Valshistixol
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Good job...but I think a new power supply is in order!
Why would he need a new power supply...
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Good job...but I think a new power supply is in order!
Why would he need a new power supply...
eurin, here is how I have mine setup. I did a TON of testing to come up with this layout.
Everything is cool is quite with this layout!!
My plan is to use the top fan as an exhaust, then get one of these DS series cards from EVGA. Should work well, I think.
Jelly, try it both ways but I think you will get better results with it blowing in.
Do you still got your A05NB Spare-Flair? I noticed it's missing from your sig and in place is a ton of 5870s.
Add a 140mm or a couple of 120 in the floor/bottom of the case for intake(s) in lieu of the 80mms to significantly reduce noise. Then replace the feet with 1/2" to 3/4" high unit for a finishing touch. While your modding, cut the perforations out of the PS intake.
My Build said:Budget: ~$1,000
CPU: i5 2500k $180
Mobo: GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 $110 I'll be doing the CPU/Mobo combo at MicroCenter
Ram: HyperX blu 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel $20
Video card: Using integrated until BF3 comes out
Need:
Power supply: Would like it to support SLI in the future
Case: Quiet, understated, sleek/simple. Like the look of most Lian Li cases.
Cooler: Want something relatively quiet.
I'll be overclocking and doing SLI when stock rates are no longer enough for the newest games.
Suggestions?
Is the A085fnb going to cool worse than the NB?
I ended up going with this configuration.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36855522/a05flow2.png
I previously had very warm exhausting out the front of the case. Now the air isn't noticeably different than the surrounding air.
My camera took terrible photos so I won't bother with them. The 3 intakes and front exhaust are Gentle Typhoon 15s, the top two exhaust are Yate Loon DSL-12s. Even with Silverstone FF121B Dust Filters on the 3 intakes, I still have positive pressure. I used rubber foam weatherstripping and neodymium magnets to make them easy to pop on and off. Entire computer is raised up a few inches by a black riser. I'm hoping to find some good, tall computer feet (1.5in+) for when I take this to LANs.
I also did switch the PSU to pull air from the HDD cage side, now that I cut the bottom plate out (cage was all one piece, not sure if only the original case revision had this). The PSU has been in use for almost 2 years, yet it did not have a spec of dust inside. It looked brand new. Would this be an indication that it had very poor air flow trying to pull air from that small gap below the PSU?
That's how I would have changed the airflow if I decided to invest any more money/time into this case. The only changes I would've made were remove the rear intake fan all together and re-orientate the CPU cooler so it's blowing upwards. As for the PSU, I don't know, but your hypothesis doesn't sound too farfetched.
The lightguides? Why would you want to remove them?Can anyone tell me how to remove the little plastic led extenders from the front panel?
The lightguides? Why would you want to remove them?
I wish I could comment ... usually powder-coating is limited to just the frame.
I'm confused ... your post immediately above sounds like you are powder-coating the frame (and NOT the front panel) ... by why would you then remove the lightguides from the front panel (and do something to the Lian-Li badge too)?That's all I'm having coated. The piece I spoke of is on the back side of the front panel.I wish I could comment ... usually powder-coating is limited to just the frame.
Can anyone tell me how to remove the little plastic led extenders from the front panel?
Wow, bright orange and army green are not colors I would have ever thought of for this case. Are you trying for a specific theme based on something?
I just fell in love with that green. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!