Posts by lastmile

I know from reading this forum and the Case Labs website that the cases are available powder coated in matte black or matte white or in grey primer. I think I saw a thread where it was said that completely bare cases will only be...

I'm just learning about watercooling and have been thinking about possibilities for a sub-ambient system. You've got to separate the components that need protection from condensation (motherboard, etc) from the rest of the environment...

Added a heatsink and 40 mm fan plus a smaller heatsink. There's not much airflow over the card in my case. Still waiting on SATA cables to arrive. Does anyone have an easy way of getting the metal clip out of the stock heatsink? ...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomclancey So I found this guy selling some Perc 5i's for REALLY cheap, but I can't tell if it's the one's in the...

Ended up picking up the rest of what I needed from ebay today. I'm sure this isn't the cheapest someone has put a setup together but it's about the same as what I just sold a RocketRaid 2320 for after being told I shouldn't expect any...

Are there multiple versions of the battery cable? A short looking one is on ebay for $12.95 shipped and longer one for $24.95.

Supposedly new Perc 5/i batteries on ebay. Free shipping and my offer of $20 (listed at $25.99) was automatically accepted. Says he does not accept returns on new items which is strange but he's got 100% positive feedback. Now to get...

Well I just got a Perc 5/i with bracket for $83.95 shipped so doubt I'll be testing my 5e idea. There do seem to be decently priced 8470 to 4x SATA cables on ebay though. Now to find a decent battery, battery cable, and SATA cables.

I've only had a chance to read about 1/10th of this thread but I also did some searching and didn't find much on the Perc 5/e or 6/e. Seems like not many people have them but I'm wondering if they could be a cheaper alternative if...