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Remove the 5.25" bays and keep the 3.5 cage or vice versa?

Thebman712

So i had to remove some screws via drilling them out and i realized it was not as hard as i thought.

 

So i am now intrested in doing some more serious moding, starting with airflow in my r4. I decided that I could have one of two options, remove my bottom drive cages and put my ssd behind the mobo tray and put my hdd in the 5.25" bay. Or i could remove my 5.25" bays and keep the drives as is.

 

If possible could i also get a link to 5.25" bay to 3.5 and 2.5" drive adapter.

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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So i had to remove some screws via drilling them out and i realized it was not as hard as i thought.

So i am now intrested in doing some more serious moding, starting with airflow in my r4. I decided that I could have one of two options, remove my bottom drive cages and put my ssd behind the mobo tray and put my hdd in the 5.25" bay. Or i could remove my 5.25" bays and keep the drives as is.

If possible could i also get a link to 5.25" bay to 3.5 and 2.5" drive adapter.

 

I would remove the bottom hard drive cages to maximize the airflow and it's a bit easier work, here's a really solid aluminum mount for the drive inside of the 5.25 bays.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0VE-000W-00007&cm_re=3.5_to_5.25_bay_adapter-_-0VE-000W-00007-_-Product

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