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[N00berG00ber]

yea, GPU runs a LOT cooler with the front panel off.

so far i have removed the front dust filter, taken out the front sound dampener, and took off the grill mesh thing. temps got reduced slightly. next thing is moving 2 of the 3 fans further away from the cover and more inside the case. for that, im just going to get some long screws, washers, and nuts and make a mount for them. i was thinking ~1" further away. CPU cooling isnt an issue at all. its just GPU. i have the CPU rad at the rear of the case as an intake.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

This is a link to the Corsair Forum thread I was telling you about, inn case you are curious. It's long but it also shows how some people have dealt with the problem.

 

[N00berG00ber]

This is a link to the Corsair Forum thread I was telling you about, inn case you are curious. It's long but it also shows how some people have dealt with the problem.

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CPU temps have actually droped a lot! before i was hitting 75C at 4.4, now im hitting 67C and i cant even hear the fan!

 

[linnemeyerhere]

heres my new case! This case is just udderly amazing! the thing weighs 25lbs empty! it is almost all beefy metal incredibly quiet, looks amazing, and very sleek. idk about cooling performance yet. what im looking for however is braided gpu wires and braided 24pin wires. anyone know where i can get those adapters for my current PSU?

Nice looking case, I really think we're in a halcyon days period for case design with amazing style and functionality at affordable pricing.

 

[N00berG00ber]

Idk, but as soon as I fix this airflow issue, my PC is DONE for a long time! Lol

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

This is a link to the Corsair Forum thread I was telling you about, inn case you are curious. It's long but it also shows how some people have dealt with the problem.

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I just redid the link in my post; try it again (the one in the original post, not this quote).

...CPU temps have actually droped a lot! before i was hitting 75C at 4.4, now im hitting 67C and i cant even hear the fan!

Cool (pardon the pun)! What dropped the temps?

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Idk, but as soon as I fix this airflow issue, my PC is DONE for a long time! Lol

I know that feeling but, trust me (the two most terrifying words my son would ever say to me), the feeling won't last.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Idk, but as soon as I fix this airflow issue, my PC is DONE for a long time! Lol

Did this case not come with an adjustable GPU fan like this lower end NZXT case?

 

[N00berG00ber]

no, unfortunately it did not come with a GPU fan. link is working, ill check it out! the temps dropped because the rad fan is not being choked. in my previous case, the rad fan was being choked by the case its self.


EDIT: a lot of those ppl are cutting holes in the front. i cant do that because this case is all steel. i dont have the right tools to drill holes that big and that neat.

 

[Layback Bear]

This is what I'm have been doing the last several days and nights. Getting those tubes plum and lever is very time consuming.
Making 25 special length cables for all the fans (14) and the abundance of lights is like something one wouldn't want to do everyday. Water cooling my video card lowered the temps 50% running FurMark burn in. Burn in test was 37C.
Ambient 20C.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Nice work with the plumbing. Did you put the carbon fiber film on the radiator tank yourself or did it come that way?

 

[Layback Bear]

I put the carbon fiber film on the radiator and the mother board tray. Needless to say but I will. I had to strip the tower and start from scratch. Many 14 to 16 hour days. My first time using hard tubing. I did finally learn some tricks.
Where you see the carbon fiber film I put it there.

I need a couple more U.V. lights to bring things together. The lower left corner. When I put a U.V. strip light in that corner the lights reflected off the cylinder, which I didn't like. I will have to do some more searching.

 

[essenbe]

Great job, Jack. Very well done. Congratulations.

 

[Layback Bear]

Thank you Jeannie and Steve.
I still got some nit picking to do.
Tomorrow I will go back to Performance PC's and do some more shopping.
They just updated their site and it's taking me a long time to find things.

I'm open for any suggestions. I have been staring at this system so long my brain is only working on 1 brain cell.

Just before I started updating the system I had some more ram problems. I'm down to 16 gigs. That G-Skill ram is driving me into the nut house.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I put the carbon fiber film on the radiator and the mother board tray. Needless to say but I will. I had to strip the tower and start from scratch. Many 14 to 16 hour days. My first time using hard tubing. I did finally learn some tricks.
Where you see the carbon fiber film I put it there.

I need a couple more U.V. lights to bring things together. The lower left corner. When I put a U.V. strip light in that corner the lights reflected off the cylinder, which I didn't like. I will have to do some more searching.

Dang, I'm getting old and blind. The film on the radiator and the blue of the plumbing leapt right out me and I totally zoned out on everything else. I didn't even see the film elsewhere. Now that I have my eyes open (and my three remaining brain cells are functioning), that is an outstanding job!

 

[Dude]

That looks great Jack, great job.

 

[N00berG00ber]

Success! I made a GPU fan from a HDD sled. Used a 140mm sled. So far it's at 70c which is 2c lower than my previous case and is still incredibly quiet!

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Success! I made a GPU fan from a HDD sled. Used a 140mm sled. So far it's at 70c which is 2c lower than my previous case and is still incredibly quiet!

Cool! (There I go with the bad puns again .)

 

[N00berG00ber]

Success! I made a GPU fan from a HDD sled. Used a 140mm sled. So far it's at 70c which is 2c lower than my previous case and is still incredibly quiet!

Cool! (There I go with the bad puns again .)

quit being so frosty with me!

 

[N00berG00ber]

can anyone recommend a decent LED strip, preferably Blue?