All together now

A breath of relief as i place the top deco panel on and find out YES!

EUREKA IT DOES STILL FIT LOL.

I guess someone knows how to use a ruler after all...

So yes, the plan from the start was to have to remove the deco panels from the top to fill the loops, but IMO that is still way more convenient than ever opening the case. I may alter the top panel to come off w/o removing the front panel, but I have not determined if it will leave an unsightly gap yet. Stand by on that.

Drains will work in similar fashion out the bottom. same hardware:

XSPC drain plug kit, which I purchased on Performance Pc.