Shorten a radiator by 1mm?

[phongle123]

The h100i v2 radiators width is 125mm. The case can only fit a 124mm radiator. 

 

Is it possible to hammer and compress 1mm OC the radiator? Or any other way? 

[bleedblue]

Use a belt sander, dear lord don't hammer it.

[Enderman]

Uh, no.

[phongle123]

10 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

Use a belt sander, dear lord don't hammer it.

This falls under the or any other way lol. Do you know the construction of a radiator? How thick are they under the surface?

[bleedblue]

1 minute ago, phongle123 said:

This falls under the or any other way lol. Do you know the construction of a radiator? How thick are they under the surface?

I can't say I do.

[iamdarkyoshi]

It may just fit as is. 1mm isn't huge. My case said it would take a cooler 5mm shorter than the cooler I have in it

[phongle123]

Just now, bleedblue said:

I can't say I do.

I assume they are somewhat thick as I only need to shave off .5mm from each side.

[phongle123]

1 minute ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

It may just fit as is. My case said it would take a cooler 5mm shorter than the cooler I have in it

It is for the Project Orthrus case and the exact dimension is 124mm. In the linus video he specifically stated he had to go with the h100 (120mm width) instead of the new one because it wouldnt fit. 

[SquintyG33Rs]

8 minutes ago, phongle123 said:

This falls under the or any other way lol. Do you know the construction of a radiator? How thick are they under the surface?

there are no pipes in the sides you should be able to easily grind off 1mm maybe even 2~3mm going at it from both sides. but it's not necessarily the best option

[R3ep3r]

25 minutes ago, phongle123 said:

The h100i v2 radiators width is 125mm. The case can only fit a 124mm radiator. 

 

Is it possible to hammer and compress 1mm OC the radiator? Or any other way? 

You'd better hammer your case instead of destroying the radiator.

[phongle123]

14 minutes ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

there are no pipes in the sides you should be able to easily grind off 1mm maybe even 2~3mm going at it from both sides. but it's not necessarily the best option

Sanding looks like a viable option. If a radiator only had for example 1mm of construction as its wall then I expect it wouldnt be very good in case of punctures.

 

My hammering it idea was so it wouldnt lose any wall construction and making it bend/tilt a little bit i.e. compressing the construction would save the 1mm. Though it might conflict with interior flow. 

[Tz000]

46 minutes ago, phongle123 said:

The h100i v2 radiators width is 125mm. The case can only fit a 124mm radiator. 

 

Is it possible to hammer and compress 1mm OC the radiator? Or any other way? 

I wouldn't worry about 1mm it will probably fit... my case said only a 165mm cpu air cooler would fit but a 170mm fit just fine...

 

If it still doesn't fit DO NOT resort to hammering it this could easily crack, puncture or block the internals of the rad leaving it useless...  your best bet would be to make the space needed in the case and not modify the radiator...

 

If you absolutely cannot modify the case (made from glass etc) then your best bet would be a belt sander or some high grit sandpaper and go at it by hand SLOWLY and work both sides to ensure you don't take too much material from one side and work right through the rad again leaving it useless...

 

Good luck! but as stated at the start of my post 1mm is not that much and you should be able to slip the rad in there.

 

Cheers!

[phongle123]

Thank you guys. I will sand the radiator down as per your comments. 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Good Grief! DON'T sand down the ends of your radiator! I very seriously doubt the walls of the tank will be thick enough to allow that. Even if you get away with it at the beginning, it will be at increased risk for springing a leak later. It would be much safer to remove material from the case.

[mr moose]

Don't,  Most metal sheet that is used in folded products like radiators are less than 0.6mm thick. 

[Mick Naughty]

The tank doesn’t start at the ends. Look at a rad and think about it. Almost any rad can be sounded down. Ek rads have a whole shell over them. Could get away with almost anything. 

[SquintyG33Rs]

22 hours ago, phongle123 said:

Sanding looks like a viable option. If a radiator only had for example 1mm of construction as its wall then I expect it wouldnt be very good in case of punctures.

 

My hammering it idea was so it wouldnt lose any wall construction and making it bend/tilt a little bit i.e. compressing the construction would save the 1mm. Though it might conflict with interior flow. 

hammering is really not a good idea no lol. the steel(or alu? doesn't matter) is 0.5mm thick in the sides and there's only fins behind that so you're safe grinding it away. but banging on it you're much more likely to get something crucial out of shape and actually damage it more than just visually

[phongle123]

On ‎4‎/‎25‎/‎2018 at 10:30 AM, Mick Naughty said:

The tank doesn’t start at the ends. Look at a rad and think about it. Almost any rad can be sounded down. Ek rads have a whole shell over them. Could get away with almost anything. 

 

On ‎4‎/‎25‎/‎2018 at 5:16 AM, mr moose said:

Don't,  Most metal sheet that is used in folded products like radiators are less than 0.6mm thick. 

VERY Contradicting statements.

 

Anyways I didn't wanna bother modding and I'll take the 3C temperature loss. I'm returning the Corsair H100i v2 and getting the Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 because it was 40$ after rebate.

[mr moose]

1 minute ago, phongle123 said:

 

VERY Contradicting statements.

 

Anyways I didn't wanna bother modding and I'll take the 3C temperature loss. I'm returning the Corsair H100i v2 and getting the Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 because it was 40$ after rebate.

I don't know what he is talking about, I am purely responding to the suggestions to sand down the radiator, which is already very thin metal.  If there is a casing or shroud that can be removed then fine, but don't sand the radiator.    Although I see that advice is now moot.  Good luck with the rest of the build.