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Front radiator - 120mm 30mm slim radiator (XSPC)
Hmm I’ll check tonight. I have a FE. Will be bummed if it doesn’t.Will your GPU still fit with the (slightly) thicker than spec front radiator...?
Doh you’re right. It doesn’t fit with the thicker rad. :/ Problem solving mode.
Doh you’re right. It doesn’t fit with the thicker rad. :/ Problem solving mode.
I understand what the Shift was designed for. If I used separate AIOs, I know I would not get better thermals. I’ve done dual 120mm AIOs before on my NCase build, and thermals were similar to dual 120mm single custom loop that I’m currently getting. It’s just the restrictive airflow - seems to be a common thing across all of the Evolv line.The Shift is designed for dual 120mm AIOs, one on the CPU & one on the GPU (Hybrid GPU)...
The Shift XL (which I do not like because it is so tall) is the chassis designed to fit a custom loop...
I believe it would allow a 280mm radiator & a D5-based pump / reservoir combo...
I understand what the Shift was designed for. If I used separate AIOs, I know I would not get better thermals. I’ve done dual 120mm AIOs before on my NCase build, and thermals were similar to dual 120mm single custom loop that I’m currently getting. It’s just the restrictive airflow - seems to be a common thing across all of the Evolv line.
Yeah, that is what bothers me the most, the restrictive intakes (more the front intake, the bottom has a bit more, but is still not as open as I would like to see) & the restrictive exhaust...
I really don't count the top exhaust as providing much actual exhaust, it is passive & most of that area is filled with the I/O areas for the motherboard & the GPU...
To keep on track with the original theme of the thread, I am still bouncing back & forth between Shift with dual AIOs or NCASE M1 with full custom loop...
Wallet & cheesy eye candy lean towards the former, 'ultimate' SFF ITX workstation leans towards the latter...
There there is the question of i7 8700K or non-K; K would allow faster RAM (3200/14 versus 2666/13), non-K might run a bit cooler...?
Either way I wouldn't be overclocking the CPU or GPU, just letting the CPU turbo up on its own & letting the GPU do its own stock OC/boost thing...
GPU would be the (as yet unreleased) GTX 1070 Ti...
I dunno...
For AIO (2x 120mm), both the M1 and Shift perform similarly.
I would think the M1 would have better surface area in regards to ventilation I/O, but the two sets of AIO hoses would clog up the airflow path from input on the side panel to output at the top venting...
One of the reasons I would feel compelled to do a full custom loop in the M1...!
I flashed on the original Exorcist movie, and the line "The power of Christ compels you!"...
Now I wonder if getting my cooling fluid blessed by a priest to make it Holy Water might help...
Gotta be good for a few degrees, yeah...?!?
I am sorry to hear that. I thought a 140mm fan in the upper top would suck enough air out of the case. Then it might not be a good idea to remove this fan and replace it with a radiator.Having both bottom and bottom front blowing hot air into the case seem to trap the hot air in the bottom, and cooks the pump.
Here are some pictures of the top. There is not much surface area of ventilation. Nevertheless, I already had the idea of somehow integrate a slim fan in the top to push fresh air inside the case from top in addition to the bottom. So air is forced to escape to the sides, where I want to install radiators.Do you have any photos of the top head-on?
I hope your magicool radiators will perform better than mine.Here are some pictures of the top. There is not much surface area of ventilation. Nevertheless, I already had the idea of somehow integrate a slim fan in the top to push fresh air inside the case from top in addition to the bottom. So air is forced to escape to the sides, where I want to install radiators.
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Here are some pictures of the top. There is not much surface area of ventilation. Nevertheless, I already had the idea of somehow integrate a slim fan in the top to push fresh air inside the case from top in addition to the bottom. So air is forced to escape to the sides, where I want to install radiators.
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I am curious as wellMy upper back can now house a 120mm radiator. I also already cut some holder brackets to length. Still have to drill holes for the screws in there.
I am curious like a child how this project ends.
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