My New Case

[Cygnuz-Y]

There is a review of that case HERE

[clocker]

OK, this will probably be my last post in this thread.

I think we should start a new topic specifically about case/hardware modifications and less about my particular case. Put on your thinking caps and try to come up with a good topic title- keep in mind that I hope it will stay viable (and visible) for a while.

Anyways....I spent quite a bit of time last night trying to get my wiring sorted. The seven fans alone, not to mention the "case open/shut" switch and the wiring from the case front, etc. contribute to a real potential for a rat's nest (no offence, Rat Mod).

The fans are a particular problem as this case has a fan control panel so all the wiring has to homerun to one location. Plus, for some unknown reason, all the fan connectors are big, clunky Molex 4-pins with double headers at one end (presumably to accommodate daisy chaining several fans to one control rheostat). The connectors on the control panel are the typical little 3-pin guys.

So I decided to bite the bullet and cut/spliced/soldered/heat wrapped the fan wiring directly to the 3-pin connectors so now all the fan pairs have no intermediate Molex connector blocks to deal with. This could be a prob if one fan from a pair decides to die, but the risk is worth the flexibility I thought.

At this point all the fans are wired and connected. All of the wiring tucks neatly away and I'm happy with the result. I'd post a pic, but I really don't see the point- the whole idea was not to be able to see any of my work. In later ( hopefully more interesting) pics, the lack of exposed wiring should be obvious.

I am at a standstill ATM, as my new mobo is not in my hot, sticky hands yet, so I am unable to determine where the rest of my wiring needs to go or the best way to get it routed. As I have to be able to drill the wall behind the MB to install the support standoffs for my monsterous heatsink I am loath to make any final decisions until I see how that goes.

Which brings up a question...my fan control panel also has a digital temp display,intended to show CPU temps. To achieve this I'm supposed to sandwich a thermistor between the CPU and it's socket. This makes me a little nervous. Have any of you guys ever done this? My new board is supposed to have a fairly accurate temp sensor onboard and I'm considering using the thermistor as a temp sensor for temps inside the case and leaving the CPU temps to the MB display.
I'm interested in opinions on this.

Finally, I am also thinking of removing altogether the bay that is supposed to hold the HDDs. As I do not plan on installing a floppy drive I can mount two HDDs in that bay. The thinking here is that the two front fans are directly in the path of the HDD bay, I suppose that their main function is supposed to be providing airflow over the drives. I already have twin fan coolers mounted directly on the HDDs so I really don't need this extra cooling. My HDD temp rarely exceeds 20C as it is. If I remove this bay the air from the front fans will have an unobstructed path back into the case. Just toying around with the idea so far. I would have to drill out several rivets to accomplish this, but the unit would be reinstallable with screws at a later date should I desire.

OK then, that's it so far.

I'll keep my eye on this thread for any replies. Don't be shy (I know I don't have to tell you that, BD...), I value any and all input.

[Cygnuz-Y]

FINALLY some one interested in PC Case mods like me....


I dont think you have to put the sensor in there, why dont you put the sensor in the processor's heatsink....

You can find all the info about Case mods HERE

They have a forum in there, ask the people there, they might now... B)

[clocker]

Update...

It's Friday night (MST) and the damn motherboard did not come today. All I can do is wait and hope it shows up tomorrow. Until it is here I am dead in the water.

Shucks.

[Billy_Dean]

Personally clocker, I wouldn't use a third party temp thingamebob on the CPU, your mobo was designed to do that.

If you use a CPU sensor elswhere, isn't the temperature range going to be a little high to be useful?

[clocker]

Originally posted by Billy_Dean@24 October 2003 - 19:10


If you use a CPU sensor elswhere, isn't the temperature range going to be a little high to be useful?

I'm not sure that I understand.
I think that the supplied thermistor is just a generic temp sensing device. If I just tape it to a casewall somewhere I'm hoping to get a reading on the ambient temps inside the case.

Then, using a cheap digital thermometer outside the case, I hope to gather enough data to see how my future cooling modifications work. To begin with I can just play with the settings of the various fans and see how that effects the cooling efficiency balanced against the noise generation.

At least that's the plan.

[kurtsl0an]

hey clocker, i have a cool case but it has 4 blue led colored case fans and is loud as schmell - could i buy a case like ur's and make it quieter?

i didn't think i cared about how loud it was, until i got this thing!

[clocker]

Originally posted by kurtsl0an@24 October 2003 - 19:40
hey clocker, i have a cool case but it has 4 blue led colored case fans and is loud as schmell - could i buy a case like ur's and make it quieter?

i didn't think i cared about how loud it was, until i got this thing!

That's why I'm doing this.

We'll find out.

[kurtsl0an]

Originally posted by clocker+25 October 2003 - 03:10--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 25 October 2003 - 03:10)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-kurtsl0an@24 October 2003 - 19:40
hey clocker, i have a cool case but it has 4 blue led colored case fans and is loud as schmell - could i buy a case like ur&#39;s and make it quieter?

i didn&#39;t think i cared about how loud it was, until i got this thing&#33;

That&#39;s why I&#39;m doing this.

We&#39;ll find out. [/b][/quote]
coo - u lemme know&#33; i luv quietness&#33;

[Billy_Dean]

What I meant was, wouldn&#39;t a sensor designed to measure the temp of a cpu be different to one designed to measure the ambient temp inside the case, the difference in temp of the two is huge. It&#39;s like, a thermometer to take our temperature would be different to one to measure the temp of an oven.

Anyway, you won&#39;t have any cooling probs, you could overclock the shit out of what you&#39;ve got, and still have none.

Of course, if you really want COOL, forget the fans, forget the water coolers, you want this.