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I have not checked this thread in a while since I was gone on vacation to India. Mattinv, when will the bezel come out that supports your custom fan-controller and card-reader? Thanks.
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Hi Lilli, yes, this one:Matt, new pics with new front panel?
The best way to cool you GPU is to push the air on it/them. This is how I have it set up on mine. You can trim up to 10C like that, especially on a Crossfire/SLI set up.couple air cooling issues I need advice on...
Is the GPU fan supposed to blow in or out of the case? The manual says it's for intake, but at least one picture http://www.lan-gear.com/img/dabox/DA_BOX_pres4.jpg shows it blowing out... which seems to make sense since my 5870 pushes hot air out the back.. but then again I don't know anything about aerodynamics.
Also, I'm using a noctua nh-u12p heatsink and was wondering which of the following would work better:
1. two 120mm fans attached to the heatsink
2. one 120mm pushing towards a 140mm mounted on the side of the case
(there's only enough space for two fans)
thanks
on the 5.25 drive, i thought you were going to have the stealth door for the dvd drive, like all the other nice cases out there. Or better yet just have a slit for a slot dvd drive like the mac mini's do
on the 5.25 drive, i thought you were going to have the stealth door for the dvd drive, like all the other nice cases out there. Or better yet just have a slit for a slot dvd drive like the mac mini's do
yea waiting on new revisions+bag
LIAN LI PC-V351 run to hot :/
Matt,
When will the the cases with new revisions be ready to ship out? Is there an ETA?
Ya the more i think about the design of the front, It is a very elegant miminalist design, the space for the dvd drive totally upsets the balance (the slimline is a little better in this regards) I think if you are having the current design it would be better to have a mesh vent at the bottom of the front to offset the akwardness of the off center drive. Or just a slit for the slot load drive wouldn't require a vent becuase of the simplisic elegance (like the old Soldam polo r case from japan, http://www.siliconpopculture.com/articles/review/soldam_polo_r/
i think the Soldam Polo r is the most beautiful case ever designed and the DA BOX is so close to matching it for current hardware and cheaper price
if you wont do a slot load dvd player, how about just supplying us the metal piece where the dvd hole is, so we can just glue it on the front of our dvd player, at least then the front will not have the ugly dvd door showing. Shuttle used to this with some of their models before they stealthed them
Do you have one that's all in English?
And I found myself asking two questions that might be answered in the manual, but could probably be answered near the beginning-
1. The book mentioned some optional fans- which fans are included, which will you need to buy?
2. Exactly how long of an optical drive can fit?
woot! looks like I have some reviewing to do. i'll report back.
page 2 bullet point #5: 6 fans placements ( 2x 120mm, 1x 120‐140mm, 2x 80‐90mm et 1x50mm) dont trois
fournis (2x120mm et 1x90mm)
what the hell? Should it not read: 6 fan placements ( 2x 120mm, 1x 120‐140mm, 2x 80‐90mm and 1x60mm) front fans (2x120mm et 1x90mm)
page 3, bold print, directly under Da Box 100: Contenu de la boîte should be "Contents of the box" or "Da Box"
page 3, right column, coolermaster 120mm fans are not 2 pin, they are 4 pin molex.
Page 3, The tools you'll need: Siessors should be Scissors
Page 3, the warning icon caption should read: DO(space)NOT use a poor quality screw driver, and be sure to use the right size head. If not, you may damage the screw head.
Page 4, Montage du boîtier should read: Assembling the Case
Page 4, numbers 6 and 7 have periods at the end, the rest do not.
Page 4, Warning at the bottom - just type out "two hours"
Page 6, enlarge the pictures of the screws without impeding the view of the mechanical drawing.
Page 8: "Use tape or a glue gun to adjust the switches. To adjust buttons depth you can add an extra tape" - Just a comment. These are the kinds of details to look at after the production runs get hammered out, and are free of defect. Details like this are what separate widely successful products from niche ones. "Where's my extra tape?" is what I immediately think.
Page 9: #2 (checkbox recommendation) - My personal configuration would not have allowed me to do as suggested. I could not have installed the modular cables (Silverstone ST1000-P) into my power supply before installing other components, it would have become too unweildy to assemble the rest of the system. Consider removing this, or mention that "it is usually recommended" to the verbiage.
Page #9, Insertion of the Power Supply, #1: I cannot insert the PSU through the right side. Did you mean the left? Or is is the right when looking at the case from the rear... as opposed to the front... which is how I normally determine right from left. Look at the front, that's right ----->, that's left <--------. Yes?
Page #9, the Warning regarding the power supply extention. What the hell does "The extension power cord is mounted from the outside" even mean? The outside of what? The motherboard? The PSU, the chassis? It would be awefully hard for me to mount it from the inside of any of those, as I don't think that I can fit into any of those things. Consider revising or removing.
Page #10: Again lists the 3x 120mm fans as 2pin. Just because they use the +5v and a ground does not make the connector 2 pin. It's a 4pin molex. That's what everyone knows them as. You will confuse people. Also, the Fan filter (in reference to the issue on Page 2, listing it as a 50mm, is listed here as 60mm.
