My P180 FINALLY done **PICS**

[CraKaJaX]

After a few hours of frustration, it's finished. AWESOME case. My fan controller comes tomorrow, but this is what's done right now....

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Any ideas/suggestions/thoughts are appreciated. Thanks

 

[Corporate Thug]

Another nice wire job, its becoming an epidemic @ AT!

 

[CraKaJaX]

still don't understand why i'm idle @ 36 though. the top and rear is exhaust, front is intake and the lower chamber is blowing on the psu. and i have an xp-120 /w U1A panaflo on it. why the hell?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

What are you using for monitoring that temp?
Tas.

 

[Mellman]

looks great man, keep up the good work, much better then your old case :-x

hehe, j/k, by the time you finished that one it looked pretty darn good. I bet you are happy to finally have your P180 though

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
What are you using for monitoring that temp?
Tas.

Everest.... it's going up. what in the flying hell?

 

[JEDIYoda]

I use everest and my ASUS probe...they both mirror each other thus I know they are accurate!

I have seen too many other temp monitoring programs that even though they are getting the same reading off the same connector they are both radically different!!

36c.....beats all to hell what you would idle at with the stock AMD heatsink I am pretty sure...

Yet 36c is not the 27c-30c that I get with the zalman9500 or the XP 120!!

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
I use everest and my ASUS probe...they both mirror each other thus I know they are accurate!

I have seen too many other temp monitoring programs that even though they are getting the same reading off the same connector they are both radically different!!

36c.....beats all to hell what you would idle at with the stock AMD heatsink I am pretty sure...

Yet 36c is not the 27c-30c that I get with the zalman9500 or the XP 120!!

exactly, that's why im confused. what fan do you have on your xp-120? and you use that zalman controller too... so what did you hook up the CPU fan to? i get mine tomorrow.... that better fix it!

 

[JBDan]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
After a few hours of frustration, it's finished. AWESOME case. My fan controller comes tomorrow, but this is what's done right now....

Pics:

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Any ideas/suggestions/thoughts are appreciated. Thanks

Awe man I'm liking that window. Didn't know you ordered that 1! Looks cool....I cant see the "night glowie" pics very well. Got a pic all put together w/ window on and lights on? So how do you like the case cRak. Those 36C temps at idle sound right on. Bet your room temp is 74-75F. Try reversing the top fan to an intake if you want killer temps. *EDIT> oh yea, so whats the verdict on the CM fan? Dig it?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Actually it WAS 36c... it's @ 39 now :| and my room temp is 74... LOL, nice guess? And any pic you want, I can take and sent to you. I will reverse the fan tomorrow when the fan controller comes

 

[JEDIYoda]

CraKaJaX writes--
exactly, that's why im confused. what fan do you have on your xp-120? and you use that zalman controller too... so what did you hook up the CPU fan to? i get mine tomorrow.... that better fix it!

First of all...heres the scenario....for better or worse I have an Aspire X Dreamer case...
I just replaced the bottom 2 80 mm intake fans with a Coolermaster 120 mm-- yes it was possible to do!!
I am presently using on my XP 120 a coolermaster 120mm fan!!
Which out performs easily the Antec Smart Cool Fan!!--which I was using until I got the coolermaster fans in!!

For the rear exhaust I have the Thermaltake 120 mm Smart case fan!
Which moves more a lot of air!!!

I also have a Zalman fan bracket fb123 with a Zalman 80x80x15 fan attached blowing air onto the memory!!

On My Zalman Fan controller I have my Zalman VF700 attached.....
I have the rear exhaust fan attached.
I also have my heatsink fan attached.
I also have the front intake attached.
I have the fan blowing air onto the memory attached.

I am debating wherther to put the upper fan and the window fans on the zalman also!!

Note I have no fans attached to the mobo connectors as of now!!

Also since I did the coolermaster fan switch my computer is so much more quiet yet I am still getting the temps that I desire from the CPU !!

 

[JBDan]

Well its at 39 cause your using it lol. 36C is normal for that chip w/ your room temps. You might get 35-34C when you reverse that top fan to an intake, but remember, this will introduce some dust. I worry more about noise as long as temps are w/in range which yours are. Only takes 2 minutes to reverse the fan lol. So you never told me....whats the verdict on the CM fan?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: JBDan
Well its at 39 cause your using it lol. 36C is normal for that chip w/ your room temps. You might get 35-34C when you reverse that top fan to an intake, but remember, this will introduce some dust. I worry more about noise as long as temps are w/in range which yours are. Only takes 2 minutes to reverse the fan lol. So you never told me....whats the verdict on the CM fan?

they spin, they work, they're nice! my bottom chamber isn't hooked up ATM, waiting for the fan controller tomorrow. i can survive 1 night without it. after 6 1/2 hours i dont want to open this damn case again tonight, the fan can wait until tomorrow. and you never told me... do you want more pics?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
CraKaJaX writes--
exactly, that's why im confused. what fan do you have on your xp-120? and you use that zalman controller too... so what did you hook up the CPU fan to? i get mine tomorrow.... that better fix it!

First of all...heres the scenario....for better or worse I have an Aspire X Dreamer case...
I just replaced the bottom 2 80 mm intake fans with a Coolermaster 120 mm-- yes it was possible to do!!
I am presently using on my XP 120 a coolermaster 120mm fan!!
Which out performs easily the Antec Smart Cool Fan!!--which I was using until I got the coolermaster fans in!!

For the rear exhaust I have the Thermaltake 120 mm Smart case fan!
Which moves more a lot of air!!!

