




Unable to install NZXT Kraken plus 280 AIO cooler into NZXT H510I
Pic 1: I have the rad front mounted with tubes to bottom of rad from the cap. This is the only way it’ll fit.
2: the mounting screws on the front of the rad are these tiny 1/8th in screws
3: the space for the rad and fans. on the right side (top and bottom) are where the screws screw through the frame into the rad. There are only these two tiny screws that the rad can be mounted into.
4: with the back panel taken off the case, that gap on the left side is my only way of screwing in the screws. I cannot fit my hand in that small of a space, nor have a screwdriver small enough to fit in there to tighten the tiny screws.
5: the rad is too tall and squishes / puts pressure on those cables and wires at the top right of the pc, as you can see there’s a small dent in the cable from when I tried to fit it in.
When positioning the radiator in that space, it can only be mounted via two tiny screws and slightly crushes that wire : cable at the top. additionally I find it impossible to screw it in due to the tiny gap in the back of the PC. Without disassembling the case using a 1/8th in drill bit and taking off the whole top/front panel and the corresponding rivets then replacing the rivets with a rivet gun, I see no other option here. any suggestions?
for context: I used to have a Kraken X63, it started to fail after 6 years of use, NZXT warranty still held up and I was sent this Kraken plus 280. maybe it’s just too big??