Page 10: Lower left picture caption: Remove the French
Page 11: heading: "Mounting devices in the 5"¼ bay." The heading doesn't need a period, it's not a sentence. Also, the appropriate way to express it is 5.25" or 5¼".
Page 11: The check mark suggestion: It's in French. Also, see the above for the appropriate expression of this measurement as 2.50" or 2½". It should probably read: "You can easily mount 2x 2.5" drives below the optical drive bay," or something like that.
Page 12: Heading "Montage des disques durs : 2"½ et 3"½" Is in French, also please correct the measurements expression. Should probably read: "Installing 2.5" and 3.5" hard disks"
Page 13: Heading: "Montage des cartes PCI" Is in French, and should probably read: "Installing PCI Cards"
Page 14: I LOL'd. The suggestion checkmark says to mind your cable management for airflow and reassembly reasons, and then suggests twisting the cables. At the bottom of the page, there's a picture of a cabling job like my grandmother would do. Please take a new photo. That looks terrible.
Page 14 & 15 - Bottom of Page 14, #1: Turn on your PC. Top of Page 15: (warning) "Do not forget to turn on your PSU." - Didn't we just cover that?
FAQ: Q: The optical drive cover doesnt match the front bezel. Alay with the drive until satisfied. (that's a bit vague. mine now has vaseline all over it, and I feel all dirty inside) consider removing this, or clarifying.
Q:The case does not close. A:Check and make sure no cables are cut. (if the cables were cut properly, the case would close... because they'd no longer be in the way... consider revising).
Q: How to change the speed of the 2 pins fans? A: It is possible to modify its speed by switching the pin order. (/queue graphic: Picture labels ground as "Masse" please fix it. Also, in the picture caption, you list 5v,7v, ou 12v. Please change ou to "or")
Page 16: Lower left (Bag) caption: "The case weighs 3.2kg empty. A gamers set up weighs approximately 8kg." Mine is over 11kg. Do I get a cookie?
That's all I got. I can't critique the French section, as I don't intend to line-by-line translate the entire manual. Very good job on all of the pics (I'll take some credit there) and orienting arrows properly, and giving pictures and explainations. Whomever your technical writer is, they did a good job at executing on the ideas presented, in this area. But, they need a better proofreader/editor. I'm unemployed... where are you guys based out of?
Hi everybody,
We posted some pictures on the website. I'd like to write a little note on each set up since it is done and thought by you. Would you mind commenting on them?
Here is the link:
http://www.lan-gear.com/products_gallery_user.php
If you want us to add a bunch, send us suggestion and links at: [email protected]
We will clean up the page. This is just a start. The objective is to show people what's doable with Da Box.
Thank you again for your support!
I am in the process of redoing my system with a new mobo, cpu, etc. I intend to sleeve up the wires and make my system look nice and tidy. I'll take some good quality pics once I get that done. Is it fair to estimate that we should get the replacement parts to finish our builds in about 3 weeks? That is about the time frame that I am shooting for to finish up my build.
Hey Matt, is there a chance I can get the 3D model? Because my planed build is litteraly coming down to a few mm. (I made a model with the basic dimensions you provide, and I have 3mm of clearance). I would like to be able to check dimensions with a proper model, before I go about possibly screwing up a build. Additionally, is it possible to remove the 5.25" bay holder? Because that's in the way of my build too.
Why would this matter? X58 provides maximum bandwidth on both x16 slots, so performance should be unaffected. It's P55 users who may have a problem, due the PITA mobo designers insisting on the upper slot be the x16 and bifurcating the lower slot bandwidth to x8 + x8 or x12 + x4.Well, A couple issues for those who have a 5970 with the Rampage II Gene. You can not use the PCIe #1 slot for your graphics card
Hi Zurginator,
For CAD drawings, please contact me directly at [email protected] ; I generally give you shots and dimensions.
With a small drill, you can just easily remove the 5.25" bay holder (by drilling off the rivets). Easy and very clean.
For dimension, I can give you some exact one if you tell me what you are looking for.
You case is over 11kg? Did you load it with lead?
Hi everybody,
We posted some pictures on the website. I'd like to write a little note on each set up since it is done and thought by you. Would you mind commenting on them?
Here is the link:
http://www.lan-gear.com/products_gallery_user.php
If you want us to add a bunch, send us suggestion and links at: [email protected]
We will clean up the page. This is just a start. The objective is to show people what's doable with Da Box.
Thank you again for your support!
I wasnt sure if it mattered or not but the MB manual says to install the card in slot one if running one card to get better performance so that is what I based my information on.Why would this matter? X58 provides maximum bandwidth on both x16 slots, so performance should be unaffected. It's P55 users who may have a problem, due the PITA mobo designers insisting on the upper slot be the x16 and bifurcating the lower slot bandwidth to x8 + x8 or x12 + x4.