Corsair Carbide Air 540 Builds

GoogalyMoogaly · 27 Jul 2013 at 17:21

SimonMaltby said:
The only mod, was for a fill port... other than that I just put some thumb screws through the mesh at the back, did not need to cut or alter anything... The worst that it's done is scratch a tiny bit of the black.

Hmmm, do you think it would work ok without the fill port? That's just for filling not actually part of the securing mechanism?

I may have to get that mount and the adaptor (if I can find them) for my DDC pump as it's nice to keep it up out of the way.

My PSU is smaller, but non-modular, so don't see me having any more space.
Was gonna mount it to the rear fan, but that would cover up the cpu block a fair bit, would could be fiddly, plus would block a top mounted rad.

Guess as I only plan to do a CPU loop (at least to start with) I could run a dual rad in the roof and use a fan mounting adaptor thingy to mount the pump/res at the front...

SimonMaltby · 27 Jul 2013 at 18:18

My advice is to wait till you get the case and try it in various places. I spent a good couple of hours moving it about and deciding where I liked it best.

RetrogamerX · 27 Jul 2013 at 18:43

Andybtsn said:
One of the control knobs says brightness so presumably you can adjust anyway. Does the Hue come with led's? What colour?

Yes. It comes in at 2m. They have every colour of the rainbow. You can adjust to what colour you want. I think I'll stick with white at very low brightness most of the time.

SimonMaltby · 27 Jul 2013 at 21:29

Here is the best photo I can manage of the lighting.

RetrogamerX · 27 Jul 2013 at 21:43

SimonMaltby said:
Here is the best photo I can manage of the lighting.

I bought the NZXT hue. Can't wait to install it in this case

Andybtsn · 28 Jul 2013 at 14:23

RetrogamerX said:
Yes. It comes in at 2m. They have every colour of the rainbow. You can adjust to what colour you want. I think I'll stick with white at very low brightness most of the time.

Nice. Well worth getting over a £20 Led with only one colour then?

Jasseh · 28 Jul 2013 at 14:55

Andybtsn said:
Nice. Well worth getting over a £20 Led with only one colour then?

Yeah, on offer this week too so you can save a few quid. I ordered my 540 + NZXT Hue on Friday

Andybtsn · 28 Jul 2013 at 15:00

Cool, what do you guys use to stick down the Led's?

RetrogamerX · 28 Jul 2013 at 15:17

Andybtsn said:
Cool, what do you guys use to stick down the Led's?

It comes with sticky 3M tape on the back on the NZXT Hue. Others seem to use the same. A few years back when they didn't use tape I used duck tape in-between the lights to hold it. It worked

I think the NZXT hue is worth the money. If you get sick of the same colour you can always change it.

SimonMaltby · 28 Jul 2013 at 15:52

RetrogamerX said:
I think the NZXT hue is worth the money. If you get sick of the same colour you can always change it.

The only downside is you have to fit the controller somewhere. The basic LED's just wire to a molex and away you go.

RetrogamerX · 28 Jul 2013 at 16:06

SimonMaltby said:
The only downside is you have to fit the controller somewhere. The basic LED's just wire to a molex and away you go.

True,but with this case you could just put the controller in the back. You can then change them when your bored with that colour. Down side to having one colour is you cant change colour at all. Your stuck with that one colour.

bicpug · 30 Jul 2013 at 20:38

Is there any options for a sound proofed non window version of this case?

SimonMaltby · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:03

bicpug said:
Is there any options for a sound proofed non window version of this case?

Not heard of anything like that. The case can be made very quiet anyway and it's primary aim is to be the best air cooled case - so sound proofing is a compromise against the design I suppose.

Something Else · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:21

it could just be the lighting but does that Venom viper ram have a green pcb? Thought it was meant to be black.

Andybtsn · 31 Jul 2013 at 01:07

Well my 540 is powered up and working nicely. It's a lot quieter than I thought idle and both sides are currently off.

I took a load of pics when I was building, I was going to create a log on here but not sure it's that interesting to be honest. The case is a lot bigger and heavier than I anticipated, I do like it though, my wife thinks it looks like a suitcase...

Rofflay · 31 Jul 2013 at 01:51

Check this out too!

http://www.demcifilter.com/c198/Air-540.aspx

Custom filters for the nasty bottom and rear gaps.Works out at about £40 ish not inc postage for the full kit.

SimonMaltby · 31 Jul 2013 at 07:42

Andybtsn said:
Well my 540 is powered up and working nicely. It's a lot quieter than I thought idle and both sides are currently off.

I took a load of pics when I was building, I was going to create a log on here but not sure it's that interesting to be honest. The case is a lot bigger and heavier than I anticipated, I do like it though, my wife thinks it looks like a suitcase...

Even if you don't want to post the full build log, a few pics would be nice to see. So please post some

RetrogamerX · 31 Jul 2013 at 08:57

Andybtsn said:
Well my 540 is powered up and working nicely. It's a lot quieter than I thought idle and both sides are currently off.

I took a load of pics when I was building, I was going to create a log on here but not sure it's that interesting to be honest. The case is a lot bigger and heavier than I anticipated, I do like it though, my wife thinks it looks like a suitcase...

Yes I would like to see pics. I have to hold off my build until next week. My NZXT touch screen fan controller and my PSU braided cable from Corsair hasn't come yet. Once those come I'll post pics here.

Andybtsn · 31 Jul 2013 at 09:12

Ok ill do it this aft. It's such an easy case to work on!

Roalith · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:35

Put a few photos up in my build thread - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=24628510 - apologies for the crap phone camera, don't have access to my SLR at work as the missus sits on it like a mother hen at home.

Hope to get a bit more done than just an unbox and tear down tomorrow