Cosmos S+Tuniq Tower. Help!

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Hi people.
I'm panicking a bit. I just received my Tuniq Tower cooler and it's huge-153mm deep.
I have a Cosmos S case which, as people may know has a 200mm fan on the side panel which protrudes slightly into the case.
It looks unlikely to me that the tower will fit in and enable me to put the side panel back on, it certainly looks a tight fit.
If it won't fit I'll have to return it so I don't really want to get it out of its packaging until I've got some solid advice.
Can anyone tell me whether or not this cooler will fit in this case please?
Thanks and best wishes, John:confused:
 
You could always make a plexi panel to move the fan over a centimeter or two for clearance. Instead of hacking the fan to clear the TRUE, I made a new panel out of plexi.
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Thanks epicwolf. I estimate I would have to lose a centimetre off the top of the fan housing and I don't think that would be possible.
If I just take the side fan out altogether do you think I'd have problems? The exhaust fans top and back should draw air in through the mesh side I would have thought.
What a stupid design really.
I'd appreciate your thoughts, John
 
I would definitely try it without the side fan. I ran my system without it the first week. The temps were fine at stock speeds. I fabricated a new panel for several reasons. The airflow seems more balanced with it. It seems like I can run all of the fans at a lower rpm for quiet operation.

Besides, you just can't look at all the cool case pron in this forum without wanting to do a cool mod to your own gear.
 
In your pic is that before or after the plexiglass? Looks like before.
What about 4 red 120s?, although the fancy shape moulded into the mesh would make them difficult to mount
Do you think that would work? It would look cool and probably shift more air.
I'm not really a case modder. I don't normally look at this forum. Perhaps I'll have a browse around.
best wishes, John
 
epicwolf said:
You could always make a plexi panel to move the fan over a centimeter or two for clearance. Instead of hacking the fan to clear the TRUE, I made a new panel out of plexi.
PB110004.jpg
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although i don't have the cause i have the same problem......my Xigmatec is too big and the fan on the side panel would touch easy to fix.


just mount the fan on the outside
 
Ah. Stupid of me. I now see what you've done. I didn't read the text at the top properly. So the mesh is still there on the outside and you've moved the fan toward the front of the aperture to clear the tower.
Very neat. Was it difficult? In fact how did you do it? I'm in the UK. I imagine I can buy a sheet of pespex but what do you cut it with?
So many questions. best wishes, John:)
 
The outer mesh panel is still in place. Once you make the new plexi panel, the mesh panel can be left in/out. Either way looks good. I left the mesh on because the case is under my desk, and I was too lazy to go out and buy a grill or make one.:p

Four 120mm red led fans might look really good as well. I never tried that combo. I'm not sure how much air 4 x 120mm fans would push, but I do know that the 200mm fan pushes a lot of air, and the noise characteristic is very low. I would imagine four smaller fans would be a higher pitched noise.

The tools required to make the panel consist of a drill, one drill bit, and a jigsaw to cut the exterior and fan hole. The materials cost me $12 and the entire mod took roughly 30mins. I did countersink the fan holes to mate with the screws properly and sanded the fan hole smooth in case I did go without the mesh outer panel.
 
Hello epicwolf. I think I'm definitely going to give your idea a try as it seems a very elegant solution to the problem.
I wonder why coolermaster don't provide such a panel because none of the taller HSFs will fit in this, there top end case.
I have borrowed a router bit for a drill so I imagine that will enable me to cut out a circular hole in the panel. I have never worked with perspex (as it is called in the UK) but I understand it is brittle and easy to crack or shatter.
Do you have any tips for cutting and drilling it? Or maybe you can point me to a website or tutorial on it.
I thought that if I drill lots of hole in a circle I could join the gaps with a drill and router bit and thereby remove a circle for the fan. What do you think?

Thanks very much for your support, John:)

PS you don't have a full on pic of the panel by any chance do you?
 
I think it was designed primarily for watercooling. Since it is their high line enthusiast case, I'm sure they figured the majority would buy this case and stuff it with more exotic components.

Most importantly, Safety First. Wear eye protection. If you're not experienced with power tools, get some help/supervision.

If you've never worked with plexi, take your time. Get the material a little larger so that you can drill a few practice holes. That way you will know how the material reacts. Hold the drill as dead steady as possible. Rocking it side to side is when the bit snags the material and causes cracking. Keep the material on a flat surface, nice and stable. Use some scrap material under your plexi, like a piece of plywood to drill though. This will prevent chipping around the hole on the back side when drilling, and reduce wobbling the drill bit when you drill through the material. Keep the protective backing on the material when drilling. If you try to drill bare plexi, the swarf tends to melt and stick to the edges of the hole. You can use masking tape to cover the area you're working on if the protective layer has been removed or gets damaged.

You can drill holes along the circle and connect them by using a dremel cutting tool. That involves a lot of sanding afterwards to finish the hole. I've never tried to use a router bit in a drill. You have to be careful when the router bit contacts the material. If it snags, you'll tear a chunks out of the edge. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
 
You're a star epicwolf, thanks a lot for your interest.
:)It'll take me a little while to get the materials together, borrow tools etc. It seems plexiglass in small quantities is difficult to source in this country so I may have to buy a cheap A3 clip frame for photos and use the plexi from that that.
I'll investigate further and, if I have problems I'll get back to you.
Either way I'll post the results for others to see.
Thanks again, John
 
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