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10/29/12 at 3:20am

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I really want a recon fan controller for my new prodigy build and I had couple of questions:

Will I be able to fit a recon controller and two top fans on the case?
Can I fit two 120mm front fans an a recon controller?
Should I replace the front bitfenix fan that came with the case with something else? I see a lot of builds that use a bigger bitfenix spectre fan. Are those fans noisy/quiet? provide good airflow?

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10/29/12 at 7:15am

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I have that case and you can fit 2 120mm fans on the top of the case and in the front of the case. I replaced my Bitfinex front fan with a 200mm fan (pick one you like). As for the fan controller, it would fit in the drive bay.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-3570K	ASRock Z77E-ITX mITX	Sapphire HD 5970 OC	G.SKILL Ripjaws 2X4GB DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial SSD 128GB mSATA SATA III 6GB	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATAII 32MB 7200RPM	LG DVD R/W SATA with LightScribe	Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Win 7 Professional x64bit	Samsung SynchMaster 24" Widescreen TFT-LCD	Logitech G15	Corsair AX850 Gold Fully Modular
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ATX Black	Microsoft Sidewinder X5	Redmond Mouse Pad	Cambridge Soundworks 5.1
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Intel i5 750 @4.0GHz - 1.325V	Gigabyte P55 UD3R	Galaxy 8800 GT OC	G. Skills Ripjaws 2x2GB 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATAII 32MB 720...	LG DVD R/W SATA	Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50	Win 7 Professional x64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung 22" Widescreen TFT-LCD	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W	Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
Mouse
Logitech MX 518
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Intel Core 2 Quad 6600	Motherboard: XFX 780i SLI	Galaxy 8800 GT OC	OCZ Reaper HPC SLI DDR2 1066MHz 2GB Kit
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar 500GB SATAII 7200RPM	Samsung Super Writer Master	Thermaltake Max Orb	Win Vista 32bit
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LG 22" Widescreen TFT-LCD	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W	Antec Mid Tower
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Microsoft Comfort 1000
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-3570K	ASRock Z77E-ITX mITX	Sapphire HD 5970 OC	G.SKILL Ripjaws 2X4GB DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial SSD 128GB mSATA SATA III 6GB	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATAII 32MB 7200RPM	LG DVD R/W SATA with LightScribe	Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Win 7 Professional x64bit	Samsung SynchMaster 24" Widescreen TFT-LCD	Logitech G15	Corsair AX850 Gold Fully Modular
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ATX Black	Microsoft Sidewinder X5	Redmond Mouse Pad	Cambridge Soundworks 5.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 750 @4.0GHz - 1.325V	Gigabyte P55 UD3R	Galaxy 8800 GT OC	G. Skills Ripjaws 2x2GB 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATAII 32MB 720...	LG DVD R/W SATA	Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H50	Win 7 Professional x64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung 22" Widescreen TFT-LCD	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W	Cooler Master Cosmos 1000
Mouse
Logitech MX 518
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Intel Core 2 Quad 6600	Motherboard: XFX 780i SLI	Galaxy 8800 GT OC	OCZ Reaper HPC SLI DDR2 1066MHz 2GB Kit
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar 500GB SATAII 7200RPM	Samsung Super Writer Master	Thermaltake Max Orb	Win Vista 32bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
LG 22" Widescreen TFT-LCD	Logitech Deluxe 250	Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W	Antec Mid Tower
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Microsoft Comfort 1000
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10/29/12 at 2:36pm

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Do you use the two 120mm top fans as an exhaust or intake?

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11/26/12 at 5:54am

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Looking into this too. If I use a Recon in my Prodigy, will two 120mm fans still fit up top?

