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Hey there mate just noticed your pictures and i have a little question.
Does moving your HHD cage improves the airflow/temps for you ?
This is how i got it set up and I'm wondering if it's worth it to move my HDD rack closer to the PSU.

Also can you add me to the club please ?




Edited by RobotDevil666 - 9/26/11 at 11:48am

Hey all, I want to ask a question about front fan replacement..

I want to replace the front fan because I finally get angry of how weak it is..
What is the best for it? NZXT FN 200RB? NZXT FS 200 RB? Coolermaster Megaflow 200?
Also I don't understand that why NZXT FN 200RB and FS 200RB has the same CFM (according to NZXT spec site). FN 200RB has more speed than FS, also is anyone here has tried the FN 200RB?

The vendor rep himself has said moving the HDD cages to the rear position can improve airflow, helping GPU temps.

Your rig looks good, and I appreciate the white balance.

What I see on the NZXT website is the FN is 1300rpm and 166CFM. The FS is 800rpm and ~90CFM. The NZXTs are "harder" to install since not all of the holes line up. I believe the megaflows match up though (someone who owns one in this case correct me if I am wrong).

Wow, people talk about removing the fan grilles for air flow and this guy is mounting an H100 against the hard drive cage?
I wouldn't even consider that mounting idea. I put a fan on my hard drive cage because it was better than nothing, I wouldn't mount an H100 in a "better than nothing" spot. Adding push/pull on an H100 (according to Corsair) only reduces temps by 1 or 2c, yet this guy is willing to cut the air flow going through the rad by more than enough to completely eliminate the 1-2c he might gain. Talk about counter productive. He might as well remove one set of fans and mount it up top just like Corsair recommends.

Almost ANY case with 2 x 120mm fan mounts will fit the H100. What you mean to say is the H100 in p/p. They say there's only a 1-2c temp difference adding the second set of fans so adding a second set is not that imperative. Corsair can't design a rad that will fit the rad plus 50mm worth of fans inside a smaller case. You need more space for that (as in a full tower case like a 700 or 800D, or a Half X or something) or some modding skills. No one else has done this either. If you look around at open-loop water builds you'll see that quite a few of them use only one set of fans as well (I think it mostly depends on how thick the rad is). You say "let's see something besides the monstrous bricks you call full towers that can hold a H100" while the truth of the matter is that you require a certain amount of space to fit a large rad with two sets of fans. That's likely why they sell it with one set of fans. At least the 600T can accommodate p/p up top internally with a mod. Not a lot of mid towers can pull that off. Lots of people mount the H100 up there in it's stock configuration.

I have not seen a 650D with an H100 push/pull unless it was using a shroud on the outside top of the case (which looks pretty good). You can fit the H100 + 1 set of fans inside the 650D.

Just look into it a little. There is lots of information available. Some of the solutions are a little subjective too (like which fans you prefer, or looking at the fan specs and deciding which ones you think are better). It's like buying a car and asking other people what accessories you should get with it. The simple answer is that you don't have to replace any of the fans. The case works fine in the stock configuration. You really only have to consider other fans if you're going to be generating more heat than normal. However, here's a clue: For rads you want higher static pressure and for case fans you want higher air flow in CFM (cubic feet per minute). Usually the higher the air flow the noisier the fan (same with RPMs). Head to your favorite computer parts website, look through their fans and check their specs. When you find a set you like, come back here and post a link asking if they are good fans (I'm sure lots of people will help you out on a specific detail like that). I would suggest trying the case the way it is first, you may like it that way.

I love your desk. What a great desktop for Eyefinity. Where did you get it?

Can you show us a pic of the rear of your case? I'm curious as to what you did cosmetically to compensate for the removal of the rear grille. I have been thinking about the same mod you did over the last few months (good job btw). I was thinking about one of those wire grilles, and using graphite pearl spray paint on it before installing it.

I'm using a modded 600T to accommodate an H100 in exhaust push/pull. If I didn't mod my case, I would have used it as intake-push and added an air filter.

That's fine. Nothing wrong with saving some wear and tear, heat generation and power when the system is not under heavy load.

Couple of quick questions.

My window seems to have a mfg. defect. About 1/3 of the window has a blurry (almost holographic) effect. as a result the leds on my gigabyte mobo and my gpu are seen in multiples. Kind of hard to explain and my camera just cant get a decent picture but for example, there is one tiny green LED on the bottom of my mobo however when viewed through the affected area of the window panel it appears as 8 pinpoints of light and as you move the angle the lights rotate and change size. if you look from the rear of the window the effect is not present. Imagine a light film of vaseline coating the window....but the window is perfectly clean, though when viewed from an extreme angle in bright light the surface kind of reminds me of the way an oil sheen on water looks. My Gigabyte mobo has a red (led?)diagnostic readout at the bottom which I can not really even read with the window on (it looks like 3 FF's stacked up in 3d) Again, the panel is clean, whatever is wrong is definitely a defect in the acrylic. just wondering if this problem has been reported before?

Also, I have a 2600k running stock with an H-100/pull and all stock fans (minus the top case fan). My temps according to RealTemp are running 40min 54max with h100 at middle setting and case fans at 100% (downloading from steam and running pandora during this). I'm actually not sure what people consider "idle". Anyhow do these temps seem reasonable?

Hey guys I'm looking for an aftermarket heatsink right now... Will a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus fit into the 600t?

Yep CM Hyper 212 Plus will fit easily.
600T will take basically any heatsink out there including likes Noctua NH D-14 or Thermalright Silver Arrow though for the latter one you probably will have to remove the top fan but I'm not 100% sure.
Edited by RobotDevil666 - 9/25/11 at 1:37am

Just rebuilt my rig into one last night! Love this thing!

Please officially add me to the club. Have been actively participating as an unofficial member since I yet had to supply some pics. Well here they are...

AWESOME! I wanted to make a red theme in the original 600t and these pics just made me want it more! Awesome build!