I thought this thread was lost to the depths but its good to see so many new builds. Theres some excellent work here.
@Bdonedge, could you please post us a picture of the front of your rig, Id love to see how the cooler master hard disk cage looks. I assume the front optical panels have to be...
I do believe the 295's are the same length as the 285's, you shouldent have a problem, but that depends entirely on how many hard drives you have stuffed in there.
Hey there WD, im glad i could have been of some assistance. Have you already purchased you 285? if not just post up here and ill give you all the help you need.
Caniba is right, ive emailed manya forums and intel about these hot tempretures. And even they say 70C are within the safe threshold. Think about optimizing your airflow and possibly looking into more efficient cooling solutions if your still concerned.
hey sten. Those side panel stickers are usually quite sturdy so if you can get hold of an extremely thin blade such as a stanley knife or a scalpel you should be able to slip it underneath the stickers and get just enough leverage under them they will 'pop' off.
The Akasa fan controller is spot on Zenshi. I bought it when it first came out, so ive had it for quite some time, and its still one of the best of the market. Lots of extras in the box too so you can match it with what ever colour your rig is. So its a good buy man.
An ASUS silent square pro. Runs extremely cool and extremely quiet, and comes with a fan controller. Its my current cooler and its faultless.
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Finally ive found a group of others who love this case. Ive had it for years, my old college ended up getting about 50 of these cases fitted in. It's where I first seen it and instantly fell in love with its simplistic design. Im about to shut down and fit a new Corsair 1000W PSU and a XFX GTX...