BTW - The CoolerMaster's come with something like 5 case fans. I have them all turned off. I use a dual-fan PS and a CPU fan. That's it. Even on a hot day my temps don't seem to get much above 60 degrees.
My motherboard has no chipset fan and my Radeon 9000 has no fan, so the machine is pretty quiet, but the CoolerMaster cases are quite porous and a lot of noise will get out if you turn everything on. (My application is a recording studio so I need as quiet as possible. Still looking for a power supply with no fan like my wife's little IBM PC...) - Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Jesse Jacobs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 9:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] [OT] Case recomendations > > > These Look SOOOOOOOOOO Cool. > > U guys would laugh if u saw my Frankensteins. :) > > j > > > Mark Knecht said: > >> > I'm using a couple of CoolerMaster cases: > >> > > >> > http://www.coolermasterusa.com/Product.aspx?ID=26 > >> > > >> > http://www.3dxtreme.org/Coolermaster_ATC-220_p1.shtml > >> > > >> > They're very well built. No tools required to build a PC. All > >> thumbscrews. > >> > All metal is sanded and finished with no sharp edges. > >> > >> How do you secure the motherboard to the case?? Thumbscrews as > >> well?? (that would be interesting to say the least) > >> > > Larry, > > You're right! I had forgotten this aspect. (It's been a few months > > since > > I opened the case.) > > > > The CoolerMaster cases have a slide-out metal tray that the > > motherboard > > mounts on. you remove this tray from the case, and then secure the > > motherboard on the tray using a screwdriver. You then slide the tray > > back in and secure it with thumb screws. You use thumb screws for the > > power supply, the back of the case, etc. > > > > You do have to use a normal screw driver for the disk drives also. > > > > Sorry for my quick remark there. It's not totally a hand-buildable > > environment, but after the drives are in and the MB is secure I do not > > remember having to get a screwdriver out to do any maintenance. > > > > Cheers, > > Mark > > > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
