Cool

Very!!!!!!

Mark... wishing you years of health to enjoy real fun and joy with your speed demon! Enjoy!!!!! 

That's a real beauty of a case! Have fun.

neone6

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Cool 

Thanks guys, I sure will enjoy this beauty... I'm SOOOOOOO looking forward to the parts arriving tomorrow... then putting it all together, which for me is the fun part. While it is all tool-less assembly, I always enjoy the challenge of cable routing to have the least inside to block airflow, etc... which reminds me.  This case has great cooling with x2 22cm fans on top; x1 22cm fan on the side; x1 120cm fan rear; x2 1210cm fans front and x1 120cm fan on the bottom. I took the optional fans as well because of the heat factor here in summer [sometimes up to 42c - 44c] and if they're anything like my current Thermaltake fans it'll still run quite quietly, almost silently.

[quote who="starkers" reply="5" id="3188098"] I took the optional fans [/quote

I knew you was full of air lol     

That was a steal @ AUD$540.00! Here in the states that might be like 6 or $650.00 (guessing here). A speed demon like that all together off the shelf would be like......a thousand bucks! I'll do what you did and save the rest. lol

You should know... having to retrieve  the bed covers from the ceiling fan once or thrice.

Uvah, the CPU alone is in the vicinity of $320 in the US, and I think that's just for the FX8150... link.  I'll be getting the FX8170, a latter version, for $189.00 AUD.  The case is around $169 in the US, I'm getting it for $145.00 AUD, and that's with 3 optional fans installed as well.  The mobo cost me $204.00 AUD, and I've seen it going for around $239 - 260 in the US.

Hehe, it's about time we Aussies got our PC parts cheaper than in the US.  I used to look at US component prices and cuss like all f**k that we'd be paying anything up to 35% - 40% more for ours, so yeah, I'm tickled that the boot's on the other foot right now.  I'm getting more bang for my buck and I don't have to save as hard to get what I want/need... and at these prices I can do it more often, too.  My next purchase will be a 1200w PSU to replace my 800w, but that'll be a couple of months or more away, me thinks.  US price $309, I will pay $286.

Anyhow, just one more sleep and it'll be here... then the fun begins putting it all together.

starkers, you will enjoy working in the case as I have already built two systems with them for customers.

the only issue with the side fan is it will push DUST into the case which will build up and block the cpu/gpu fan/heatsinks.

the top two fans and the back fan SHOULD be blowing OUT, with the side and front fans blowing in, the front fans have a dust mesh in front of them and it is easy to pull the front/top  fan covers off .

anyway ENJOY the new system

harpo

Arriving at my place Tuesday 

damn holidays 

Must be one effing big case.....

Do you sit inside it too?

lol!

Starkers, if you turn that 1210CM fan on high, the whole room will fly away. Better tether down anything you don't want leaving with it.

Yeah, I've worked with Thermaltake cases before and liked them.  In fact, my current case is the V9 Black Edition, which is a nice case but it lacks the HDD dock and front USB3 ports I want for greater convenience.

As for the side fan blowing in dust, I have a rather fine mesh filter to hopefully keep the majority out. I've also had a bottom fan fitted to blow in, which should help with circulation and blow dust from the side fan up and away from the CPU/GPU, etc.  Well that's the theory, not that it'll replace a thorough regular cleaning... about every 6 - 7 weeks with a can of compressed air and a small brush to move those stubborn bits that can collect in the CPU heatsink fins.

Bugger it....  damned typos... and I did a quick check, too.  Obviously not well enough.

Back to pretending to be serious then...

I only use Antec Sonata cases myself.  Mesh lets the noise out when I've used it (CM-690)