New build in Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B

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Hello,

First let me say a big thank you to stulid for helping me more than once the last week or so, As most of you know I recently brought the above case and the Antec Kúhler H2O 920,

I've just got around to swap my pc's around and got a few pictures as requested by Pikman,

Warning there is a few pictures that may offend :D



First off let me show you my old PC case,

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Yes it's the gorgeous Alienware Predator 2.0 in cyborg green it was my pride and joy "seriously I could not love a human baby more than I loved this case"

In the next pic you'll see just how bad the cableing is in the alienware and how much I don't really care about that kinda stuff.

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And all this bad cableing was possible due to the high temps I was getting at full load.

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Thats all the bad bits done now for the good, On Friday all these bits finally come to my house from a very friendly DPD driver "makes a change"

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I got to work and quickly stripped out the Alienware case, Oh if anyone is wondering what the RV03 looks like below is some pictures. If anyone is being hessitant in buying this case because of the gold stripe dont worry it's really quite nice, Or you could always take them off.

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A quick picture to show you the inside of the case.

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Within seconds I had the PSU in. But it was a very tight fit on the cable as the plug had to turn upsidedown on itself as you can see the cable could do with maybe one more inch for the people that have an awkward Psu like mine.

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And a few minutes later I had the Motherboard in and the cooler.

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I must say that at this stage I have had no problems this is a very nice case to work with.

Next I got the Graphics cards, Optical drives and the rear exhaust fan in and done a small amount of cable tidying. Also please forgive the two Sata cables coming from the Optical drives they are not long enough to go around the back of the mobo I will replace these in the next few days.

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I then started on the HDD + SDD drive the great thing about this case is that these are mounted behind the mobo, I think this is a fantastic feature as it cleans up the front of the case to look minimal and it gives them great cooling ability with an optional 120mm fan, one more thing the cable tying in this case is so easy I mean come on you saw the last case and how bad it was in this case is so easy to work with.

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Just one more picture to show you now the machine is built up I then ran Prime again to see the temps, I was shocked to see the results on full load.

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I was not expecting an almost 20c drop in temps. All in all this is one great case and I'm 120% glad I brought it over the Lancool Dragon, I can say hand on heart if you are looking to buy a new case with great airflow, easy to work with, tons of space, and the best cable management I've ever seen this is the case for you.

Any Questions??
 
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That is ****** awesome:D

Get some longer black SATA cables to replace the Red and White ones that are dangling across.
 
Well Akasa do 1Meter Black round cables, you can take them from the motherboard, straight into the rear where the drives are, then back into the main section closer to the optical drives.
 
stulid said:
Well Akasa do 1Meter Black round cables, you can take them from the motherboard, straight into the rear where the drives are, then back into the main section closer to the optical drives.
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Thats what I had in mind, I want it to look clean inside I'll take alook at the Akasa cables I'm also after three 120mm Fans to replace some old noisy ones I have,

Oh by the way this case even on high fan settings is workable kinda sounds like a fridge and when you're gaming you dont hear it at all,
 
umboma said:
First off let me show you my old PC case
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Dear oh dear... Only a colour-blind drunk can love this atrocity! :p

In the next pic you'll see just how bad the cableing is in the alienware and how much I don't really care about that kinda stuff.

And all this bad cableing was possible due to the high temps I was getting at full load.
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I think the H2O helps a fair bit too :)

I got to work and quickly stripped out the Alienware case, Oh if anyone is wondering what the RV03 looks like below is some pictures. If anyone is being hessitant in buying this case because of the gold stripe dont worry it's really quite nice, Or you could always take them off.
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now THAT is a nice case.

Lil bit of cabling management on the SATA, and it will be perfect!

Oh, and the backplate is at a weird angle? But who cares, right? :)
 
olivier renault said:
Oh, and the backplate is at a weird angle? But who cares, right? :)
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Looks legit, possibly the way it's configured for Intel?AMD use?

If noise is a concern, I'd think about losing that back 120MM fan entirely, the dual GFX card and the heat rising should be enough to get the heat out, that and the two 140MM(?) intake directly below. Nice case!
 
tigerstyle said:
Looks legit, possibly the way it's configured for Intel?AMD use?

If noise is a concern, I'd think about losing that back 120MM fan entirely, the dual GFX card and the heat rising should be enough to get the heat out, that and the two 140MM(?) intake directly below. Nice case!
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I thought the back plate looked odd to, but thats the way it slotted in all 4 holes went in perfectly all lined up ok,

With reguards to the side 120mm fan I thought maybe I'd add to cool the HDD and SDD. plus theres room inside for another 4 fans I was thinking about usein the space and stick all the fans in..
 
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I must say thats a MASSIVE change in cable management

Just a suggestion but how about changing the rear fan so that it blows air unto the gpu instead of suck air from it. And how about a pic with the side panel on? :D
 
You have slack on the power cable you need to cut the cable tie that's holding it and you can also buy a right angle connector.It's a great concept this case I was advising people to snap them up when they were £107 delivered but nobody listens.Btw temps are meaningless when you aren't making note of room temp I have noticed much cooler air here last few days my idle temp is down from 38 to 34.I would say that haveing a powerful 120mm fan pulling in air right next to the gpu might disrupt the cards natural cooler design I would just go with a silent 800rpm but have it drawing air inwards with a 120 dust filter bunged on.
 
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Temi_D said:
I must say thats a MASSIVE change in cable management

Just a suggestion but how about changing the rear fan so that it blows air unto the gpu instead of suck air from it. And how about a pic with the side panel on? :D
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Hmmm not a bad idea, I didnt think of having the fan pulling air from outside into the case onto the GPU, would this really work tho as C64 says it may disrupt the natural air flow cooler on the GPU..
 
Temi_D said:
I must say thats a MASSIVE change in cable management

Just a suggestion but how about changing the rear fan so that it blows air unto the gpu instead of suck air from it. And how about a pic with the side panel on? :D
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I'm just in the process of changing the sata cables then I'll get a nice pic for you :D
 
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