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2 x 120mm fans.
I have two brand new 120mm fans, they were going in the family PC but it doesnt need them so I want to use them, i bought them, I may aswell use them.
The case I have is this one
There aren't are actual fan areas that will fit a 120mm fan inside.
So im trying to think of a way I could get use out of them, i was thinking of maybe putting one sat in bottom of case blow cool air onto the GFX card but not sure on the second.
Anyone got any tips and suggestions?
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Side mount, either rig up some way of blowing onto the the graphics/chipset, or dremel/cut your case to mount the fan either on the door or the internal fan intake/outlets, you could also suspend from the top of your case(hanging) with cable ties. Zalman do a bracket that will fit into exspansion slots @£3
Zalman BR123 and FANFIX1
http://www.antec.com/images/400/PLUSVIEW1000AMG1.jpg
Just to save confusion.
Side panel does look like a nice place to get some air in.
I would, but the panel, where the lines are that you can see on it, have clips top and bottom, with the 8800GTS fitted the top plastic clip presses on the card.
Not really looking for a new case at this moment in time thanks.
Maybe I could get my step dad who used to be a plastic former to cut a hole in the side panel but abit higher up..
thanks for suggestions
Edit: - ill take a picture to show you what am dealing with space wise inside the case, it might help
If you were going to go higher than the graphics card it might be worth using the fan as an extractor rather than in take. It will save any heat rising up to the CPU from the gfx card.. that said it might starve it of fresh air.
Anyone done any fluid dynamics? :D
Almost the same case as the chieftec dragons, I modded all of mine for 120mm intakes at the front, if it is the same gauge stell as the chieftec, I pity the poor dremel, the dragons were solid outstanding cases, I used a grinder.
"Plastic Former" Perfect get him to cut a hole for you, you get 120mm core bits, that will fit into a drill
It seems pretty damn tought mate lol..
I have two external HDs that both have fans bolted on to them - on one I replaced the metal top with laser-cut acrylic and bolted a fan to it, the other has a wooden frame with the fan attached to that. I can't take photos due to my camera being in a safe place right now...
So, my advice: if you have external HDs, figure out a way of mounting the fan so that they cool the drive(s).
I have ext HDs but they are only used when i make backups or need somewhere to store large files
I appologise in advance for the crappyness of the pictures, bad lighting in room and i suck with cameras anyway xD
As you can see, space is abit cramped..ive just remember, if i remember correctly, the hard drive cages are removable, so maybe i could move one of them and rig up a fitting for one of the 120mm fans.
Its not clear from that picture but underneat the GFX Card there is a sound card so that space is kind of ocupied.
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My wiring isnt the greatest I know but :p
anyone got any suggestions?
Put the angle grinder and fans down and walk away....walk away :D
lmao..aww but the sparks are pretty...
Am thinking of getting a new case...so i can actually close the damn door on my system.
So far ive seen and liiked the look of the Coolermaster Stacker 831 and liked it due to the space it offers and the amount of cooling it can offer.
I was wondering if anyone could suggest any other cases that offer the same?
Thanks in advance.
Dremel, Dremel? Bring it down to the forge, hammer, chisel a good fire..........
Received a Stacker 831 yesterday, If you can get one from Ebuyer for £79:
http://forums.hexus.net/current-barg...1-79-99-a.html
Then I`d say get one, but looking at it, I wouldn`t have paid £140.
This is something I really hate about buying computer bits, at least In Devon, there are no places (that I am aware of) where you could go and view a selection of cases - or any other components. You must always buy on trust, on reccomendations & that is far from ideal in my opinion & not because I don`t value opinion, but simply because it`s subjective.
Thanks Hermeticist.
Whats the case like for size inside?
I have the case in the image on the previous page and with my graphics card in i cant close the door and its a rather..tight fitting withthe CPU cooler I have.
I had this case and the side panel fan is 80mmQuote:
Originally Posted by staffsMike
It`s big, can`t compare it to anything other than my midi-tower - it`s my first full-tower. But when I got it out, there were two women in the room and they both said it was massive (apologies, to those with double entendre disorder).
I never had a problem physically fitting stuff into my midi-tower, but obviously cable management and general fiddlieness could be a pain.
It was my intention to build my own case from scratch, using "exotic" materials (£150 buys plenty of materials) but then I saw the deal on Ebuyer - free delivery too.
From looking at the specs. On Scan, I thought it wouldn`t have the removeable motherboard - which it does. The only negatives I feel so far, not having used it yet, was that the aluminium is quite thin (probably no thinner than most - just used to working with thick stuff). It feels heavy - which surprised me, but isn`t a problem.
