gravy Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 anyone here ever cut out a large square out of the mobo tray in their case right behind where the cpu is? seems like this would make heavy HSF or h2o blocks swaps a breeze i have a new case coming and i was thinking about doing this so that future h2o or HSF swaps wont require removing the entire system, just remove the back panel of the case to access the screws/nuts from behind.......... i even thought about cutting an 80mm hole in the back panel and finding a low profile 80mm fan and mounting it to the back panel right onto the mobo where the cpu socket is........ ideas...ideas...me ponders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 Some cases that I"ve worked with actually have a hole right behind where the usual placement for the cpu socket is. Doesn't help much for boards with funky cpu socket positions, though. (like my K8N Neo) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 wow...that's actually a pretty good idea! too bad all my machines use the clip on heatsinks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanin Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 Just having a gaping hole would look weird, a slim low-profile fan would make it look better, I dont think it would help performance or temp that much, maybe a degree or two Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 (edited) edit: bah, nevermind. getting any kind of air flow behind the motherboard should help some, you would think. Edited February 6, 2005 by virus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 Just having a gaping hole would look weird, a slim low-profile fan would make it look better, I dont think it would help performance or temp that much, maybe a degree or two 413065[/snapback] well, originally what i was talking about was cutting a large square hole in the metal tray that the motherboard mounts to, because my TDX block has to be bolted onto the motherboard. otherwise you would have to take out your whole system to get to the back of the motherboard, but venting the back side panel with a fan was an afterthought Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_WRATH Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 yeah, when i had the aquarius 2 kit i had to take out the mobo because of its screws, and bracket, so now i have a koolance block that doesnt requre any screws and i can leave the cpu bracket in, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastvfr Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 There's no reason NOT to do something like that. As long as you aren't removing structural support from the MOBO panel, why not go for it? You could even add an intake fan to the sidepanel behind it and make it more purposeful that way. But if you went for Peltier or Phasechange, you'd have to insulate the entire area against condensation.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) If you do get a kind of wave on the tray afterwards cause of the modified structure just screw on a piece of mesh and make holes where you need them Mesh tray would look cool Edited February 7, 2005 by kobalt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravix Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 Yeah, I cut a hole for my northbridge and my cpu, and I didn't get any structural integrity issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 If you do get a kind of wave on the tray afterwards cause of the modified structure just screw on a piece of mesh and make holes where you need them Mesh tray would look cool 413441[/snapback] Mesh tray sounds cool. Hey Kobalt since you got mesh on ure drive bays y not make ure case theme mesh. Just a thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacked Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 A realy cheep way of doing it would be takeing a 120mm hole saw and drilling out the piece. Then just add a 120mm fan grill to cover it up. One of those laser cut designs would be nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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