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@Jaspreet: Thanks for taking the time to explain. So your front intakes are 3 pin non-PWMs and you control their speed using the motherboard BIOS?
Dam you have alot of hard drives. I have one tiny ssd drive
Ah, that would be why. My room is 10 degrees hotter than that.Temp in my room is about 65-68 degrees...
Jaspreet: Thanks for the pics of your config, that is pretty much what I want to run (2x intake + 1x bottom intake + 1x exhaust) except I am going to try the stock fans first.
Also great to know the 8 pin EPS12V is long enough on your X-660, I have an X-760, it appears both use the same 650mm length cable so I won't have to buy an extension.
messyrimjob: best [H] username I have seen lol.
Jaspreet: Thanks for the pics of your config, that is pretty much what I want to run (2x intake + 1x bottom intake + 1x exhaust) except I am going to try the stock fans first.
Also great to know the 8 pin EPS12V is long enough on your X-660, I have an X-760, it appears both use the same 650mm length cable so I won't have to buy an extension.
messyrimjob: best [H] username I have seen lol.
wouldnt you get much better cpu performance under load if your power and system 2 fans were allowed to spin up, increasing airflow in the case?
edit: by spin up, i mean up to 1200rpm or something modest like that.
Anyone running the H100 with the rad at the top? With the top closed, I get literally zero airflow out of the case from the top...
? isn't that self-evident that if you close the top there will be no airflow? Don't tell me that you have the H100 mounted on the top w/ the top cover in place?
Yes, I was more hoping than expecting Having said that, with the front cover off and the door closed you get pretty decent airflow without much more noise.
I run my 3930K at stock, and with an H100 at the top. If I leave my machine overnight for a file transfer/download whatever, I close all the air vents up. My H100 at low fans keeps the cores idling at around 37C (ambient 20C) and my Gigabyte 680gtx at 32C.
It's a decent compromise I think, and the temps aren't bad. I'm only using the stock case fans in addition to the H100 fans and have removed the top drive bay.
... front cover off and door closed? ... you mean top cover off and door closed? ... what front cover?
If you open the front door, beneath the 5.25" cutouts there is another panel that you can remove with damping, a dust filter etc.
Just got the case for my first build in about almost five years. Some thoughts after having just opened it:
Thumbs up:
-Coming from a NZXT Zero, the build quality on the 550 is fantastic. The matte surface looks great and feel nice, much more so than any picture I've seen give it credit for.
-Top and side fan covers utilize a nice pressure snap mechanism, simple and utilitarian. The fact that there are options to not use the fan ports and cover them up with a nice looking panel is a plus.
-Wire routers look great and should be very useful; I can visualize it all being very useful.
-Simple push button side panel latch is quick and easy to use.
Thumbs down:
-one of the little plastic notches that holds the front panel in place snapped RIGHT off; I believe this is an issue that was discussed here before. I'm confused as to why the panel doesn't use pressure snaps like the top and side fan covers do. That having been said, there are a few spares in the case, though this is the only sign of what is imo poor design/engineering I've seen thus far.
-The bottom hard drive bay where the spare parts box is jammed seems really tight, not sure if I just got a jank part. It matters little to me since I doubt I'll need all of them.
I'm looking forward to shoving all the components into this thing and getting it up and running.
Hmmm, upon closer inspection, I have seven bags of screws to the user guide's five illustrated types, and it *MAY* be missing the motherboard and/or the HDD/ODD screw.
I still have to wait for parts so I'll reserve judgment until I actually do the build; it may be that the illustrations are wrong or at least not 100% accurate. It's a bit worrying though.
The only concern I have is that I want to leave the front panel covered, yet would like some airflow from the front 120mms. Go with aesthetics or function...difficult choice!
he means the snap-in cover for the 2x120mm fans... but i dont see how that affects aesthetics if you've got the door closed... maybe he does mean the door.