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11/28/12 at 10:15pm

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^^ I am also wondering the same thing

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12/1/12 at 11:41pm

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^^ wondering the same

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12/15/12 at 7:15am

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i think not. from what i saw the 240 rad eats up the 5.25" bay. i've seen no one do it, but if you need the space and the disk drive place, you can try to install a 120mm at back and another one at top, and a 200mm front. at least im going to try to do so

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[Intel] Core i5-2415M	[Apple] Logic Board	[Intel] HD3000	[Corsair] 2x4GB 1333mHz
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[Hitachi] 320GB HDD	[Apple] SuperDrive	[Apple] Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3	[Microsoft] Windows 7 Professional x64
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13" 1280x800	[Asus] Designo Series MX239H	[Apple] 60W MagSafe	[Speck] SeeThru Black Satin Case
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[Corsair] Vengeance Low Profile 4x4GB DDR3-1866	[Samsung] 840 Pro 128GB	[XSPC] EX360+D5 Raystorm Kit	[XSPC] 3/8" x 5/8" Black Chrome Compression Fit...
Cooling	Cooling	Power	Case
[Bitfenix] Spectre Pro Full White LED 120mm (x6)	[Bitfenix] Spectre Pro Full White LED 140mm	[Corsair] HX1050	[NZXT] Switch 810 White
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[Intel] Core i7-3930K	[Asus] Rampage IV Extreme	[EVGA] GTX680 FTW+	[Corsair] 4x8GB Dominator Platinum 1866MHz
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
[Corsair] Dominator Light Bar (x2)	[Samsung] 840 Pro 256GB SSD	[WD] Caviar Green 3TB WD30EZRX	[LG] WH14NS40 BluRay Burner
Cooling	Keyboard	Power	Case
[NZXT] Kraken X60	[Logitech] G710+	[Corsair] AX860i	[CoolerMaster] HAF-XB Cube-Case!
Mouse	Audio	Other	Other
[Logitech] G700s	[Audio Technica] ATR2500 Cardioid Condenser Mic...	[Bitfenix] Sleeved Red/Black Extensions	[TP-Link] TL-WDN4800 WiFi Card
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel] Core i5-2415M	[Apple] Logic Board	[Intel] HD3000	[Corsair] 2x4GB 1333mHz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	OS
[Hitachi] 320GB HDD	[Apple] SuperDrive	[Apple] Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3	[Microsoft] Windows 7 Professional x64
Monitor	Monitor	Power	Case
13" 1280x800	[Asus] Designo Series MX239H	[Apple] 60W MagSafe	[Speck] SeeThru Black Satin Case
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
[Cyborg] R.A.T. 7 Contagion	[CM Storm] MX-Large/ [Razer] Ironclad	[beats] Studio White	[beats] Pro Black
Audio	Audio	Other
[Infinity] HCS1 Home Cinema System (5.1)	[Onkyo] TX-DS474 (Amplifier)	[Samsung] Galaxy S3 Titanium Gray 16GB
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
[Intel] Core i7-3930K	[Asus] P9X79 Pro	[Gigabyte] HD7970 WindForce 3GB (CrossFire)	[Gigabyte] HD7970 WindForce 3GB (CrossFire)
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
[Corsair] Vengeance Low Profile 4x4GB DDR3-1866	[Samsung] 840 Pro 128GB	[XSPC] EX360+D5 Raystorm Kit	[XSPC] 3/8" x 5/8" Black Chrome Compression Fit...
Cooling	Cooling	Power	Case
[Bitfenix] Spectre Pro Full White LED 120mm (x6)	[Bitfenix] Spectre Pro Full White LED 140mm	[Corsair] HX1050	[NZXT] Switch 810 White
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[Intel] Core i7-3930K	[Asus] Rampage IV Extreme	[EVGA] GTX680 FTW+	[Corsair] 4x8GB Dominator Platinum 1866MHz
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
[Corsair] Dominator Light Bar (x2)	[Samsung] 840 Pro 256GB SSD	[WD] Caviar Green 3TB WD30EZRX	[LG] WH14NS40 BluRay Burner
Cooling	Keyboard	Power	Case
[NZXT] Kraken X60	[Logitech] G710+	[Corsair] AX860i	[CoolerMaster] HAF-XB Cube-Case!
Mouse	Audio	Other	Other
[Logitech] G700s	[Audio Technica] ATR2500 Cardioid Condenser Mic...	[Bitfenix] Sleeved Red/Black Extensions	[TP-Link] TL-WDN4800 WiFi Card
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