but the water going through the pump cools the DDC 3.25 sufficiently, whether you like it or not, so you don't really need a fan to cool it as well, although it won't hurt. But if you need that space for something else, by all means you can do without those two fans in the bottom, and you'll also cut out the noise as well.

Hope you can find the funds to finish it soon. Good Luck.