Darin

I believe this was someone else, but on that note, I have scythe s-flex fans rated at 20db, 1200rpm and 49cfm, and I can tell you right now there is NO way those stock fans push 44cfm. the difference between the two is substantial.

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mtbiker033

I used a dremel with the little round wheels, cut through it like butter!

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Triplesec

LOL.. my bad. Fixed original post.

About the fans ...I dunno thats just what they are rated for. I got Yate Loons(Med. speed) waiting for my weekend project.( Gonna lapp my 6750 and Cooler, Plus change case fans)

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Darin

looks like I'm heading to lowes/home depot over the weekend to pick up a can of blue paint, a sheet of plexi, some needle nose, u-channel, double sided tape, and start with the final case mods!

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slngsht

Got the window done!!!!

Hope it's okay to post this many pictures. if not I apologize.

I still need to rewire the inside of my case. I'm going to do that when my motherboard comes in.


This is the sheet of clear acrylic I got a hold of. No, the rest isn't for sale. LOL I used to work at a sign company and they had this laying around unused for a while, so I grabbed it up. I gotta return it now that I have what I needed off of it.



Measuring where I needed to cut with the dremel. the thing got too hot to handle and started smelling funny, so I took a break and made myself a ham and cheese sammich



Acrylic piece cut to fit




Mounted on the inside with brass machine screws



What it looks like mounted in the case

SG_Stryker

Hey thanks for the replies guys...yeah I guess I am going to replace all the fans then.

EDIT:

Big thanks on the link to jab-tech and info on the Yate's. I had went to Tigerdirect today and picked up a Big Typhoon and 2x62CFM case fans for a total of $81 with tax(I currently have a Igloo 5700 and only 1 good case fan). From Jab-Tech I saw the Thermalright Ultra Extreme for $56 and in stock so I grabbed one of those and 7 fans for a total of $88 with shipping. Needless to say I am taking a trip back to Tigerdirect tomorrow!!

Its okay..I am getting my CM690 from them tomorrow anyway so I had to make a trip regardless

Darin

nice job! I would look into picking up some u-channel, best way to cover up the metal edges.


p.s. Is that generally where you keep your manuals? LOL

It's definitely not necessary. They are very quiet and move a reasonable amount of air. The thing is practically silent with them and stock cooler. You just have to decide how much you need to cool your system...

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Triplesec

Yeah get some u-channel it will help the look of the window greatly...Nice job.


And SG,

Darin is right the case with fac. cooling is dead quiet. If its something you do not need then save your money for other mods or upgrades.
I am doing my Yate loons and CPU lapping cause I will be generating a ton O heat after this weekend. I am going for 4.0-4.5GHz on air.

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slngsht

ROFL No I usually don't keep the manual there. It's a borrowed motherboard so I'm trying to protect if from my kids. They know i'll chop of fingers if they touch the insides of the computer. As for the uchannel, i'm planning on getting some. the edges look cruddy right now

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Dismounted

That's my case (unmodded), the log is here.