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Has anyone added a second SSD to their FT02/RV02? How did you accomplish thisvia 5.25'' bay adapter?
I just swapped the second M4 for a 840 Pro that I got a good deal on and yeah, I've been using a 5.25" slot. Was no problem other than you lost a bit of free air. I was too lazy to find the back plate for it but kind of wish I had done that. Will probably put a few of those in on the next mainboard swap since I'll have most of it apart again.
Is there a specific Silverstone bay adapter or did you just buy whatever caught your eye?
I've used one of these, which can hold 4 SSDs and a slot loading ODD.
http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-5...id=1363407244&sr=8-6&keywords=silverstone+2.5
I misspoke above, a bit of the St Patty's early, my apologies... SLAINTE!
According to Amazon, I used a Silverstone SDP08B and one of the extra quick releases that came with the case in my lower bay. I'm sure most adapters would work though once you slip it into the quick release. Sorry bout the confusion. It never occurred to me to use the 5.25"s. I just assumed you were talking about the lower slots.
I'd actually prefer to use the lower 3.5'' drive sleds if possible, since they're closer to the bottom fan. It just wasn't immediately apparent to me if I could take, say, a 2.5'' to 3.5'' adapter and insert it into the sled. Therefore I assumed the only real way to go was to get a 5.25'' bay adapter.
diableri's pictures seem to show that using a 2.5'' to 3.5'' adapter is possible; just slide it in and lock the sled.
I'd actually prefer to use the lower 3.5'' drive sleds if possible, since they're closer to the bottom fan.
An SSD doesn't need active cooling, so you can mount an SSD anywhere.
I'd rather get a pair of 500GB SSDs and remove the HDD bay entirely.
Yeah, only real reason to keep it down there would be because it's just the smallest bit easier. I like your solution better because it cleans up the cables. I hadn't even considered that.
Removing the HDD bay, you will get more airflow and if you're up to it, add the 8th PCI slot.
Joel from SS handles the parts requests. The only reason why I sold my FT02 Limited is because I needed a 8th slot. I should have modded the case for it.
Yeah, only real reason to keep it down there would be because it's just the smallest bit easier. I like your solution better because it cleans up the cables. I hadn't even considered that.
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Always to see new FT02 Pix!Am finally taking the plunge in this case. I have had it for a few years now but will finally watercool it.
Taking the system offline now to get some things cleaned up in preparation for my delivery mid next week and to properly plan out how things will look.
Will post before and after pictures soon.
Thanx for the pix but, WoW you treat it like that! anywhere on the gravelGutted mine for the last time last night.
Eventually a leaky res and I always had poor performance for some reason.
Moving to a Lian Li pc 90.
In the glory days.
Icky tube colour from VERY persistant Ice Dragon coolant.
Still love the case and will view this thread in time to come.
Thanx for the pix but, WoW you treat it like that! anywhere on the gravel
Oh Aight!Haha, with that finish, yeah sure.
Only the bottom. I could never see the bottom anyway as I don't want to tilt the res and get bubbles in the loop.
Was on the way to lan times and outside had nice lighting.
I have the same response as you when I see anything on carpet
Did you notice a temp drop with them? How are they on low compared to the 181's? Also, did you have the first style, or the newer 181's before?
Been thinking of getting them but it's quite a bit of cash for 3 fans. Thanks
Those 182s really look out of place in that chassis... though I hope they cool more efficiently than the 181s if they're indeed louder.
Thanks for that little writeup. So the 182's are quieter at their lowest speed yet push more air than the 181's? You said they came with a dial instead of switch, does that mean that the space where the 3 switches are now will be empty? Or is it a small dial where the switch would fit?
I will see how this loop holds up to the summer weather and maybe change them out for the 182's if I need a little more oomph.
...I should note this is all based on how they sound to me I don't has a sound meter to test the actual db levels.
Thanks for that little writeup. So the 182's are quieter at their lowest speed yet push more air than the 181's? You said they came with a dial instead of switch, does that mean that the space where the 3 switches are now will be empty? Or is it a small dial where the switch would fit?
I will see how this loop holds up to the summer weather and maybe change them out for the 182's if I need a little more oomph.
I don't have a window so I didn't really care about looks.
That's not what really what I meant, otherwise I would have commented on the fans' white color. I mean that the fans don't really seem to be designed for the FT02/RV02, and their louder decibel level at the same RPM (and slightly worse cooling at low RPM) would seem to back that impression up for me.
If the FT04/RV04 have better sound dampening over the FT02/RV02, then the issue becomes moot, however. It would also help that the FT04/RV04 has slots for only two fans rather than three.
Heres my FT02 with three new AP182 fans
The fans are louder at high a good deal louder then the stock fans on high. Here is a video of what they sound like from about 2 feet away in my case
What about on low?
On low they're inaudible to me but I'll try and get a sound reading on them when I can as I got called into work this weekend so we'll see :'-(
What do you think is more silent getting a fan controller for the ap181's or just getting 3 new ap182's. I'm not that picky with sound while playing games but I sleep a few inches from the pc, so I need it be completely silent rig at night so i'm wondering does the included dial completely turn of the fan? Is it totally silent on min setting?
Fan controller is my recommendation. At least you can see what actual rpm's you're running that way. The review has the answers to your other questions.
Cant find anywhere if the dial will turn the ap182's completely off.
AP182 Review said:Instead of either 700rpm or 1200rpm we now have an adjustable 500rpm to 2000rpm space.
About the controller + ap181's will they run slower than the low setting switch? Because they are pretty much audible and i want them to be able to run slower and turn completely off.
AP182 Review said:Both the AP182 and AP181 were silent below 500rpm, but from 500rpm to 700rpm the AP182’s sound signature was much more noticeable due to the growl.
Thx! Looks like i'll keep the AP181 and get a fan controller then! Too bad, I was kinda digging their white color plus the corsair ax white cables over a black ft02 background...Doesn't turn it off:
How do you think I got the AP181 to run below 700rpm ?