I also have a Zalman fan bracket fb123 with a Zalman 80x80x15 fan attached blowing air onto the memory!!

On My Zalman Fan controller I have my Zalman VF700 attached.....
I have the rear exhaust fan attached.
I also have my heatsink fan attached.
I also have the front intake attached.
I have the fan blowing air onto the memory attached.

I am debating wherther to put the upper fan and the window fans on the zalman also!!

Note I have no fans attached to the mobo connectors as of now!!

Also since I did the coolermaster fan switch my computer is so much more quiet yet I am still getting the temps that I desire from the CPU !!

oh wow... I could of swore you had a P180. apparently not.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Nice setup. Nice cabling job. I'd give it a 9.1 on the Dynamix scale. Me, I'd move the light so that it is vertical instead of horizontal, that way you get the effect on the entire fans at the top, instead of lighting 1/2 of them. On pic comp261lz.jpg, that molex converter or whatever cable that is--it sticks out like crazy. Sleeve that bastard, and tuck it in more. Also, consider sleeving the HSF... Just a thought.

You definitely worked on it, and it shows. Very nice.
Tas.

 

[XARiUS]

Nicely done! I'll be posting pics of mine in the next day or so as soon as I get the new fans. I pulled out the lower PSU fan so I could wire better, but after seeing yours I might put it back in and give it another try.... The Antec NeoPower 480 modular cables are HARD to bend.. I don't think I can get them bent at a solid 90 degree angle out of the PSU compartment and then under the drive bays...

I idle at 32c with my Freezer7. One thing to keep in mind about the top blowhole though... Those nifty filters in the front of the case *do* work great at keeping out dust.. After having this case for 2 months, I had *no* dust whatsoever in my box when I threw in my new motherboard... If you reverse the top hole to suck instead of blow, you've negated the entire purpose of keeping dustbunnies out of your case

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
Nice setup. Nice cabling job. I'd give it a 9.1 on the Dynamix scale. Me, I'd move the light so that it is vertical instead of horizontal, that way you get the effect on the entire fans at the top, instead of lighting 1/2 of them. On pic comp261lz.jpg, that molex converter or whatever cable that is--it sticks out like crazy. Sleeve that bastard, and tuck it in more. Also, consider sleeving the HSF... Just a thought.

You definitely worked on it, and it shows. Very nice.
Tas.

actually that's a good idea about sleeving those. i will do that tomorrow when the fan controller comes.... and about the light, there's really nowhere to put it vertically.... but i'm sure i can figure something out. we'll see tomorrow

 

[JBDan]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: JBDan
Well its at 39 cause your using it lol. 36C is normal for that chip w/ your room temps. You might get 35-34C when you reverse that top fan to an intake, but remember, this will introduce some dust. I worry more about noise as long as temps are w/in range which yours are. Only takes 2 minutes to reverse the fan lol. So you never told me....whats the verdict on the CM fan?

they spin, they work, they're nice! my bottom chamber isn't hooked up ATM, waiting for the fan controller tomorrow. i can survive 1 night without it. after 6 1/2 hours i dont want to open this damn case again tonight, the fan can wait until tomorrow. and you never told me... do you want more pics?

Good thing they spin lol. Yes PM me a pic like I asked earlier....lights on....put together w/ window panel on...and TX Nice job crak....know your tired of cable managing.

 

[JEDIYoda]

The coolermaster fans are in my opinion the bang for the buck noise wise and also they are very adequate for moving the air!!

The only reason I am using the Thermaltake 120 on my rear exhaust is becuase I like knowing air is coming out of thats spot....
Also thermaltake has taken a very bad rap for noise and all!
Yet attached to any fan speed controller they are a worthy fan to have in your computer!

I personally like being ablew to crank the thermaltake all the way up if I am gaining!!

******Note my CPU fan is blowing air onto the CPU not sucking air off the CPU!!!
By having it blow air onto the CPU you also get the added benefit of residual air blowing onto the meory as well as the mobo!!******

 

[CraKaJaX]

Xarius, I know what you mean about the PSU. it took some work, but it's possible. it required alot of.... zip ties.

 

[CraKaJaX]

I was also wondering... I have this extra Nexus fan sitting here and was thinking of a way I could mount it in the bottom chamber where the HD cage used to be. anyone have any ideas? It would blow into the other fan down there then into the PSU and out the back and I think it would work well. I'm trying to think of a way.

 

[JBDan]

Your idle cpu temps will lower a little when you get those HD's in the bottem chamber. lol more cable management for ya. I thought you said you were going to put your HD's in lower cage anyways.

 

[XARiUS]

Well, if i remember correctly you put one of the coolermasters in your lower PSU bay...

When I had the 120x38cm antec down there, it sucked a tremendous amount of air thru that chamber, even being in the middle like it is there was no need for another 120 in the very front.

Check some of the sites that did reviews and builds on this case though, I do remember one site (which I can't recall) which decided to wedge one in there somewhere...

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[CraKaJaX]

I did? I like it like this, but I might try it to see the difference..... i'm REALLY tired of all of this, lol. uploading pics.... be up in a sec.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: XARiUS
Well, if i remember correctly you put one of the coolermasters in your lower PSU bay...

When I had the 120x38cm antec down there, it sucked a tremendous amount of air thru that chamber, even being in the middle like it is there was no need for another 120 in the very front.

Check some of the sites that did reviews and builds on this case though, I do remember one site (which I can't recall) which decided to wedge one in there somewhere...

X

thanks, i'll look around. I also have 3x 80mm vantec stealths from my last case, any ideas for that? hhehehehehe