Akasa Eclipse 62's Club... Desktop & Machines.

geff_r · 15 Feb 2007 at 04:06

My now dated asus a7n8x with barton 2800 inside a new case.Will give my akasa new parts to munch on soon after some much needed saving.

geff_r · 20 Feb 2007 at 18:38

just got my side window and these little beauts today going to put the 2 hdd in the 5 bay and remove the floppy and hdd enclosures.

BFG_9000 · 20 Feb 2007 at 18:41

Nice idea.. post pics when HDD's are mounted..

geff_r · 23 Feb 2007 at 22:10

Ok i decided to buy the below brackets to mount the hard drives
into the 5'25 bay and thus get more airflow down below

OK so here's what they look like attached to a hd

Not as simple as i first thought they have to be screwed in a specific way
and was very fiddly but i got there in the end.So i took the Hard drive
bay and floppy bays out

another view

and completed customary side shot

So did i achieve what i set out to do which was reduce vibrations
and increase airflow? yes it would seem so my barton 2800 now seems to
be stable under load sticking at 54-55c before it would reach 58-60
overall a job well done but i will keep an eye on the hard drive
tempereatures though.And may yet revert back to the original configuration and use rubber grommets on the hdd bay the 5'25 brackets were cheap so
not an expensive white elephant...
Apologies for phone pics.

markyb · 23 Feb 2007 at 22:48

Looking very Tidy geff_r.

How much has it dampened the noise of the HD?

I can't help but notice, is that CPU fan sucking air from the fins?? If so have you tried it the other way so that the air is blowing over the fins (Ive always found this lowers temps)

geff_r · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:23

It's acient and noisy thermaltake volcano 7+ or something
ithink it's on correct way hmm now you've got me thinking
there is a problem though hd now at 43c i will have to revert back
or put 2 evercool hd coolers on the hd's.what makes you think it's sucking air?

markyb · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:55

The fan blades. Its looking like the blades are taking heat away from the processor instead of blowing onto the fins. I find the later quieter and more effective. Tried it with many h/s fans.

geff_r · 24 Feb 2007 at 01:05

Yes you were right at some point probably after a cleaning ive put in wrong way
it's back blowing over fans but its the same temp either way 46 idle 54-55 load
thanks for the spot though.I think this cooler was designed to work either way must be if it's exact same temp.

CarlD · 24 Feb 2007 at 01:55

Here is mine so far...

Sorry for bad image quality.. phone camera ftl 'ey.

Kinda pointless posting this

BFG_9000 · 24 Feb 2007 at 09:36

looking to seeing finished rig...

markyb · 24 Feb 2007 at 11:12

BFG_9000 said:
looking to seeing finished rig...

Agreed, looking v.nice so far. Be sure to post more photos in progress.

CarlD · 24 Feb 2007 at 17:09

its a shame i can only use a phone camera though

Cob · 24 Feb 2007 at 23:29

Your pics are no worse than mine dude.

Dreamcaster · 24 Feb 2007 at 23:44

Cob said:
Your pics are no worse than mine dude.

Looking good! what are the watercooling specs?

Also, how do you rate the DS3? as i am looking to get one

CarlD · 24 Feb 2007 at 23:59

cob is it easy to change the leds?

Talbs13 · 25 Feb 2007 at 00:09

Where is the spaces for the Fans? I know about the one on the back but what about the front? Mines running a bit hot with no fans in at the moment but im hoping to put my Scythe Fans in there. I like the look of the white cathodes. Anyway, heres mine:

CarlD · 25 Feb 2007 at 00:13

edit :nvm

Cob · 25 Feb 2007 at 00:21

Dreamcaster said:
Looking good! what are the watercooling specs?

Quite low. XSPC blocks and pump, and an Alphacool NexXxos Extreme II rad.

Also, how do you rate the DS3? as i am looking to get one

I love it.

CarlD said:
cob is it easy to change the leds?

No idea. I just have a single blue LED positioned behind the them. It's strong enough to hide the green, but it still 'blinks' when the HDD is accessed.

Cob · 25 Feb 2007 at 00:43

Talbs13 said:
Where is the spaces for the Fans? I know about the one on the back but what about the front? Mines running a bit hot with no fans in at the moment but im hoping to put my Scythe Fans in there. I like the look of the white cathodes. Anyway, heres mine:

There's a 120mm fan slot between the hard drive cage and the front panel.

Talbs13 · 25 Feb 2007 at 10:51

Thanks Cob. Didnt notice it. I would have thought they would put a fan in it - most cases have, Lian Li PC7 for example.