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[kyle2020]

they are serving no purpose but being a restriction on air flow, more air flow means more air for your power supply and video card. you have showed us the case now you can remove them if you ever install new hard drives just add as many brackets as needed

Fair point, however I like the look that the full cage makes - it fills out space that may look out of place without it installed.

They dont need removing, temps are fine as they are, lower than I was getting in my 690 and that was restriction free (near as damnit anyway).

 

[BumbleBee]

ultimately it's your decision but if I owned it I would remove both cages and install a Western Digital 750GB or even both your Spinpoint and Barracuda in the top 5.25", filling space is a bad thing!

PS, oh and I would probably use a hole saw on the window to add another maybe two 120mm lol.

 

[kyle2020]

Is this case just not up to your standard bumble? Everyone else is saying how nice it is and everything, im rather impressed with it but your still picking fault?

A. To do your proposed plan id have to reroute a lot of cables, so thats time gone.

B. to install a 750GB harddrive (why?!) I would need to buy that first, so thats what, £65 gone. Then, if I just moved my existing 2 up into the bays id have to buy a second adapter to do so, costing say £10 each.

C. TAKE A HOLE SAW TO THE SIDE WINDOW?! when its this new, and adding 2 fans there would be unecessary and ugly as sin?



Point made tbh.

 

[BumbleBee]

see front and rear fans create an air stream to dissipate the heat, top and bottoms fans are usually restricted by a video card or heatsink so the most important fans on a case are the side panel intakes because of the axis and coverage they shed temperatures they directly cool where front intakes have to pass through a hard drive cage or rack. you can't really make an argument about time lol I just used the 750GB as an example I have one laying around, 3.25" to 5.25" hard drive adapters cost like $1.99, Silverstone FT01 is a great case but I could make it better and I would set it up a little differently thats all.

 

[kyle2020]

Well done, im not fortunate enough to have one 'laying around'. They may be that cheap in the states, but a single unit is £6 here, not including delivery. Also, see these videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe-2...482206160&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOg9yI3rjs&feature=fvw

 

[BumbleBee]

I seen those videos a couple months ago but thanks. i'm not sure why you posted them?

 

[kyle2020]

Perhaps to prove that the case is fine without removing the cage? The positive airflow on this cage is huge, irrespective of the location of the HDD cage.

Im not arguing with you anymore, id rather talk to those who appreciate a good case, not someone whos going to constantly pick faults for no reason at all.

 

[kenkickr]

Very nice looking case and glad to see you made a very nice "upgrade" from your CM690.

 

[BumbleBee]

Perhaps to prove that the case is fine without removing the cage? The positive airflow on this cage is huge, irrespective of the location of the HDD cage.

Im not arguing with you anymore, id rather talk to those who appreciate a good case, not someone whos going to constantly pick faults for no reason at all.

ok but the person demonstrating this is using a smoke machine that is blowing it at 1 PSI at least which is also assisted by the front 180mm. the hard drive cage is restricting the air stream clearly and if you slow it down you will see once he turns the smoke machine on the first wave actually goes to the side of the hard drive cage instead of through it.

i'm not going to stroke your e-peen I have mentioned twice the case looks nice and has lots of good features I even recommended it in 1 or 2 case buying threads. a little positive criticism isn't going to hurt anybody, you want to see negative criticism go look at my post in the Thermaltake Level 10 thread.

Very nice looking case and glad to see you made a very nice "upgrade" from your CM690.

agreed.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

The first video is rubbish,you dont get positive or negative pressure with the side off.The second shows it better though.

Nice job kyle ,its a very nice case.A bit small for me though.

 

[alexp999]

The first video is rubbish,you dont get positive or negative pressure with the side off.The second shows it better though.

Nice job kyle ,its a very nice case.A bit small for me though.

They have sealed on a piece of acetate in place of the side panel. It shows you in one of the vids

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Aah i never noticed that,maybe i should go back to bed.

 

[leventp]

Kyle, I have a question:

Are the top USB ports angled upwards? Because the way they look in the pictures, they seem to be obstructed by the angled bottom of the connectors bay.

I hope I managed to express what I mean.

Best wishes, Levent

 

[kyle2020]

they are angled just a touch off center, Ive only used a cable so far so that might cauase issues with MP3 players and such.

Good spot!