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D3TH.GRUNT · 01-23-09

looks like you have a lot of fans. great mod!

AUS.R34P3R · 01-23-09

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Originally Posted by Takkei

Looks A LOT better.

Can you put your hardrive backwards and put the cables on that way? i don't know if that case as room or not but it looks like it has enough space.

Any who I love this case mod you did, fantastic work.

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Originally Posted by D3TH.GRUNT

looks like you have a lot of fans. great mod!

Firstly thankyou both, I really enjoyed doing it as my first mod, the cooling is insane, especially for cheap OEM fans.
Intake: 4x 80mm + 120mm = 205cfm (Side + Front)
Exhaust: 2x 120mm + 92mm = 202cfm (Top + Rear)

I heard from another guy to reverse the HDD so I'll definitely try that, as well as moving it to the bottom. I won't be doing it right away though, I really CBF right now. Between Disassemble, Modification, Re-Assemble and Cable Management I've spent 15hr over 2 days doing it + attending my part time job, I'm stuffed!
Maybe, just maybe I'll have one last crack at cabling this weekend, depends how I feel. If I do I'll get ASAP.

Tnx for all the support OCN!

CattleRustler · 01-23-09

awesome improvement with latest cable management, kudos

AUS.R34P3R · 01-23-09

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Originally Posted by CattleRustler

awesome improvement with latest cable management, kudos

Tnx, I like it a helluva lot better too!

BTW, does anyone want to know of my thoughts/experiences with either the HX-620 or NH-C12P?

Powelly · 02-02-09

Nice work dude! Followed the link on your sig from Aussie OC Forum...
I'd just like to say very impressment!
What tools did you use? I was thinking of modding my stock piece of ****. I've done cable management but that's it...

**repo_man** · 02-03-09

That looks alot better, great job! How loud are all those fans? Have you considered a fan controller?

AUS.R34P3R · 02-06-09

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Originally Posted by Powelly

Nice work dude! Followed the link on your sig from Aussie OC Forum...
I'd just like to say very impressment!
What tools did you use? I was thinking of modding my stock piece of ****. I've done cable management but that's it...

Firstly thankyou.

I Originally I bought a cheap set of hole saws from Bunnings. ($11.40)
But they were so crap and the wrong size (Woop-de-bloody-do, $11.40 who cares!) that I ended doing as follows:
Certain parts had that honeycomb mesh on them, so a pair of Tin-Snips, a file, and a Dremel soon neatened them up. (Front, Rear, and 1 side.)
For the top an 3 other side fans I (Instead of using the Hole Saw) traced the outline of a fan, then proceeded to drill a series of small holes along this line with a small Drill bit.
I then clipped out these little holes with a pair of wire cutters, Filed, and Dremelled again. For the top one's I even added molding as the Chrome grills don't sit flush and the cut shows, the side fans' Grill's all sit flush so no cut is visible.

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Originally Posted by repo_man

That looks alot better, great job! How loud are all those fans? Have you considered a fan controller?

Thankyou too. I am very pleased with the result, but it's not finished. (I'll explain why.)

The loudest fan in the case is the 92mm @ 34dBA, but it sounds quieter IMO, very tolerable!

When I'm gaming or listening to music it doesn't bother me.
When I'm sleeping and downloading however it does.

If you go back and look at some of the case mod pics you'll notice a small hole in the front left of the case's top panel.
This 20mm hole is to house a Rocker switch that I will eventually wire into the Molex line that delivers power to my "Sunbeam Molex to 6x 3-Pin".

This device is powering the top and side fans.
When disabled, the front and rear fans will remain active (Along with the Vantec Spectrum) which will be adequate for Idling.
When at load just the flick of a switch to surge to full power!

I deem this to be easier and cheaper. I don't need quieter, I'd rather just have them off.

Unlike a fan controller, this way I can have silence AND turn off all the LED's at the same time, win-win.