heat went to about 60C at maximum load. I had put minimum voltage to processor, but nothing
special done. I had no problems with the case regarding temperature. The power supply tho did not
like to cooperate with myh technotrend dvb-card and that is why I changed my case.
One overture for sale 8).
On 1/28/06, Urban Nightmare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Brandon Beattie wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 09:31:40PM +0000, Julian Edwards wrote:
>
>> Urban Nightmare wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hello everyone.
>>>
>>> I got this case
>>> (http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15728) a while back
>>> and I've been dealing with the heat ever since. I should also mention
>>> that mine is old enough that it didn't have the side fan by the HD's and
>>> no holes on top above the CPU. I'm running a Gigabyte MB (IDE/IDE
>>> raid/SATA raid), dual ddr, dual bios) with a Athlon 2500+ and 512Megs
>>> ram. Also in the case is a 6 gig root ide, 250 Gig /var/video, and 120
>>> gig /var/video/media. I've replaced the back fan with one that has
>>> twice the air movement. I've drilled a few holes above the CPU fan but
>>> I just can't seem to keep the heat below 80C with the top on when
>>> watching and recording at the same time (two capture cards).
>>>
>>> Just wondering if anyone else has this case and how do you keep this
>>> thing cool.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I've got the old case too with a Nova-T and a PVR-250 in it. I've
>> undervolted and underclocked my CPU and changed the rear fan to a better
>> one.
>>
>> The internal and CPU temps are both about 45C, even under load. I'd
>> like to get the HDDs cooler but I don't think it's possible with this case.
>>
>
> You should read the Linux HTPC howto. On the enclosure page I have a
> very thourough evaltuation of it and what I did to get it working half
> way decent before I left it to collect dust. In short it's part of a
> collection of HTPC cases that should have never been sold. Always check
> reviews of any case you buy, especially HTPC. You won't find a good
> review of the overture anywhere. It will run a Via c3 setup, or
> anything less than 2ghz. Never, ever, put drives in the drive cage
> right next to the CPU. Modify the case to pull morre ai throgh,
> consider switching the direction of the PSU fan to push hot air out of
> the case, instead of into it. Add an extra fan to the back and next to
> the CPU fan. This case looks nice, but that's about it unless you're
> running a very low temp setup.
>
Thanks for letting me know. Tons of info there. I'm thinking I may
have to move the main back end to a regular case and move it downstairs
where its nice and cool and get some lower end hardware for the
Overture. Either that or get a Silverstone. I've looked at these
before but only they are all special order any place here and I don't
like having to special order then since I can't return it.
On that note. They also carry Thermaltake's VB200B(S)NS Tenor cases.
They look to be a bit smaller but also have one side almost completely
open. They are also half the price of the Silverstone. Any one here
anything good or bad about these?
Stephen
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