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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    its the same thing. if flipped same way as your pic provided, the other side opposite of the pipes has a piece that sticks out, that bumps into the fan bracket. dont think u can do it the other way (90' from shown) as in facing out. pipe assembly would bump into board or side of case. see...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    mine is actually a lot warmer that that. 41 idle, about 46-47 on load. i dont have it in the hot swap bay where the side panel with that block will passively cool. I wonder if that is making the big difference. the vga in mine exhauses right out the top, but the two stock ref 6870's still...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    prava, you arent kidding about the mess of cables. lol. i mounted my ssd facing out, and ran the cables underneath/behind it. much cleaner that way. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=18141508&l=48097e9c88&id=697965296
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    beware, if you are using h70 (and probably same with h60), you can not use the gfx exhaust fan on this case, as the radiator will be in the way. but the advice is still valid, get two video cards that pull air from inside and exhaust out the back. i specifically sourced reference cards when i...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    So i took your advice, couldnt find a typhoon 15, so ended up with a s-flex ssf21f. 1600 rpm, 63 cfm. its not any louder than it was, especially since the crossfires dont spin at higher rpms now. got temps down to 86' :P better than the 91-93 i was getting with the twin noctuas. was...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    if you havent bought yet, just get the H70. will give you tons of room to work and keeps cpu really cold. i have pics of it here. http://shylock.net/sandybridge i am using vengeance ram and it has pretty tall heatsinks but it doesnt matter since the water cooler has such low profile on...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    having a tough time finding the gtap15 in stock at reasonable prices. wonder if japan is an issue.
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    awesome, thanks for the info. that gtap15 must kill the stock 120mm fans then. going to ahve to pick one up to try it out vs the two 80mm's
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    SilverStone Fortress FT03

    i used a usb to install os, and to install crysis 2, but other than that havent used it. but i am continuously eyeballing the slot load bdroms. seems like already spent so much on build, love it. whats extra 80 bux to throw at a drive to complete the build. :P
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    ya the cpu side im not worried at all. i get very good temps on that side. have a i2500k @4.2, and it tops at 51, idles at 31, mb nice and cool too at 31 or so. h70 makes a big difference in this case, as it leaves you tons of room on that side for air to move. hdd on backside idles at...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    I was eyeballing AX850 for this build, but when i saw the striders had the short cable kit, i knew i had to go strider if i wanted even half a chance of clean (ish) cable management. you need it as clean as you can get it on the front side just to get as much air as possible moving past the...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    although the twin 80's are working, i still top out at 90, which is a bit hotter than i would like on the crossfire. so a gentle typhoon 120 at an angle still much better? as i can fit the 120 in there barely with these two cards. i guess i can go buy the 120 fan, i assume it is much...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    omg thanks guys, thanks for telling me about the noctua fans being backwards, i could swear when i built it, i put my hand there and felt air. but i was probably feeling something else. i put them back in, this time reversed to intake like they are supposed to, and temps have dropped across...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    they look like they are, but they are not. the h70 was set as intake though. i have since flipped the h70 so air goes out. the noctuas were pulling in air towards the crossfire, but still wasnt moving enough. i bought those prematurely thinking the silverstone stock fan wouldnt fit once...
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    Silverstone FT03... matx

    just finished my ft03 rig...i blogged it kinda via facebook....click below thru to my facebook album to see pics. http://shylock.net/sandybridge
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