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post #1 of 8
5/28/12 at 6:27am
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Im wondering what choice i have when looking for a small matx case with removable motherboard tray

The TJ08-e what i currently own is ok but its not silent and theres no ventilation at the top of the case so hot air gets trapped inside and it gets hot to the touch
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5/28/12 at 11:25am
Lian Li PC-V354 i relatively small,has a 140 cooler on the top, fits 7 hdds and isn't loud at all (I own 2).

But it has one gigantic con, it doesn't fit H50/60/70 etc out of the box(need to drill 4 holes) and you're quite limited on heatsink options.
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post #3 of 8
5/28/12 at 8:00pm
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The V354 is the only case i have really been interested in, How can you not fit the h60 in as it has a 120mm fan mount on the back?

The only thing im worried about is the PSU slot, my power supply would be facing the graphics card and sound card, Wouldn't that mean more heat goes in the PSU? :/
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post #4 of 8
5/28/12 at 10:22pm
It's fan mount is way too close to the side panel, when you fit it, you won't be able to put the side on, but drilling 4 holes isn't that hard.

Regarding the PSU, you can rotate it the other way around that the fan will be facing the side panel.
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post #5 of 8
5/28/12 at 10:26pm
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It's fan mount is way too close to the side panel, when you fit it, you won't be able to put the side on, but drilling 4 holes isn't that hard.
Regarding the PSU, you can rotate it the other way around that the fan will be facing the side panel.

Ya but if i rotate the fan it will block airflow to the PSU entirely
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post #6 of 8
5/29/12 at 12:48am
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Ya but if i rotate the fan it will block airflow to the PSU entirely

Not entirely, there will be a small gap around 10mm, can't measure it right now since I'm at work, but if needed, will do when I get back home.
I have PSU mounted this way, and no prob.
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post #7 of 8
5/29/12 at 10:27am
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The TJ08-e what i currently own is ok but its not silent and theres no ventilation at the top of the case so hot air gets trapped inside and it gets hot to the touch

btw you could face the psu down so the psu fan will draw some of the heat out of the case instead of being trapped in. acoustically speaking TJ08-E could be quieter, but as far as airflow / cooling, there shouldn't be any problems at all...
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5/29/12 at 11:34am
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btw you could face the psu down so the psu fan will draw some of the heat out of the case instead of being trapped in. acoustically speaking TJ08-E could be quieter, but as far as airflow / cooling, there shouldn't be any problems at all...

Already done that and that was the first thing i done anyway, Not to mention i had to buy a new PSU just to mount it with the fan in the case, But its not really helpful when the fan does not spin when idling or even in mildly intensive games tongue.gif
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