My latest gubbins have added a kama bay to front used the 800 rpm fan for the accelero on 8800gt and stuck a YATE LOON 120mm D12SL-12 Black / Orange in the kama bay need to tidy everything up will do tomoz also have an ide hdd in the 525 bay on a scythe anti vibration kit am going to bungee mod all hdd have the sewing machine elastic.
Had a Mirage for about a year now, and looking at my first water cooling attempt, so thought I'd share my plans in this thread. Am currently looking at mounting a Thermochill PA120.3 rad internally. Anyone else tried this? If not, why not? The tape measure says it'll fit, but if this doesn't work I'll consider external fitting.
This is my system after a bit of tidying and removing hard drive bays in preparation:
Nice bit space in the bottom of the case!
My plan is to mount the rad on the base, with 2 or 3 120mm fans pulling air into the case through the rad and the 120mm holes I'll cut into the case bottom. The pump should fit at the front of the case, to the right, with the reservoir at the top, next to my optical drive. I'm also thinking that I will make the front fan exhaust, pulling air away from the rad. Initially I'm only going to be water cooling the CPU, and will add the GPU at a later date into the loop. This is because I'm looking at a GPU upgrade in a few months when the Nvidia 9 series cards come out (depending on reviews).
I've just ordered the following, which I suspect I won't get until the new year now.
12V Laing DDC-1T Pro w/EK DDC X-TOP - Acetal (fitted with 1/2" Nickel Plated barbs)
Laing DDC Acrylic L Stand (XSPC)
ThermoChill PA120.3
ThermoChill PS120.3 Performance Shroud (Black)
2 x ThermoChill 3/8-1/2 Barb
EK Supreme CPU Block, 1/2" Barbs
Swiftech MCRES Micro Reservoir
7/16" ID (5/8" OD) Masterkleer PVC Tubing
NoiseBlocker XE1 17 dB/A 92mm Case Fan - for my current GPU cooler
Artic Silver 5 - 3.5g
Mikalor Wormdrive Clip 1/2" (10 Pack)
1 x ICY BOX SATA-SATA Mobile Rack (128-Black) - for my HD backup
Anyone think of anything I've forgotten?
Once things start to arrive, I'll post again, and will include photos. Any thoughts on my plans?
will look into these fans.....
Will post some pics shortly, especially when I've had the PA120.3 delivered, so I can show how much space I have or haven't got. If it doesn't fit, floor clearance becomes a mute point. So far have taken delivery of 2 of the 3 orders I placed. Awaiting the PA120.3, Masterkleer tubing and the EK Supreme CPU block. Won't see them until the new year now.
Have faithin/on my Akasa 62 case, just waiting on bit's to arrive, hope to get them all by the 8th Jan.
Think I will only lose 1 pci slot and the bottom HD Rack.
Upgraded from my old 939 system to a Core 2 Duo system over Christmas. Looking over my old pictures shows just how much my systems internals have changed over such a small period of time but with the exception of this Akasa Mirage case which looks like it will outlive everything else that is currently inside it.
My system at the start of 2007:
Minor tidy up signalling the removal of IDE from my system:
Q3? Upgrade:
And finally my current build:
I got a bit fed of having to remove the PSU everytime i wanted to remove my tray since I was hiding some fan cables under it, so I decided to drill a hole by the side of it to thread them through instead.
I was considering getting the replacement side panel that has a fan built into it to improve cooling a bit more but it seems OcUK has stopped stocking them now.
extra maintencewould have to clean the filters, may rig doesnt get that hot, and its next to a radiator
Would be good if Akasa had a bezel door like the P182 to clean the filters... would save taking the side panels off to get too the bezel.
You could use those aquatic on/off flow valves on the rad pipes so you can turn off the flow when you need to remove the top panel...
These can be purchased at any aquatic centre with a variety of sizes, ordering online will also be cheaper for you.. 
