COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Thoughts?

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
G

GodLovesPunk

Member
Dec 22, 2005
148
0
0
Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
Originally posted by: GodLovesPunk
Been using the Centurion 5 for about a year now. Very nice case. Have some pics of my build. Added a few extra 120mm fans zip tied to the HDD bay and another zip tied under my CD-ROMs. Provides a bit more extra airflow.

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
Pic 4
Click to expand...

Nice! What is that rear exhaust fan in the pics?
Click to expand...

Rear exhaust fan is a Panaflo L1A 120mm

 
M

morkus64

Diamond Member
Nov 7, 2004
3,302
1
81
got my case today (hooray for newegg... i ordered yesterday at around 2, got here at 11 am today)... I'm a little confused. How do i get the front panel off to install drives?
 
M

morkus64

Diamond Member
Nov 7, 2004
3,302
1
81
Originally posted by: morkus64
got my case today (hooray for newegg... i ordered yesterday at around 2, got here at 11 am today)... I'm a little confused. How do i get the front panel off to install drives?
Click to expand...


edit: got it... man that's a bitch!
 
D

Denis54

Member
Sep 7, 2001
188
0
76
I am french speaking. I will do my best but my explanations might not be perfectly clear.

Take your side panels off and you will see that there are plastic 'pegs' on each side of the front panels. These 'pegs' hold the front panel to the case. You need to squeeze and push them out of the case.

I used pliers to do this.
 
M

morkus64

Diamond Member
Nov 7, 2004
3,302
1
81
Originally posted by: Denis54
I am french speaking. I will do my best but my explanations might not be perfectly clear.

Take your side panels off and you will see that there are plastic 'pegs' on each side of the front panels. These 'pegs' hold the front panel to the case. You need to squeeze and push them out of the case.

I used pliers to do this.
Click to expand...


thanks, i actually figured it out before, but i'm glad you posted that - sometimes after i figure things out I discover there was an easier way, but if that's how you do it too, that must be it.

anyone know what those little silver things around the window are called? i'm looking for replacements. did a froogle search for nuts, and acorn nuts, which i know are similar, but no avail.

going to the hardware store tomorrow
 
JasonSix78

JasonSix78

Platinum Member
Mar 5, 2005
2,020
1
0
Originally posted by: GodLovesPunk
Been using the Centurion 5 for about a year now. Very nice case. Have some pics of my build. Added a few extra 120mm fans zip tied to the HDD bay and another zip tied under my CD-ROMs. Provides a bit more extra airflow.

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
Pic 4
Click to expand...

Thanks for posting those! That's a great, simple solution for adding more cooling fans. I'm going to throw some more in my case tomorrow.

-Jason
 
JasonSix78

JasonSix78

Platinum Member
Mar 5, 2005
2,020
1
0
Originally posted by: JasonSix78
Originally posted by: GodLovesPunk
Been using the Centurion 5 for about a year now. Very nice case. Have some pics of my build. Added a few extra 120mm fans zip tied to the HDD bay and another zip tied under my CD-ROMs. Provides a bit more extra airflow.

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
Pic 4
Click to expand...

Thanks for posting those! That's a great, simple solution for adding more cooling fans. I'm going to throw some more in my case tomorrow.

-Jason
Click to expand...

I finally added a single 120mm fan below my optical drive like you have yours and it dropped my temps 3 degrees celsius across the board. Anyone else wanting to drop your system temps a few degrees I strongly suggest giving this a go!

-Jason



 
E

EagleEye

Senior member
Nov 5, 2005
982
0
0
Originally posted by: JasonSix78
Originally posted by: JasonSix78
Originally posted by: GodLovesPunk
Been using the Centurion 5 for about a year now. Very nice case. Have some pics of my build. Added a few extra 120mm fans zip tied to the HDD bay and another zip tied under my CD-ROMs. Provides a bit more extra airflow.

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
Pic 4
Click to expand...

Thanks for posting those! That's a great, simple solution for adding more cooling fans. I'm going to throw some more in my case tomorrow.

-Jason
Click to expand...

I finally added a single 120mm fan below my optical drive like you have yours and it dropped my temps 3 degrees celsius across the board. Anyone else wanting to drop your system temps a few degrees I strongly suggest giving this a go!

-Jason
Click to expand...


