what is the noise level ? fp At 01:24 PM 10/29/2010, Scoobydo Poked the stick with: >I just had to reply again to this post as far as properly designed case >air flow is concerned. Take for example my CM690 with 8 fan placements >(I'm currently using 5 of them). The case came with a front mounted 120mm >fan that blows cool ambient air over the hardrives. The side cover will >mount 2 140mm fans which blow ambient air over the video cards, CPU >heatsink/fan, Northbridge and VRM MOSFET area. The rear mounted 120mm fan >blows ambient air over the CPU heatsink as well. There is a mount for a >120mm fan on the bottom of the case, 2 120mm blowholes and even a small >mount for behind the motherboard. Most of my wires are routed behind the >mobo tray and with the PSU mounted on bottom I just don't see how it can >be ventilated more efficiently. It's made of steel and feels heavy as lead >but I can't say enough good about this case and weight is the only >negative as far as I'm concerned. > > > >On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:33:48 -0500, FORC5 <[email protected]> wrote: > >>looking at new cases and I see a lot with bottom PSU. >> >>Lian Li Classic Series PC-9F caught my eye. Other then it pulls PSU air >>from outside the case and point to bottom PSU in case ? >>Been partial to Supermicro cases but their service is the worse. >> >>Always thought the PSU helped ventilate the case. with those nice big >>bottom fans. >> >>Happy Halloween >>fp > > >-- >Opera's e-mail client > >Main Machine: >Generic Steel Case >ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Mobo >AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Default speed) >OCZ DDR3 1333 (2x2=4) >Palit GTX460 1 Gig (OC'd to 865 MHz) >WD Cariar Black 640 Gig >Lite On 22X DVD Burner >ASUS 21.5" 1080P Monitor >fold...@home (11,000 PPD) > >Game Box: >Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower >Gigabyte 785G/SB710 >AMD Phenom II X2 555 C3 >Corsair Dominator RAM 2 gigs >PowerColor HD5770 1 gig >Seasonic 550 watt PSU >2 Seagate 7200.12 500 gig (RAID 0) >LiteOn DVD Burner > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >database 5576 (20101029) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com > >
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