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Is a sleeve bearing more noisy or something? I have an 800rpm slipstream as my cpu fan that I can't even hear with my ear up next to it, of course the 1200rpm is faster, so that would make a difference.
My ONLY complaint is the back panel's foam has two pretty nasty permanent indentations on it from where something was pushing against it... Can't see it with the panel on (only when you take it off and look at it) but I figured I might as well report it
No, Sleeve bearing fans arent meant to be horizontal, they wear out faster.
Just ordered one from Amazon this morning after reading through this thread. Been looking for a new case. Estimated delivery mid week
FT02 Install is going well, I ordered in Silverstone 120mm fan filters for the smaller fans, some Silverstone black nickel pci covers, rounded SATA 3 cables, cable saddles, the Super Mega looks cool screwed in, but I still need a gpu... dam... I kinda want to wait for the 6970 or 6870. Any Eta on those yet?
I read posts that say it fits, but yet once again, my x750, which has a non removable raised fan grill, clearly does not fit the FT02 without putting pressure on the filter clip, making it hard to clip in or remove, which will deform with enough pressure and or removals. This is the PSUs fault for its non standard shape. You could get away with it sure, but you would be living a lie, its not a good fit. If I dent the psu around the corners, it would fit just fine however, its the filter clips only - not the grills itself causing an issue (but normal PSUs would have more space like) or I could flip it around. I swear, I'm not making this fracking thing up!
Case internal air temp will be way lower than the PS internal temp. I was going to do the same thing as the case lacks exhaust if anything, and this config would likely run the PS fan even less than it would normally.Like you though, I'm wondering about just turning it around and turning it into an exhaust, though I wonder if that's really healthy for the power supply. This is one of those PSUs that doesn't run the fan as much, so I think it might add to the noise if I turn it around so that the innards are getting exposed to the internal heat in the case.
I have a Corsair AX850 (which we all know is a rebadged - essentially - seasonic). I had to remove the fan grill to have it fit flush in the case, though it obviously still doesn't line up with the vent. Doing this makes the velcro strap useless since it would touch the fan, so the PSU is only held up by the screws and the little plastic insert. Seems stable enough.
Like you though, I'm wondering about just turning it around and turning it into an exhaust, though I wonder if that's really healthy for the power supply. This is one of those PSUs that doesn't run the fan as much, so I think it might add to the noise if I turn it around so that the innards are getting exposed to the internal heat in the case.
I just can't let go of my FT02. I had the v1020r that I just sold to worldexclusive. I thought for sure I was gonna switch into it, but I didn't. Probably the only thing that can pry me away from my ft02 is the new full tower v series from Lian Li, but it's 500 bucks with the black interior.
Omerta said:Actually sounds like a good idea. Probably what I will do with my ax850 when I get it tomorrow.
Why did you think the V1020 was going to be "the case" for you? I think it looks pretty bad aesthetically and cooling-wise, then again I've never cared for the look of Lian-li's cases.
Which part, removing the grill or turning it around?
Built my first FT02 for a friend yesterday. He received a black w/window with the new Air Penetrators.
After 94 pages its pretty obvious, but goddamn this case is amazing. We had a few confusing moments building it. Whats this plastic thingy? (it was the power supply plastic corner) Elastic power supply strap, why bother? (we didnt) Where is this SATA and 4-pin power cable going to? (the hotswap)
Making me want to replace my own case now.
Hi guys, I want to clarify that there are no new hard drive trays for FT02 or other cases that use the same design. They have always been made out of the nylon since we introduced it in our Kublai series cases in 2007. A slight revision was made in 2008 for the FT01 (still the same material) and has since remain the same.
I tried looking around here, but has anyone with an H50 mentioned difference in cooling results using push/pull with the 180mm fan down below or with the 120mm fan on top?
I did this a few months ago, so I could shut up all the people on OCN telling me to intake for better temps lol. I tested exhaust, as well as intake (180/120 push/pull & 120/120 push/pull, both on the bottom). Difference in temp @ 4.0Ghz was zero.
Just how bad would a non external exhaust Sapphire Vapor X 6970 be in the FT02? Cus besides the external exhaust preference of the the FT02, I think that's the card I want released the most. For now I ordered up the XFX stock 6870 with external exhaust. But even tho external exhaust is desired in the FT02, I would think the often very significant cooling improvement of the Vapor X tech would more than make up for any air flow issues for being non external exhaust...
Your pic putting "pressure" on it. If you were to say try to plug something into the back of one of the drives, power or sata, would it stay in or pop out? Mine easily pop out.
I have the Sapphire Toxic Vapor X 5850 my temps at idle are sick. At load they are unbelievable as well, with no noise. Personally I was worried about the lack of external exhaust,but can safely say it doesn't matter, even on low fan speed.