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I picked up #582 and #908 at the post office yesterday. Both arrived in good shape. Good fit and no 'dimples' on the side panels. Very happy to have them now.
At this point I have test fit the case and can say that the case will hold the following: a ST45SF-G PSU, an ASUS Impact motherboard, two 2.5in 7mm SSDs (internal), two 3.5 HDDs, a Black Ice GT Xtreme 120mm x 54mm radiator mounted horizontally, an MCP35X DDC pump with highflow top, a CPU-380i water block, 3/8in x 5/8in tubing and compression fittings, an Adamantium/FrozenQ reservoir on back, three 120mm fans, and there is still room for a mini ITX GPU and optical drive. It is heavy though and there is a fair amount of weight on the side bracket (holding on with 4 itty bitty screws
).
Here is some feedback for Necere and ideas that may help others:
1) You can resolve the previously mentioned problem with the SSD plate screws being a hair too long by first screwing the grommet mounting screws into the back of the SSD and then tightening down the side bracket screws. They still make contact, but just barely.
2) The hard drive cage needs a notch at the top right in order to move the side bracket to the upper position. Otherwise it runs into one of the side panel retainers. Easily resolvable with a Dremel or hand file and some touchup paint.
3) A left-angled low profile internal power cord would be better than a right angled one for the ST45SF-G PSU. Instead when mounting the right-angled cord with the fan facing inward, I found it best to heat the cord with a hair dryer to bend the cable toward the back of the PSU rather than the front, and then curve the cord counterclockwise around the top of the PSU until is comes back around to the optical drive side and then bend it counterclockwise around the PSU cage toward the back of the case (essentially an S shape). This prevents it from blocking air flow on the PSU and prevents the cord from putting pressure on the optical drive. It also consumes all of the slack in the long cord.
4) Since the design requires very low profile M4 screws to prevent interference with the side panel when mounting anything on the side bracket, providing 4 more low profile screws used to mount the hard drive cage would be very helpful. I am finding these screws very difficult to locate locally and on the Internet. Had to rob my other M1 for now, but would like to return them eventually. Also to provided a little more flexibility in the side panel, it would be great if the screws were 4mm instead of 6mm in length.
So Necere,
- Do you know if your supplier carries left-angled low profile cords?
- What type of flat heads are on the M4 screws that mount the hard drive cage? From what I can determine these are M4 .7 x 6mm screws with a special low profile head. Where can we get them?
At this point I have test fit the case and can say that the case will hold the following: a ST45SF-G PSU, an ASUS Impact motherboard, two 2.5in 7mm SSDs (internal), two 3.5 HDDs, a Black Ice GT Xtreme 120mm x 54mm radiator mounted horizontally, an MCP35X DDC pump with highflow top, a CPU-380i water block, 3/8in x 5/8in tubing and compression fittings, an Adamantium/FrozenQ reservoir on back, three 120mm fans, and there is still room for a mini ITX GPU and optical drive. It is heavy though and there is a fair amount of weight on the side bracket (holding on with 4 itty bitty screws
).Here is some feedback for Necere and ideas that may help others:
1) You can resolve the previously mentioned problem with the SSD plate screws being a hair too long by first screwing the grommet mounting screws into the back of the SSD and then tightening down the side bracket screws. They still make contact, but just barely.
2) The hard drive cage needs a notch at the top right in order to move the side bracket to the upper position. Otherwise it runs into one of the side panel retainers. Easily resolvable with a Dremel or hand file and some touchup paint.
3) A left-angled low profile internal power cord would be better than a right angled one for the ST45SF-G PSU. Instead when mounting the right-angled cord with the fan facing inward, I found it best to heat the cord with a hair dryer to bend the cable toward the back of the PSU rather than the front, and then curve the cord counterclockwise around the top of the PSU until is comes back around to the optical drive side and then bend it counterclockwise around the PSU cage toward the back of the case (essentially an S shape). This prevents it from blocking air flow on the PSU and prevents the cord from putting pressure on the optical drive. It also consumes all of the slack in the long cord.
4) Since the design requires very low profile M4 screws to prevent interference with the side panel when mounting anything on the side bracket, providing 4 more low profile screws used to mount the hard drive cage would be very helpful. I am finding these screws very difficult to locate locally and on the Internet. Had to rob my other M1 for now, but would like to return them eventually. Also to provided a little more flexibility in the side panel, it would be great if the screws were 4mm instead of 6mm in length.
So Necere,
- Do you know if your supplier carries left-angled low profile cords?
- What type of flat heads are on the M4 screws that mount the hard drive cage? From what I can determine these are M4 .7 x 6mm screws with a special low profile head. Where can we get them?
