Akasa Eclipse-62 Vs Lian-Li PC-61

The Eclipse is far better out of thoose two.

BUT

Depending on what system you will be putting in, and how much you play to overclock you really should be looking at a Lian Li PC7+/007 as they offer superb value for money.

Most crucially what specification of system are you planning to put into it, and what do you plan on doing overclocking wise?
 
AMD Athlon 64 3000 Newcastle 130nm (Socket 754) - Retail
Gigabyte K8NS nForce3 (Socket 754) Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 NCQ 300GB SATA150 7200rpm 8MB
1 x 60GB & 1 x 120GB Maxtor IDE HDDs
Elsa GLADIAC 721 AGP(4x) GeForce3 Ti 200
Audigy sound card
1Gb PC3200 DDR

No intention of overlocking at the moment, but it's something I'd consider in the future.
 
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For that spec rig, I would seriously consider saving some money and buying the PC7+. It is in the same league as the Eclipse, but looks better, and it is FAR superior to the PC6* series now.

Spend the money you save on a graphics card update, GF3 ti200 in this day and age :eek:

I still have a GF2 Ultra running in a rig that I bring out when I have a house full.
 
XFX GeForce 6200 128MB DDR

If you pick up one of them, quiet as it is passive, and offers a slight improvement in performance for £35 ;)
 
Thanks for the advice. :D

OK, so I ordered the PC7 (although I haven't actually received it yet) which comes with two system fans and has the potential for another fan to be fitted at the top of the case. Since the Gigabyte K8NS nForce3 (Socket 754) Motherboard that I have has only one system fan connector on it, how am I supposed to power the three fans? :confused:

Thanks in advance!
 
You wont be needing 3 fans for that rig, in fact i doubt you even need 2. You can volt mod the fans and connect them to your psu, then you dont need to buy anything. The volt mod guide is in the sticky i believe.

Mark
 
The fans on the PC-007 came with Molex adaptors, so no problems, I just connected one direct to the PSU and the other to the mobo.

Now I've just bought a 80mm Asaka Amber to mount on the blow hole but I'm not sure how to fit it correctly. The mounting holes on the fan don't have a thread inside them. So am I supposed to forcefully screw the supplied screws in to the holes, cutting a thread as they go in? If so, what a terrible design! Please tell me I'm doing something wrong!

Cheers
 
Yewen said:
Thats how you do it, how its been done since the stoneage / early 90's.

All fans are like it :)
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Jesus wept, with something as high tech as a PC, you'd think they could provide them with a thread. :p
 
It is actually better this way, MUCH better contact and makes vibration less likely.

:p

Or use rubber fan mounts, saves all the hassle.
 
Now the decision is whether to use the Amber to suck air in to the case, or to blow air out.

I'm leaning towards using it to suck air in, as I have the 12cm fan at rear blowing air out, the internal fan on the PSU blowing air out and only the 12cm fan on the front sucking air in, but a lot of that airflow is blocked by the 3 HDDs in front of it.

What do you think?

:confused:
 
Yewen said:
If it blows downwards SOMETIMES it can stop the flow of air through the case, and cause a heat pocket.

SOMETIMES.
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Cool (excuse the pun!).

Thanks for all your advice Yewen. I'm very pleased with the PC-007. :D

Now if only I could find a 12cm blue LED fan that I could easily switch on and off the LEDs, then it would be perfect!
 
AC Ryan Blackfire fans have independently adjustable LEDs so you can turn them on and off. It also means you can vary the speed of the fan without dimming or brightening the LEDs.

Build quality redefines the term shoddy though.
 
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