Fractal Design Node 202 Water Cooling?

[BigBig5]

It would be cool to see someone try to mod the Fractal Design Node 202 for full water cooling. Would it be possible, taller feet with slim rad on bottom? Give your ideas.

[givingtnt]

It would be cool to see someone try to mod the Fractal Design Node 202 for full water cooling. Would it be possible, taller feet with slim rad on bottom? Give your ideas.

id probably drill holes on the bottom and top. and have like 120mm rads on either side. (one for cpu and one for gpu)

 

and have it stand using the bracket thigny

[ZetZet]

Pointless. You would still need to get rid of the heat from that case and since it's so small it makes no difference if it's water cooled or air cooled, you still will be unable to fit in powerful components.

[givingtnt]

Pointless. You would still need to get rid of the heat from that case and since it's so small it makes no difference if it's water cooled or air cooled, you still will be unable to fit in powerful components.

external rads M8

[ZetZet]

external rads M8

oh with external rads you could cool anything, but that's ugly. m8.

[givingtnt]

oh with external rads you could cool anything, but that's ugly. m8.

ik. and kinda gets rid of the point of the case

[BigBig5]

Maybe cut holes on the bottom where the gpu is and mount it with 2 fans under the gpu.

[Andrew Storlie]

Get a huge ass tank and mineral oil cool it, just put the whole case in the tank.... there you go, node 202 fully liquid cooled

[AnonymousGuy]

oh with external rads you could cool anything, but that's ugly. m8.

 

That's my compute server.  mATX case with a 480 rad that's about 5" thick with the fans.  The only way to fit that rad internally would have been to buy something ridiculous like a Caselabs super tower.

[Joegeddon]

It would be cool to see someone try to mod the Fractal Design Node 202 for full water cooling. Would it be possible, taller feet with slim rad on bottom? Give your ideas.

You could drill mounting holes then mount the radiator outside the case on the back maybe?

[elfensky]

Shouldn't Corsair's H5 SF Low-Profile Liquid CPU Cooler fir the node? Though I'd flip it, so the fan faces the intake.

 

 

 

 

 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

1 thing is for sure, there is no room inside the case for radiators, unless you skip the GPU and go for a CPU with built in GPU.

[elfensky]

3 minutes ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

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There's always the short nano cards, as seen in AwesomeSauce's Node 202 watercooling video:

 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

2 minutes ago, ElfenSky said:

 

There's always the short nano cards, as seen in AwesomeSauce's Node 202 watercooling video:

 

Yeah, but 1x 120mm wont be enough for GPU and CPU.

[elfensky]

17 minutes ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

Yeah, but 1x 120mm wont be enough for GPU and CPU.

 

Hmmm, you're right, didn't notice the first comment mentioning "full" watercooling. Still though, I'm curious whether Corsair's Bulldog cooler will fit the node, it'd make a way cleaner solution than cutting up the case, like Kyle did.

 

Another possible solution that'll keep everything on the inside, is using the bulldog to cool the CPU, and using something like this for the GPU, albeit again you'll have to get a Nano card to fit the single-fan heatsink next to it.

 

 

[OddsCrazyStuff]

4 minutes ago, ElfenSky said:

 

Hmmm, you're right, didn't notice the first comment mentioning "full" watercooling. Still though, I'm curious whether Corsair's Bulldog cooler will fit the node, it'd make a way cleaner solution than cutting up the case, like Kyle did.

Or just use an EK Predator, since you can take it apart easily.

But, it still dont solve the space issue.

[elfensky]

10 minutes ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

Or just use an EK Predator, since you can take it apart easily.

But, it still dont solve the space issue.

 

Check my comment, I was editing the post when u replied. My idea would still result in two separate loops however, not a single big one, though I suppose you could ghetto merge the looks using Kyle's method.

 

The only cards you could use would the the Fury X (maybe) and/or Fury Nano. (and some of the low-end Nvidia cards, like the 950, if I remember correctly those are pretty short too.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

2 minutes ago, ElfenSky said:

 

Check my comment, I was editing the post when u replied. It would still result in two separate looks however, not a single big one, though I suppose you could ghetto merge the looks using Kyle's method.

A single slot GPU like the Nano, would allow for space under it (25mm from fan + space of the 2nd pci slot).

So that means we can fit a slim radiator there and with fans on the outside, so do we just need to figure out the rest.

[elfensky]

3 minutes ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

A single slot GPU like the Nano, would allow for space under it (25mm from fan + space of the 2nd pci slot).

So that means we can fit a slim radiator there and with fans on the outside, so do we just need to figure out the rest.

 

We dont even need a fan on the outside. We use what Kyle did (Radiator & Fan next to the nano) to cool the nano, and then the low profile liquid cooler to cool the CPU.

 

It's two loops, but still, both the GPU and CPU would be watercooled.

 

We can then probably do some ghetto modding, disconnect and drain both loops, and merge them into a single one, though one wonders how effective that'd be.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

4 minutes ago, ElfenSky said:

 

We dont even need a fan on the outside. We use what Kyle did (Radiator & Fan next to the nano) to cool the nano, and then the low profile liquid cooler to cool the CPU.

 

It's two loops, but still, both the GPU and CPU would be watercooled.

 

We can then probably do some ghetto modding, disconnect and drain both loops, and merge them into a single one, though one wonders how effective that'd be.

With a single slot nano, so can we get 240mm radiator into there, if not more.

We even have space for a slim DDC pump, mounted to the radiator.

The cable space besides the PSU, can probably hold a 100mm reservoir.

Meaning that we have a full custom loop into it, in theory.

[elfensky]

1 minute ago, OddsCrazyStuff said:

With a single slot nano, so can we get 240mm radiator into there, if not more.

We even have space for a slim DDC pump, mounted to the radiator.

The cable space besides the PSU, can probably hold a 100mm reservoir.

Meaning that we have a full custom loop into it, in theory.

 

Fair enough, but to me, the point would (of the question, and personally as well) would be to keep everything on the inside, and keep the "stock" look of the 202, keeping it tall and thin, without adding stuff to it.

[OddsCrazyStuff]

1 minute ago, ElfenSky said:

 

Fair enough, but to me, the point would (of the question, and personally as well) would be to keep everything on the inside, and keep the "stock" look of the 202, keeping it tall and thin, without adding stuff to it.

The only thing added, with my setup, is 2 fans on the outside.

I would says its the smallest change you can make to the case, if you want a full custom loop in it.

 

You might even be able to get the fans into the case, if you find a radiator and fan type that is slim enough.

[The Elder Smurf]

If you can get a different case, snag a core 500. That will make your life supremely easier in watercooling a mini itx setup

[Dmonster]

You could if you did a full loop. Adding a gpu water block would make it virtually single slot card, giving enough room for a slim 240 radiator and slim fans still with several mm of clearance to allow air to get to the rad. For the CPU, a great choice would be a water block and pump combo but a small pump to put near the power supply may work. A reservoir may be hard so a T line might work best, but if you can, a reservoir makes filling and bleeding much easier.

[Laninfly]

On 1/30/2017 at 3:26 PM, Dmonster said:

You could if you did a full loop. Adding a gpu water block would make it virtually single slot card, giving enough room for a slim 240 radiator and slim fans still with several mm of clearance to allow air to get to the rad. For the CPU, a great choice would be a water block and pump combo but a small pump to put near the power supply may work. A reservoir may be hard so a T line might work best, but if you can, a reservoir makes filling and bleeding much easier.

Have you seen anyone try this? I'm just wondering what combination of slim radiator and SP fans would fit in the space left with a single slot width freed up. I have this case and would love to try this out.