RIGHT PEOPLE, we need as much room as we can possibly get
out of this case. Liquid-cooling can be a fiddly operation with
tight angles and impossible gaps. To make life easier, we start
off by taking as much of the case apart as possible. You may be
thinking, “well why have you left the front radiators in?” These
work in our favor as we’ll be installing a 360mm radiator behind
them. Other than that, the side panel wing doors come off with
one screw holding each one. The front panel pops off with a gentle
pull from the bottom and the same applies to the top panel. Now
that’s stripped, on to some more tearing down.1 DISMANTLING
FIRST TIME LIQUID
COOLING? WE
WON’T LEAVE YOU
HIGH AND DRY
INTO
THE
LIQUID
LOOP
LENGTH OF TIME: 4-5 HOURSCOOLING KIT LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM
CORSAIR HYDRO X SERIES
ICUE XH303I RGB PRO
CUSTOM COOLING KIT
WWW.CORSAIR.COM
COOLING KIT
CORSAIR HYDRO X SERIES
XG7 RGB 30-SERIES STRIXGPU WATER BLOCK
WWW.CORSAIR.COMFor our main bulk of the
liquid cooling, we’ve opted
for Corsair’s XH303i custom
cooling kit in white. We’re
also using another XR
360mm radiator and a few
more fittings to complete
our liquid cooling but this kit
comprises all you’ll need to
make a custom loop. You get
an XC7 RGB PRO CPU block,
XR5 360mm radiator, the
One thing that’s
unfortunately not included
in the cooling kit is a block
for the GPU. Of course, these
vary from GPU to GPU, so you
need to be a lot more specific
when ordering one—as we
found out the hard way when
we ordered the wrong block.
Schoolboy error!
XD3 pump/reservoir combo,
three SP120 RGB elite fans,
and a range of fittings and
tools to get the job done. The
only other thing you’ll need
is a heat gun for bending the
hard tubing.- RRP: $
- Street price: $
It doesn’t look as nice as the
XD5 clear version we initially
chose but then again, that
would have been useless.
This block should keep our
hefty GPU running cool under
heavy stress, and we’re
excited to see it in action.- RRP: $
- Street price: $
JUN 2022 MAXIMU MPC 19
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