I think I will do the same :D

Thanks for the idea!
 
L

LOUISSSSS

Diamond Member
Dec 5, 2005
8,771
58
91
i just recently built my friends sytem in this case
enermax noisetaker psu
asus a8n5x
x1800xt
3800+
WD 160gb SATA
cpu and chipset temps are great. idles in 30's with stock cooling
HDD is giving me some problems, the 80mm fan in the front isn't changable for a 120mm or even 92mm fan. WD hard drive idles at 55C, dunno what o do to reduce temps, anyone have any ideas? PM me pleasee...
 
A

aldamon

Diamond Member
Aug 2, 2000
3,280
0
76
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSSWD hard drive idles at 55C, dunno what o do to reduce temps, anyone have any ideas? PM me pleasee...
Click to expand...

With my current case, I've moved my HDDs to the back of some 5.25" bays and ziptied an 80mm fan in front of them. I'll probably do the same thing with the Centurion. My Raptor is too hot without the 80mm blowing on it.
 
M

martensite

Senior member
Aug 8, 2001
284
0
0
Originally posted by: morkus64
Originally posted by: Denis54
I am french speaking. I will do my best but my explanations might not be perfectly clear.

Take your side panels off and you will see that there are plastic 'pegs' on each side of the front panels. These 'pegs' hold the front panel to the case. You need to squeeze and push them out of the case.

I used pliers to do this.
Click to expand...


thanks, i actually figured it out before, but i'm glad you posted that - sometimes after i figure things out I discover there was an easier way, but if that's how you do it too, that must be it.

anyone know what those little silver things around the window are called? i'm looking for replacements. did a froogle search for nuts, and acorn nuts, which i know are similar, but no avail.

going to the hardware store tomorrow
Click to expand...

Actually you do not need to use pliers or push those pegs. Infact you do not need to open the side of the case at all to remove the front panel.:D

There are two grooves running down the edges of the front panel. You can put your fingers in these grooves at the top and pull carefully to prise the front panel open. Repeat at the bottom/middle. Its very smooth and easy, requiring only moderate force and no tools whatsoever.
 
M

morkus64

Diamond Member
Nov 7, 2004
3,302
1
81
Originally posted by: martensite
Originally posted by: morkus64
Originally posted by: Denis54
I am french speaking. I will do my best but my explanations might not be perfectly clear.

Take your side panels off and you will see that there are plastic 'pegs' on each side of the front panels. These 'pegs' hold the front panel to the case. You need to squeeze and push them out of the case.

I used pliers to do this.
Click to expand...


thanks, i actually figured it out before, but i'm glad you posted that - sometimes after i figure things out I discover there was an easier way, but if that's how you do it too, that must be it.

anyone know what those little silver things around the window are called? i'm looking for replacements. did a froogle search for nuts, and acorn nuts, which i know are similar, but no avail.

going to the hardware store tomorrow
Click to expand...

Actually you do not need to use pliers or push those pegs. Infact you do not need to open the side of the case at all to remove the front panel.:D

There are two grooves running down the edges of the front panel. You can put your fingers in these grooves at the top and pull carefully to prise the front panel open. Repeat at the bottom/middle. Its very smooth and easy, requiring only moderate force and no tools whatsoever.
Click to expand...

That partially true... you can do it without taking off the sides, but especially the first time, i needed quite a bit of force. It does help to go at it from the back and try to squeeze the peg together and through
 
A

aldamon

Diamond Member
Aug 2, 2000
3,280
0
76
Well, I setup my system in this case last night and so far I only have one complaint. I read in a couple of reviews that the front 80mm was noisy and annoying, so I swapped it out immediately for one of the 80mm May Jie MJ802512 fans I had in my old case. Unfortunately, the fan is incredibly whiny in the new case. I just don't understand it. It wasn't this loud in my old case and I was running two of them! Is there something wrong with the front fan position? I'm going to experiment with a Zalman Fanmate 2 to see if I can tone down the noise, but that workaround won't explain why the fan is louder in this case at 12V. Making matters worse is the front fan mount is completely buried and blocked in by my GPU and HDDs at this point. :(
 
H

Howard

Lifer
Oct 14, 1999
47,982
11
81
Is there any way to mod the case so that you can fit a 120mm fan in the front?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom