I've seen a 240mm AIO in an Aurora R5/8 case. You have to remove the black metal box where the OEM fan/rad combo fit, and lay the 240 out horizontally up top in its place. Also, for the second 120mm exhaust fan to fit up front, best to use a 15mm x 120mm fan (the one I saw put a dremel to the front corners of a 25mm x 120mm fan). I had wondered at the time if an alternative option would be to dremel the internal black plastic blocking airflow to 50% of the top exhaust vents.
I had wondered at the time if an alternative option would be to dremel the internal black plastic blocking airflow to 50% of the top exhaust vents.
Ignore the "600mm" wording in the pic below. What I'm trying to say is that the internal black plastic removal shouldn't be too tough. It is a standalone piece connected to the top bezel using 4 plastic pillars.
Yeah, looks like it should be easy to remove, and not at all noticeable after the fact. Not sure if cutting the plastic may impact the ability to use the top handle bar as a carry-handle for the PC, though.
Oh yeah, and I found the photo of the 240mm AIO mod I was talking about in my earlier post.
A 360mm AIO is possible, but DremelTool mod / a little case-cutting is required
Below, we get a removable 'cooling caddy' with exact 360mm (120x3) fan spacing
240 drops in once you line the bolts holes up by 'staggering' over one row
A 240 is actually about 275mm long due to the end caps / bulges, while a 360 rad is about 395mm long, where the extra 35mm complicates install. Below, 360 rads are dropped in showing the end-caps + hangover & excess room those need
Triple 38mm fans are used & the caddy needs both ends cut off; afterwards the rad will drop on top & bolt to triple fans. A fan controller is most likely needed due to amps
Last is the issue of the roof area, what I call a pair of 'guides' that need Dremeled away so the rad can fit
Once those are cut away, 360s work. Below, Dremel helped install a single & duals
Piped Aliens also exist
Solo-GPU-Rads also work if u mod the plastic fan frame
Below I helped get EVGA 1200w PSU in Elýse's Threadripper dual 295x2 build
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October 14th, 2019 10:00
A 240mm AIO radiator? Oh joy. How come AWs are on a downgrade path from generation to generation? Now we're all stuck with 120mms...
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I've seen a 240mm AIO in an Aurora R5/8 case. You have to remove the black metal box where the OEM fan/rad combo fit, and lay the 240 out horizontally up top in its place. Also, for the second 120mm exhaust fan to fit up front, best to use a 15mm x 120mm fan (the one I saw put a dremel to the front corners of a 25mm x 120mm fan). I had wondered at the time if an alternative option would be to dremel the internal black plastic blocking airflow to 50% of the top exhaust vents.
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October 14th, 2019 12:00
@Cass-Ole , the 240mm fits into the ALX without any dremel work, correct? With newer cases, we'll need some pretty serious hacking.
@r72019 :
Ignore the "600mm" wording in the pic below. What I'm trying to say is that the internal black plastic removal shouldn't be too tough. It is a standalone piece connected to the top bezel using 4 plastic pillars.
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October 14th, 2019 14:00
^^Note: on seeing the photos, it should become apparent why I was contemplating alternative options he could have done to fit the front fan.
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Yeah, looks like it should be easy to remove, and not at all noticeable after the fact. Not sure if cutting the plastic may impact the ability to use the top handle bar as a carry-handle for the PC, though.
Oh yeah, and I found the photo of the 240mm AIO mod I was talking about in my earlier post.
It's not my photo so I just posted the link.
https://i.imgur.com/rTDwWqf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fpHRn8U.jpg
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October 14th, 2019 16:00
Hi, thanks for the interest in my Ancient Alien
A 240mm AIO does drop in place without any mods necessary, I posted a link here mid-July The ALX Files: Area-51 R1 240mm Liquid AIO Cooler Upgrade How-to which directs to AlienOwners forum for the full write-up
A 360mm AIO is possible, but DremelTool mod / a little case-cutting is required
Below, we get a removable 'cooling caddy' with exact 360mm (120x3) fan spacing
240 drops in once you line the bolts holes up by 'staggering' over one row
A 240 is actually about 275mm long due to the end caps / bulges, while a 360 rad is about 395mm long, where the extra 35mm complicates install. Below, 360 rads are dropped in showing the end-caps + hangover & excess room those need
Triple 38mm fans are used & the caddy needs both ends cut off; afterwards the rad will drop on top & bolt to triple fans. A fan controller is most likely needed due to amps
Last is the issue of the roof area, what I call a pair of 'guides' that need Dremeled away so the rad can fit
Once those are cut away, 360s work. Below, Dremel helped install a single & duals
Piped Aliens also exist
Solo-GPU-Rads also work if u mod the plastic fan frame
Below I helped get EVGA 1200w PSU in Elýse's Threadripper dual 295x2 build