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Fan placement - noob question

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Hi,

I'm a case mod noob (and overall noob) and I'm struggling with the idea of where to put additional fans in the PC I'm about to build. The case is the Cooler Master WaveMaster. I want to keep it relatively quiet, so I don't plan to go overboard, but I bought a Zalman CNPS9500 heatsink for my E6700, but that's about it. I also got the eVGA 8800GTX but plan to keep the stock cooler on it.

Any suggestions on keeping the look clean without having to make new holes?

Is it possible to put a 120mm fan where the stock 80mm fan is on the back of the case?

TIA.
 
Okay, let me just ask this: is there any modification needed to place a bigger fan where the current fan is located (rear exhaust)?

(I don't have the case yet) :rolleyes:
 
In the door above the CPU/ GPU silly. :D

Always wear eye protection!

You'll need a dremel, some cutoff disks and some patience. A blank or "dummy" CD is about perfect size of the hole too. You'll also need a drill bit, so you can put screws in the fan. Its always a plus to have the fan handy so you can mark where the holes are with a sharpie or pencil. Maybe some 120-400 grit sandpaper to finish the hole. Just remember to go nice and slow with the dremel and kinda trace your line into the metal at first then keep going over it till ya break through... any force and you'll be going through disks like crazy(but your cutting aluminum so no worries) :D

pop on a grill and call it a day, that is unless you have cats I heard they like whisker trimmers... :eek:

edit: you should be able to fit it ine the back but a side fan in the door always does the trick. Good luck!
 
AciDeX said:
In the door above the CPU/ GPU silly. :D

Always wear eye protection!

You'll need a dremel, some cutoff disks and some patience. A blank or "dummy" CD is about perfect size of the hole too. You'll also need a drill bit, so you can put screws in the fan. Its always a plus to have the fan handy so you can mark where the holes are with a sharpie or pencil. Maybe some 120-400 grit sandpaper to finish the hole. Just remember to go nice and slow with the dremel and kinda trace your line into the metal at first then keep going over it till ya break through... any force and you'll be going through disks like crazy(but your cutting aluminum so no worries) :D

pop on a grill and call it a day, that is unless you have cats I heard they like whisker trimmers... :eek:

edit: you should be able to fit it ine the back but a side fan in the door always does the trick. Good luck!
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Thanks for the tip. I guess I should look into doing this. My plan was NOT to mod the case but use what's there. So, my question was never answered (not that I expect it to be answered), but can I place a bigger size fan than the one already included or do I need to mod that (rear exhaust)?
 
A larger fan will not fit in the rear fan port without modifying the case.
 
Sorry I tried to make that as clear as I could when I edited the post. But now that I've looked at a few Wavemaster's on google it looks like it has the holes already there to put a 80mm, 92mm, or a 120mm fan in the back... This is what your case looks like right?
cm_wavemaster_ii.jpg


I can see the holes right there so it looks like you should be good to go.
 
That's the Mystique. It used to be called the Wavemaster 2, but they changed the name. The Wavemaster only has an 80mm exhaust port, and doesn't have mounting holes for larger fans.
 
Zero82z said:
That's the Mystique. It used to be called the Wavemaster 2, but they changed the name. The Wavemaster only has an 80mm exhaust port, and doesn't have mounting holes for larger fans.
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ok... that makes more sense now. so thats how the cookie crumbles... but out a dremel and get to slicing! j/k OP If your not comfortable with the DIY your probably better off letting it be.
 
Cool, thanks for the posts guys. It looks like the adapter is something I should go for. It's not that DIY isn't my thing, it's just that I have never really built a custom pc before, so I want to keep it simple the first time.

Thanks!

EDIT: now that I think about it, I could probably drill four holes pretty easily without messing up. I'd rather do that than stick some heat sink adapter on the back exhaust.
 
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