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Reverse ATX cases...

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Diagrafeas

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Are there any cases that the motherboard sits on the left side?
Or are there any cases that you can move the front fans anywhere you want?
I just want to be able to put one fan in front of the cpu fan and the other at the back(all cases offer that).
 
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Do you have a problem with CPU temperatures? Pretty much no one ever has had to move away from a standard orientation case just because of high CPU temperatures
 
lian li and silverstone TJ series.

some had a reversible board where your cpu sat at the bottom.
 
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Caselabs makes cases that can be purchased in either normal or reverse. They are pricey though, but well worth it for what you get.
 
I didn't meen the 90 degree ones...
I can;t find CaseLabs in my country and these are indeed very pricey...
 
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I had a Lian Li A05B, the original one that had reverse ATX setup. It really is cool and works better than standard due to modern day GPU's dumping heat inside of the case.
 
Why is that a problem? The PSU is upside down on the top, so it takes air in from the top through a filter, just as regular layout cases have the PSU on the bottom taking filtered air from below. It doesn't really matter which way you do it, it's still filtered air.
 
Diagrafeas said:
I didn't meen the 90 degree ones...
I can;t find CaseLabs in my country and these are indeed very pricey...
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why not the 90? its also on the other side, what dont you like about them?

Automaticman said:
The new Silverstone Raven RV04 is a reversed design without the 90 rotation of the other Raven cases.

http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/products/index.php?model=RV04&area=usa

http://www.kitguru.net/components/c...one-unveils-the-raven-rv04-and-fortress-ft04/

I don't think it's actually out yet, but I think pricing and availability were supposed to be announced any time now.
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I thought it looked cooled till I saw what they did inside

they killed alot of what made the ravens cool, the 90 degree with the PSU set back and bottom to top airflow

its not BAD, but its not a raven to me 🙁

lehtv said:
Why is that a problem? The PSU is upside down on the top, so it takes air in from the top through a filter, just as regular layout cases have the PSU on the bottom taking filtered air from below. It doesn't really matter which way you do it, it's still filtered air.
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maybe hes worried about heatsoak from the sitting at the top?
 
Diagrafeas said:
Are there any cases that the motherboard shits on the left side?
Or are there any cases that you can move the front fans anywhere you want?
I just want to be able to put one fan in front of the cpu fan and the other at the back(all cases offer that).
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HUH!?
 
lehtv said:
Why is that a problem? The PSU is upside down on the top, so it takes air in from the top through a filter, just as regular layout cases have the PSU on the bottom taking filtered air from below. It doesn't really matter which way you do it, it's still filtered air.
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The entire design is upside down. The door is on the right and the CPU is at the bottom. The PSU is at the top but has it's own airflow chamber.
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I missed that! Thanks.
 
Diagrafeas said:
I missed that! Thanks.
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It's not really obvious looking at the pics without anything installed, I just happened to notice that the expansions slots were in the wrong spot. That's why I added the kitguru link as it had some assembled photos. (ok partially assembled photos).

Looks like there is a filtered intake on top of the case for the PSU.
 
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if your case has 3 5.25" bays in the top of it you can mount a 120mm fan in there. there's a couple aftermarket solutions such as the Scythe Kama Bay and a Silverstone product. you can DIY by suspending the fan from the bays and putting some sort of screen in the front.
 
Diagrafeas said:
I just saw CM Storm Trooper. It may be possible to put a fan on top three 5.25".
I will search further.
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This has been a great case for me. The fan on the top is 200mm, and does well at removing the heat. You can also fit a nice-sized fan/radiator combo up there. There are two 120's up front, which can take the hard drive heat front to back or side to side (this is what I do, plenty of ventilation on the case for this, and keeps the hard drive heat from going back to other components). Fan controller works well too (6 settings, controls all built-in fans).
 
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