MountainMods U2-UFO

[holli4pirating]

I'm considering a U2-UFO in the event that I decide I would like a fully internal watercooling system. Pretty much, I'd rather build my own waterbox or buy a case that's ready to go without modding...all or nothing. I'm planning on running a 120x3 rad, but MountainMods.com says that only the Thermalchill rads will fit over the three 120mm holes on the front left of the case. Does anyone have any first hand knowledge to support or contradict that statement? If I'm going to shell out that kind of money on a case, I'd rather not pay double what a Black Ice would cost to get a Thermalchill.
I'd appreciate any input, as well as users' general thoughts (firsthand preferred) on the case and building inside it.

 

[phide]

I don't think there are any "buts" about it; the U2-UFO is the best case you can buy. After the hassle of watercooling a small CoolerMaster case, I decided to go for the UFO and I don't believe I'll be deviating from Mountain Mods cases ever again.

The case is designed for ThermoChill radiators, but you can also stick a Black Ice 240 in back, after removing the 3.5" rack. The GT Stealth rads may be able to squeeze in the HD rack and you can mount a couple of fans outside, but I'm not positive of this. The only BI rad that'll fit in the front is the single 120. (you could actually put two of those in front, I suppose.)

As far as I'm concerned, you get what you pay for when it comes to radiators. If you're on a strict budget, the UFO simply isn't the case for you.

The UFO's a breeze to build in, but I'm still on the fence about the three panel design. When you want to get at your components, you're looking at removing eight, sixteen or twenty-four thumbscrews, and getting them back on isn't exactly easy, either. But, on the other hand, you could probably throw those panels off a cliff without even putting a scratch on the powdercoat finish, so that's a massive plus. My particular case has a couple of minor alignment issues, but that's something that may affect all of their shipping units. My motherboard tray just needs a bit of "persuasion" - possibly because of the thick powdercoat.

 

[holli4pirating]

I did a bit of googling, and it looked like someone had a swiftec 3x120 mounted in the front. I think it was on bjorn3d, but now I can't find it again.

My problem with the Therm's isn't so much the price as that they're twice a BIXIII or a BIPIII, and that seems a bit unreasonable to me.

Phide, would you mind posting the distances between sets of screws to serve as a reference. That's a bit of info that I can't find about the case online.