corsair 800d/700d

stoneyfordni · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:51

Im thinking of upgrading my antec 900.1 in a few weeks to one of the above cases, I was just wondering how these cases do in terms of aircooling ability in the meantime before I get together a water cooling kit. I will be using a HR-02 and 1600rpm fan with an I7-950.

also is it possible to get an 800D with no side window like the 700D?

and is the price difference warranted with the 800D ?

many thanks
stephen

Freddie589 · 13 Nov 2010 at 16:18

i have a 700d on air and cpu temps never go over 50 degrees in games idle around 25-30 with an i5 overclocked to 3.8 and an akasa venom cpu cooler, it is possible to fit a 700d side panel to an 800d as they have the same fittings, im currently looking for a 800d side panel, not sure what you mean by "is the price diffrence warranted with the 800d ?" get back to me on that one

when you watercool you will be amazed at how easy it is to install every thing

good luck with the upgrade
freddie589

Mayfair · 13 Nov 2010 at 16:22

stoneyfordni said:
also is it possible to get an 800D with no side window like the 700D?

Yes you can get it direct from Corsair for $19.99 https://shop.corsair.com/store/item_view.aspx?id=1171683

Or you could swap the 800d window panel with someone who has a non-window panel.

Though, unless you REALLY want the hot-swappable drive bays. Wouldn’t you be better getting the 700d? As all what is different between the two is side window and hot-swappable drive bays, seeing as you don’t want the window that just leaves the hot-swappable bays to account for the extra cost.

stoneyfordni · 13 Nov 2010 at 16:32

Freddie589 said:
i have a 700d on air and cpu temps never go over 50 degrees in games idle around 25-30 with an i5 overclocked to 3.8 and an akasa venom cpu cooler, it is possible to fit a 700d side panel to an 800d as they have the same fittings, im currently looking for a 800d side panel, not sure what you mean by "is the price diffrence warranted with the 800d ?" get back to me on that one when you watercool you will be amazed at how easy it is to install every thing

good luck with the upgrade
freddie589

what i meant was are the window and hot swap bays worth the price difference . and is the cooling of the drives any different /worth the difference

Freddie589 · 13 Nov 2010 at 16:41

stoneyfordni said:
what i meant was are the window and hot swap bays worth the price difference . and is the cooling of the drives any different /worth the difference

i find my drive cooling fine, how swap bays depend on how much you will use them ie if you have lots of drives to test/ get data from, window is personal opinion if you like it or not (if you don't then you can always swap it or buy a 700d panel)

stoneyfordni · 13 Nov 2010 at 16:44

just a thought , how are the hot swap bays wired , is it possible to hook one bay up as sata 3 because i use a crucial real ssd as OS

FiveOfTwelve · 13 Nov 2010 at 19:05

stoneyfordni said:
just a thought , how are the hot swap bays wired , is it possible to hook one bay up as sata 3 because i use a crucial real ssd as OS

The hot swap bays are a sod when you are not using sata 2. I had to remove the built in electronics that connect to the ssd at the back of the bay. I then entered the bay at the side, after widening one of the pre cut openings, to get the power and sata 3 cable in. Lastly I had to mount the SSD 'backwards' because there was not enough room for the wires otherwise.

I couldn't fit a normal hard drive in there and had to mount it in a cd bay instead. Other than that the case is an absolute dream to work with.