I`d be very surprised if you couldn`t fit everything comfortably in there, it might not be the best case ever, but at the Ebuyer price I wouldn`t hesitate.
Cheers will wait for a few more suggestions on cases, then make my mind up
I guess either you're a late developer or are too young to use power tools then...Quote:
Originally Posted by hermeticist
Aw, bless. That was nice of them.Quote:
But when I got it out, there were two women in the room and they both said it was massive
Can't say as I've tried that, but whatever floats your boat.Quote:
I never had a problem physically fitting stuff into my midi-tower
You called :DQuote:
(apologies, to those with double entendre disorder).
"It`s big, can`t compare it to anything other than my midi-tower - it`s my first full-tower."
Never thought Coolermaster would have that effect upon me.
"But when I got it out, there were two women in the room and they both said it was massive.."
They`re very kind, care in the community - trained to be supportive.
"I never had a problem physically fitting stuff into my midi-tower"
It`s the cooling fans you know.....................
Thankyou mroz, for your kind words.
Disturbedguy: I can measure its internal size later, if you would like.
mroz: Don`t you dare.........
@hermeticist: If you don't want any further advice that's fine, but you might find some useful info here. I can't help but think you're taking the wrong approach with the cooling fans; I hope at least you don't have them powered up during installation.
2 x 120mm fans? I would just form a fan club...
anyway..back on top to what i originally asked, if you could do that hermeticist that would be great.
Thanks
edit: - Ive been looking at this case, i was wondering if anyone has used this case and if so what do you think of it?
Anyone got a suggestion on a case xD
Depends what you want really. The Antec 900 has fantastic cooling due to an abundance of fans. It should also be quiet.
The antec P182 is my personal favourite. Still very good cooling but the thing is so wonderfully quiet :)
Sorry for delay, sizes are approximate, measured from rear of motherboard tray/back panel.
20.5" from inside rear panel to front (internal)
14" " " to rear of 5.25" bays
12.5 " " to rear of HDD cage
9" wide motherboard tray removed (internal)
8" wide motherboard tray installed (internal)
Hope these are of assistance.
Cheers guys will look at both cases
Edit: - Staffsmike, just looked at the P182 the bottom bays (Hard Drive?) are they completely removable? also whats the cooling like in one of these? it looks nice
Edit 2: - Just looked at the video of the case on the site and its pretty impressive, I am very very tempted to buy the case. It looks as if its a decent size and as if it will have ample cooling and space for extra cooling, imo going beyond using the areas already set out for the fans.
Edit 3: - Just seen the price :o
You think the price of the P180s is expensive? You should have a look at some proper high-end cases...Quote:
Originally Posted by Disturbedguy
Just ordered a Lian-Li A70b myself.
That was why I suggested the Stacker: £79 @ Ebuyer, but the price normally ranges in the £120-150 band. I wouldn`t have bought one at the full price.
£80 is cheap for what you get imo.
Both hard drive cages are completely removable yeah. Cooling for the bottom drives is slightly limited to the that sits between the PSU and HDD cage. There is room for a fan in front of the cage but only for a 20mm deep fan opposed to the usual 25mm fan. You would need to mod the case to get it to take a normal fan. That said it was quite well with the fan thats there.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...e/p182fans.jpg
Red arrows show where you can add a fan at the front and on the end of the upper HDD cage to cool the gfx card. (you get clips with it to fit the fan to the HHD cage)
blue is the bottom fan I explained above.
Green is where the low profile fan would go or where you would need to mod.
Then you have the two fans for the cpu cooler, one on top and one in the usual place.
Mike do you use the cablemanagement system they have (going behind mobo tray)?
Yeah I do. In that picture I hadn't figured out if the mobo power cable would fit, but it does :)
Thats all the cables in and working in that picture.. just needed a gfx card.
Its a very very very tempting case, i like the idea of hiding the cables, even if it will take abit more time.
How many fans do you have in it? Just the original?
Would they provide ample cooling for a system of my Spec?
I like the idea of preventing the heat from travelling up through the case.
Ive seen some of the custom artwork on the ones on the SCAN website and i think am in love xD
I've done two builds with them. Mine just uses the stock fans. The other one hasa sharkoon golf ball 1000 in front of the upper hdd cage. It was as quiet as the antec fans on low so remains basically silent.
It's got fantastic air flow though. Even without any direct air on it my gainward 8500GT silentfx (passive) stays at 39 degrees idle :)
The ninja works really well in there two as you can see in the pic its surrounded by fans :D
in that case, mine should be fine if I chose to go with this case.
My CPU cooler is a Scythe Mugen (If i remember correctly).
Ive seen the golfball fans on various sites, are they a good purchase?
