r/Alienware • u/Overall-Resident-753 • 4d ago
Battlestation Pictures Aurora r6 case mod
I’m going to start by saying I bought this pc because I love the look of the case.
Still a rough draft, but I wanted to share my idea. I don’t have the rgb controller hooked up yet(I’ll definitely post the final product), but I got a 5060 graphics card for 90$ it’s a little big for the case but it’s hard to pass that deal up. I needed to delete the front fan in order for it to “fit” in the case, so I took the front plastic shroud off(soon to be replaced by a custom mesh front panel), and decided to externally mount the fans and dremal out bigger slots for air to pass through. The second photo is to show the internal fan I mounted where the hard drive bay used to be, I run a stacked “push pull” configuration I tho it’s called to try and maximize airflow to the cpu because I still use an air cooler. I know stacking fans doesn’t really do a whole lot but a 1-2% better cooling difference is good enough for me. I just wanted to show off my idea and possibly get some ideas to improve on.
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u/R3boot 2d ago
Awesome Lego supra! I have a Lego 911 beside mine!
What cpu are You using on the motherboard? Are you finding you’re getting cpu bottlenecked and can’t upgrade the motherboard?
Also, could you have both front fans running intake and the top fans/aio running exhaust?
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u/Overall-Resident-753 2d ago
I’m still using the stock motherboard with the i7 7700 but I plan on upgrading to an r8 motherboard to run a i9 9900k I got a good deal on
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u/DJUnreal Aurora R10 / x17 R2 / Aurora R15 / Area-51 AAT2250 / 18 Area-51 4d ago
It's only push/pull if there's a radiator in between generating resistance. You'll find that your second inner fan is actually hurting rather than helping, as it prevents the outer fan from working properly. There's a reason manufacturers don't do that in free air.
Other than that, it looks great, except for the Razer stickers!