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I need some serious help right now. 3080 XC3 Hybrid with Phanteks Eclipse P500A.

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2020/12/30 20:38:13 (permalink)
So I've been building my PC for most of my night and I think I have run into a problem.
 
I've mounted an EVGA CLC360 on the top of my case just fine...but when it comes to my 3080 Hybrid, mounting it on the front seems pretty impossible.
 
My first step was removing the fans on the 3080 Hybrid...
 
The RGB fans on the Phanteks case are wider than the radiator that the 3080 comes with.
 
One solution I tried was removing the fans and mounting them on the front of the case, but now I can't close the front part of my case.
 
 
Here are some pictures with the fans mounted on the outside.
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If the fans are on the inside, I can't find a way to mount the radiator to the fans without removing the RGB fans on the case.
 
Can anyone give me some insight please?
 
 
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    Re: I need some serious help right now. 3080 XC3 Hybrid with Phanteks Eclipse P500A. 2020/12/30 22:47:12 (permalink)
    I haven't installed my hybrid kit, yet, but plan to use this adapter on the front of my P500A.
     
    Amazon.com: Noctua NA-SFMA1, 140 to 120mm Fan Mounting Adaptors for Watercooling Radiators (2 Pieces, Black): Computers & Accessories
     
    I have Noctua Chromax 140mm fans installed in the front.  Plan to use one of these on the lower rad fan to the middle 140mm front case fan.  The case fans will feed cool air to the bare rad front while having a pull setup.
     
    My other option is to use push/pull with all 120 fans and mount the front fan screws through the case into the rad.  I prefer using 140mm on the front so will see how that works out.  Working on my main system so I'll probably get to the P500A in the coming week or two.  

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    Re: I need some serious help right now. 3080 XC3 Hybrid with Phanteks Eclipse P500A. 2020/12/30 23:17:49 (permalink)
    If you're okay with zip ties, could try attaching the raditor with them. Then use the original fans to pull the air from the radiator
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    Re: I need some serious help right now. 3080 XC3 Hybrid with Phanteks Eclipse P500A. 2020/12/30 23:23:31 (permalink)
    For your case, it looks like there are 3 x 140mm fans on the front where you are trying to place the 3080 radiator. What you'll probably need to do is remove 2 of those 140mm fans and secure the 3080 radiator to the front of the case with the 2x120mm fans that came with it. It looks like you can keep the radiator where it's at and swap out 2 of the 140mm fans that are there for the 2 x 120mm ones that came with the card/kit and leave the top 140mm fan in place. That's the easiest thing to do . 
     
    You shouldn't need any type of adaptor to mount that radiator; the case is set up for either 120mm or 140mm fan mounting on the front.

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    Re: I need some serious help right now. 3080 XC3 Hybrid with Phanteks Eclipse P500A. 2020/12/31 07:29:29 (permalink)
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    For your case, it looks like there are 3 x 140mm fans on the front where you are trying to place the 3080 radiator. What you'll probably need to do is remove 2 of those 140mm fans and secure the 3080 radiator to the front of the case with the 2x120mm fans that came with it. It looks like you can keep the radiator where it's at and swap out 2 of the 140mm fans that are there for the 2 x 120mm ones that came with the card/kit and leave the top 140mm fan in place. That's the easiest thing to do . 
     
    You shouldn't need any type of adaptor to mount that radiator; the case is set up for either 120mm or 140mm fan mounting on the front.


    I thought about doing that but then I’ll be out two RGB fans that I really want, haha.

    I might just go the adapter route so I can still use them.

    I appreciate all of the advice though!

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    Re: I need some serious help right now. 3080 XC3 Hybrid with Phanteks Eclipse P500A. 2020/12/31 08:47:10 (permalink)
    Dunno that case much... but I have the Evolv... and the front of my case is NEVER on; why you ask? Because it significantly reduces airflow and temps climb a great deal.
     
    The above is one thing that Phanteks absolutely sucks at, I love their case design for aesthetics and functionally placing equipment in there, but the airflow is horrible. With the Evolve they could have put a few cut-outs in the front panel and a few more on top of the case, and it would have been AMAZING.
     
    Regardless, not sure why you have a problem... I have two water cooling loops inside my Evolv and it's a smaller midtower case! 

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    Re: I need some serious help right now. 3080 XC3 Hybrid with Phanteks Eclipse P500A. 2020/12/31 09:14:19 (permalink)
    spin the radiator 180 - put hoses on the bottom
     
    - Now choose .... place the EVGA fans in front of AIO to Push the air ...... or mount EVGA fans on back of AIO radiator to Pull the air through
     
    - you could use the 120mm fan mounting holes with short screws to mount radiator to the case - remove 140mm fans first if you choose to Pull with fans on inside of case
     
     
     
     

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