Thermalright Ultraright-120 Heatsink and Lian Li PC10A case

[Breeder]

I got three Akasa AK-FC-03 fan controller from Scan today and the Thermalright Ultra-120 from Microdirect. A bit of driving today on my day off!

The fan controller is great I love it! I turned down the stock AMD CPU fan from 3200rpm to 2400rpm and the case fans too. The silence is bliss and only a 1C idle temperature rise.

Drat: the knobs are 10.5mm so I should be okay if your measurement of the gap to the door is accurate. However, on the 5.25" rack does it have grooves so that you can move the drives in and out to a position of your choosing or are they single holes with just one positioon? The reason I ask is if the fan controller knobs are a problem I can just move the unit back so that its recessed rather than flush with the casing. I hope this makes sense. I hope I don't have to resort to this but its an option if the case allows for it.

Look forward to hearing from you!

[Breeder]

With regard to the Thermalright Ultra-120. I spoke to Thermalright's helpful tech support again. They suggested that I use the S-type heatsink clip. This will ensure clearance of the capacitors on my board but also the Ultra-120 is better in that orientation - there should be no issues with clearance on any of the sides.

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/m....htm#acc_sclip

[Breeder]

You might also like to consider the Scythe S-FLEX 120 mm SFF21F fan for both replacing the case fans and for the Thermalright Ultra-120.

http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/ac...ex_detail.html
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=533394

[DratUK]

I got three Akasa AK-FC-03 fan controller from Scan today and the Thermalright Ultra-120 from Microdirect. A bit of driving today on my day off!

The fan controller is great I love it! I turned down the stock AMD CPU fan from 3200rpm to 2400rpm and the case fans too. The silence is bliss and only a 1C idle temperature rise.

Drat: the knobs are 10.5mm so I should be okay if your measurement of the gap to the door is accurate. However, on the 5.25" rack does it have grooves so that you can move the drives in and out to a position of your choosing or are they single holes with just one positioon? The reason I ask is if the fan controller knobs are a problem I can just move the unit back so that its recessed rather than flush with the casing. I hope this makes sense. I hope I don't have to resort to this but its an option if the case allows for it.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Single holes m8. So you cant move it to another postion of your choosing.

[Breeder]

Okay thanks. But if the gap is 20mm then with the knobs extending 10.5mm they should easily fit without interfering with the closing of the door.

[DratUK]

Okay thanks. But if the gap is 20mm then with the knobs extending 10.5mm they should easily fit without interfering with the closing of the door.

I should think so. The pics I have see are quite misleading there is a fair gap that should take the Akasa without a problem.