I probably wouldnt use the upper HD cage so would you suggest maybe removing the cage?
Yeah it was the mugen/infinity from what I saw in the picture. It's the updated ninja, works better but requires more air flow :)
To be honest you can probably make use of those two fans and use one in front of the HDD cage and one one the end to give a lot more airflow into the main compartment of the case.
Golfballs are very quiet and shift enough air for HDD's but don't provide a hell of lot of air as intake case fans imo. Cheap though :)
I use one as an extractor on my gf's pc.. does the job.
If I were to get this case I think id use the two brand new, unopened and unused 120mm Scythe S-Flex fans and place them on the top HDD Cage.
But then again i think id need better cooling for my GFX card and as I dont feel comfortable changing the fan on the card id need to get better cooling using case fans.
Pondering, pondering, always pondering..
Now its just convincing myself that I need the case and its worth the money lol..
S-Flex would be perfect for the job :) Very quiet and good airflow.
Thanks for the help Mike, now i need to convince myself into buying one lol..i soooo want one of the custom jobs on SCAN but couldnt bring myself to justify buying a case for that much lol!
lol yeah they do look very nice. There is the SE version of the P182 for £20 - £30 more. It's not really worth it but has a mirror finish all round and has a black interior. Looks nice but adds no extra function.
yeah i saw i might be able to force myself to spend for the 182 but not the SE version xD
You're in for a treat, I just built my system in the A71B (which I believe is the same case just with a door) and it's stunning. :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by this_is_gav
The build quality is fantastic, there's tons of room, and the bundled fans (2x front, 2x inside front and 2x back) are both silent and effective.
The entire thing just reeks of quality and was a joy to work with.
I'd highly recommend it to anyone. It is on the higher end of the pricing spectrum but it's worth every penny.
Kinda know what to expect as it's replacing a Lian Li PC75, which is still a great case. That's going to work for my new build there.
right i think am going to buy the case middle of next month xD balance will be abit better then lol
A bit off-topic again: The case (as above, Lian-Li A70b) was delivered to work today and I set about starting the build (somewhat meticulously for once). Have the say the case is better than I imagined! It's so much more flexible than I thought, and it's never mentioned in any of the reviews. So far all I've done is installed new fans (got 6 120mm Noctua 1200rpms I'll be running at 7v, and another for the CPU heatsink) filled the 5.25" drive bays (1xDVDRW, 1x Aerocool FP-01, 1x3 HDD hot-swappable rack thing (2 bays) and a Creative XFI breakout box) and installed 2 of the hard drives in the standard 3.5" bit. Already I've flipped the hard drive rack around so I get more space on the left (looking at the front the case) as I prefer to have access to the SATA cables from that side, and regular straight cables were going to be too tight against the side. Flipping it allows you to move the rack further to the right side, so giving an extra centimetre or so for those SATA cables on the left.
It's all very, very customisable out of the box. Build quality is the same as my old PC75, so all good there, and there's the obvious new touches, such as the HDD mounting method.
Couldn't recommend it enough, and it costs about £70 less than my PC75 did new too.
Look gorgeous and sounds like it'll be a great case. Bit pricey though.
If I am not mistaken, it also comes with an interior lamp doesn't it? Can be handy when working under the desk, though perhaps not £30 handy :) Do you know of any fans that would fit on the lower cage (i.e. 20mm)?Quote:
Originally Posted by staffsMike
I don't unfortunatly. I can't remember who it was but someone on here posted a link or has done the mod to allow a normal fan. It's not a big job from memory.
i got my eyes and debit card set for that lovely case! wil be ordering it next month!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Codfather
Anything that requires more than cutting cardboard is probably too big of a job for me lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by staffsMike
I wonder how Lian-Li managed to become such a serious player today, when years ago, it was widely seen as the 'poor man's Cooler Master'.
Probably by making their cases conservative but classy to the eye, while CoolerMaster went off and, for everything but the WaveMaster went for aggressive aesthetics and 10min after launch they all just looked tacky, in my opinion.
Most of their cases still do. The more recent Stackers aren't too bad (don't like mesh fronts personally, but that's a relatively minor niggle), but both Lian-Li and most Silverstones are miles and miles ahead with regards to looks, as are the Antec P18x series (don't like the P190 - it's just another mesh front :P).
Just went for the A70b over the A71b as I didn't want a door, and to be honest, the 5 5.25" drive bays aren't quite enough for me - 7 would have been ideal.
My mate has the Silverstone TJ-09 which is rediculously high quality but for the price I think the ante P182 offers the best value of money, especially when you consider how quiet you can get them.
I'm get to see an alimnium case to match it on noise but then I havn't tried myself yet.. I will soon remedy that with my Eclipse :)