MM-K

How quiet are the stock system fans?

SLI_Maniac

as stated before.... and anywhere else you look. they are rated at 19dba

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gooddog

Question on the case (and cases in general).

Is it better to have both side panels on (for air pressure/air flow reasons) or is it better to have one side panel off (to get more air in? - like the panel that doesn't have the fan.)

My case is next to a wall, so having that side panel off won't make a difference visually.

Thanks

(great case btw)

SLI_Maniac

Truly it depends on how the airflow of the case is laid out. However if you're putting it up against a wall i dont see how you would get any different effects than having the side on. Usually keeping the side with the fan on is benneficial unless your going to be hooking a huge box fan up to the side of it because of the airflow layout of the case. Hope that answers your question.

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gooddog

Sorry, I don't think I was clear.
I am going to keep the side with the fan on since it has the fan.
The question is on the other side. I can keep it on or since it is close to a wall or keep it off (still a gap of a couple of inches between wall and the case).

I thought that by keeping it on, it creates some more air flow within the case (e.g. positive pressure) and the air gets directed in a certain way. I could be wrong on that since this case seems to be ventilated all over the place anyway.

SLI_Maniac

Yeah i didnt know how close you were going to keep it to the wall.
You will get better performance out of this case with the right side of it on.
As you said it keeps positive pressure and ensures better airflow (less air leaks = better cooling)

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MM-K

How does everyones PSU match up with the bottom grills? I heard they can overlap....anyone having that issue with their Corsair PSU's

chidley

overlap how? heres my case. I removed the 230MM stock side fan, and I also added a 120mm to the middle 3 drive bays. The stock fans are really quiet, but just dont move enough air for me personally, the front one is fine as its only cooling the HDD, im sure i could get a bit better cooling but i get 30 celsius on them in a ambient of 24, so im satisfied with that.

Overall i love this computer, the cable management is so easy and behind the mobo tray is so deep i had zero effort getting all my cables back there ( did use tape and zip ties tho ) I really like this case my temps in my case are 26 celsius, in a 24 celsius ambient room....pretty darn good. Overall I love this case, but i dont think id love it as much if I didnt add the red CCFL, just looks so good.

Also keep in mind if you plan on replacing the side 230mm or the top 230mm you will need a hex screwdriver, I dont know the size but it is smaller than those ones you get with furniture.


EDIT: I forgot I also took off 3 of the toolless 5.5 drivebay things. They are really hard to get off and Basically break when you do, not that I cared because you can still use screws even after u take them off and im not using those bays anyways and I had to take one off to install the kaze master because the toolless thing wont hold it in place.


Also the HDD LED and the Power LED are extremely bright I had to put a tiny peice of electrical tape over the middle so only the outside glows and now my room isn't blue anymore.

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chidley

I took some better pictures with the glow.

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DeckerDontPlay

I thought I was the only one with this case. Its good to see others with this sexy ass case