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post #3341 of 8041
7/17/12 at 7:26pm
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Originally Posted by ahzrukhal View Post

After sending 100 emails to Fractal they said they are working on a window for the Midi! No joke!

i hope so, there are at leat 40-50 arc midi owners on various forums wanting the same.

airdeano


man, here's a customer service story.

friday i emailed fractal design about purchasing the midi i/o cluster as i boogered mine up "modding" beyond
repair. so i explained what i was doing, short cut photos and what i had done and i'd be greatful to pay for the
i/o cluster. i was prompted that they could not "sell" me one as they do not have a customer purchase program
(direct sales). so i get an email yesterday about an i/o cluster and this morning i get an email notifying me a
fedex package is on the way with a midi i/o cluster. will be here tomorow. out of texas no doubt.
this is a stand up company on support and what it takes to make the user return for more of their products and
services. i was looking at the bitfenix prodigy, but now i believe i might stay on Team Fractal Design.
thank you for your time..

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post #3342 of 8041
7/17/12 at 9:26pm
Lets hope an Arc Mini gets a window too.
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Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid Cherry MX Reds SeaSonic X750 Silverstone TJ08-E Roccat Savu 
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post #3343 of 8041
7/17/12 at 10:54pm
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Originally Posted by airdeano View Post

i hope so, there are at leat 40-50 arc midi owners on various forums wanting the same.
airdeano
man, here's a customer service story.
friday i emailed fractal design about purchasing the midi i/o cluster as i boogered mine up "modding" beyond
repair. so i explained what i was doing, short cut photos and what i had done and i'd be greatful to pay for the
i/o cluster. i was prompted that they could not "sell" me one as they do not have a customer purchase program
(direct sales). so i get an email yesterday about an i/o cluster and this morning i get an email notifying me a
fedex package is on the way with a midi i/o cluster. will be here tomorow. out of texas no doubt.
this is a stand up company on support and what it takes to make the user return for more of their products and
services. i was looking at the bitfenix prodigy, but now i believe i might stay on Team Fractal Design.
thank you for your time..
airdeano

Pretty much the same with me. I asked for just about every part aside from a whole new chasis, and they're usually more than happy to help out.
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post #3344 of 8041
7/18/12 at 12:07am
Got an e-mail today. My Midi is on its way, expect it to be delivered today. Cant wait to start playing with it.
The bad news: the PSU I ordered was out of stock! mad.gif
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post #3345 of 8041
7/18/12 at 9:47am
I emailed them back in March or April and they said that they are finishing up the midi window panel for production and it'll be out very soon... Obviously not but as long as one eventually does come out, I'm good.
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post #3346 of 8041
7/18/12 at 7:40pm
I don't think I've posted any updated pics of my build. Might as well (cellphone quality; I have NO idea how to work with a camera and the settings provided):


The cables:



I'm planning on sleeving the fan and front panel cables.
Edited by AbdullahG - 7/18/12 at 7:46pm
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post #3347 of 8041
7/18/12 at 10:07pm
Got my Arc Midi yesterday. And was really surprised about the good build quality! Very sturdy case, no flimsy side panels. Could not find any sharp edges. Came packed in a strong cardboard box, wrapped in plastic and protected with Styrofoam. No complaints here.
Started immediately to try it all out. Moved the fans to where I want them, took out the upper drive cage, looked closer how to mount HDD, mounted the fan controller that came with it... and so on.
Found some issues I wasn't to happy with though.
The snap on fan mounts didn't worked as smooth as I would like, not easy to snap a fan in.
Not much of a tool less design either. Needed a screwdriver for all thumbscrews, much to tight. After screwing them in an out a couple of times it went better.
I have doubts about the HDD mounting too. After sliding in the tray, you can secure the HD only on one side. I'm afraid they're going to rattle.
One of the MB stand offs had a damaged thread. I needed pliers to get it in, and then I could not fasten it, it kept turning. They could have provided one or two spares!
Well, so far my thoughts about the case. Overall I'm very pleased with it, even with the minor issues I mentioned.
To bad I can't start with the build, the PSU I ordered was out of stock. So I have to wait till next week to move on. I will post some pics later on.
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post #3348 of 8041
7/19/12 at 6:05am
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post #3349 of 8041
7/19/12 at 6:10am
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Very nice. Did you make it?

Yes i made it,... it took me about 2hours. Wasn´t really hard. :-D
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post #3350 of 8041
7/19/12 at 2:33pm
Hi Guys

I have question to you. Is there chance to install 2x140 on top of arc ?
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