Corsair 680X and large GPUs..

[ymg]

Hi guys,

 

I’m trying to fit this air cooled Sapphire 6900XT in Corsair 680X along with 360mm AIO installed in the front panel (as show in pic below), any thoughts on how to deal with this?

 

It certainly doesn’t fit directly on the motherboard and it is installed in a jankiest way vertically.

 

Thanks

 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1. Replace the cooler.
2. Replace the case.
3. Replace the GPU.

Those are your options.

[birdflyer]

15 minutes ago, ymg said:

Hi guys,

 

I’m trying to fit this air cooled Sapphire 6900XT in Corsair 680X along with 360mm AIO installed in the front panel (as show in pic below), any thoughts on how to deal with this?

 

It certainly doesn’t fit directly on the motherboard and it is installed in a jankiest way vertically.

 

Thanks

I assume there is no room for the AIO in the top of the case?

[narrdarr]

is it just the backplate and shroud of the GPU that doesn't clear the rad?

you could deshroud the GPU or try slim fans on the rad.

 

[ymg]

18 minutes ago, birdflyer said:

I assume there is no room for the AIO in the top of the case?

Sadly no space to install 360mm on top 

[ymg]

24 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

1. Replace the cooler.
2. Replace the case.
3. Replace the GPU.

Those are your options.

I guess those are the straight forward solutions but was hoping that someone had a solution that I’m unaware of

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, ymg said:

I guess those are the straight forward solutions but was hoping that someone had a solution that I’m unaware of

Got a hack saw?

[ymg]

20 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

is it just the backplate are shroud of the GPU that doesn't clear the rad?

you deshroud the GPU or try slim fans on the rad.

 

It’s the AIO that’s causing all the trouble, I guess that’s one way of doing it since the heatpipes don’t reach all the way to the end 

[birdflyer]

13 minutes ago, ymg said:

Sadly no space to install 360mm on top 

Too bad.

Unfortunately, as @HairlessMonkeyBoy said, those are some of your only options without physically modifying components.

If you did want to go with one of those options, I would highly recommend the cooler option. However if you went with a new case, Lian Li is making some pretty great cases these days.

[birdflyer]

This is a great case if you can find it in stock:

https://www.amazon.com/Lian-Li-LAN2MRW-LANCOOL-White/dp/B08CSRXFSQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2Y86PLLH67Q4U

 

Great Cooler if you can fit it:

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-D15-chromax-Black-Dual-Tower-Cooler/dp/B07Y87YHRH/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=3OX9DU2TCYT6Y

[birdflyer]

This case from Lian Li has close to the same aesthetics and form factor as your old case but you should be able to fit quite a lot more into it with (somewhat) better airflow: https://www.amazon.com/Lian-Li-Dynamic-Mini-White/dp/B09138FCV5/ref=sr_1_3?d

[birdflyer]

If you don't mind a full sized case and the price, the standard O11 from Lian Li is also great: https://www.amazon.com/Lian-Li-O11DXL-W-Tempered-Retail/dp/B07XLF7TBR/

[narrdarr]

22 minutes ago, ymg said:

It’s the AIO that’s causing all the trouble, I guess that’s one way of doing it since the heatpipes don’t reach all the way to the end 

using slim fans on the rad might give just enough clearance.

 

but deshrouding the GPU a strapping you own fans to the heatsink can give you the room you need and probably lead to better cooling and lower fan noise.

 

I deshroud my gf 1070 mini awhile back. 120mm fans are over kill but looks good I think.

[ymg]

25 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

using slim fans on the rad might give just enough clearance.

 

but deshrouding the GPU a strapping you own fans to the heatsink can give you the room you need and probably lead to better cooling and lower fan noise.

 

I deshroud my gf 1070 mini awhile back. 120mm fans are over kill but looks good I think.

true this looks like a good temporary solution