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

Elmer · 18 Jul 2007 at 14:55

malccy said:
Mine.

I'm planning on getting a Eclipse and would like to fit a Thermochill PA 120.2 Radiator as shown in the picture above.

1. I presume a 120.3 would be too long to fit inside due to the psu?

2. Would a 120.2 fit in ok with the added depth of a ThermoChill PS120.2 Performance Shroud

3. Can I ask what you used to cut the hole?

Thanks

ThermoChill PS120.2 Performance Shroud

Elevates fans from HE120.x core surface by an additional 40mm to further reduce noise and provide more even airflow distribution across core surface area.

C64 · 18 Jul 2007 at 23:11

Am back to normal now done a few minor alterations as well

Also have installed the hdd on rubber grommets i have had to pull apart/bend a tiny bit the cage so i can fit these in made a huge difference to the sound reverberation

Will do the floppy drive bay which i have an ide hdd in with an akasa hdd cooler
to increase airflow from the front intake it's basically totally unblocked and dvd tomorrow the grommets are from this nexus case quietening kit

Tom84 · 18 Jul 2007 at 23:15

Those blue grommets stick out like a sore thumb

You'd of thought they would supply you with black ones :rolleyes:

Nice cable work though

C64 · 18 Jul 2007 at 23:18

I quite like them they match the blue ide cable anyway
im more about function over looks even though i bought a
window panel it was £10 extra at the time so thought what the hec.
Hey it's simple colour in grommets with black marker pen. :cool:

Gas Panic! · 19 Jul 2007 at 00:45

My Seagates are damn loud in my Eclipse, I'm going to nick the rubber grommets from my Super Lanboy and move both one of the HDDs up into the floppy bay like you've done I think. Should help the airflow no-end.

Is the akase HDD cooler quiet + effective?

BFG_9000 · 20 Jul 2007 at 08:41

Keeping the Hard-Drives in the upper bays ensures a good airflow to the case, my temps dropped by 5c..... :cool:

C64 · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:45

Getting a scythe kama bay in black also but what i will do first
is place a 120 mm fan in the 3.55 bay and see if it has any effect on my temps
if not i don't think i'll bother.I have found that the drive in the floppy bay without a cooler attached can rise quite high.Mind you i am sitting here at 3.2 ghz stock volts all round on a 6420 @ 24c idle not sure i need additional cooling.
it depends what gpu you have also a long one can act as a wind plane and the air goes under the card straight out the back.
Btw anyone actually use the plastic air duct that comes with the eclipse?

BFG_9000 · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:58

With both of my Eclipses I have never used the plastic air duct that was supplied, but would be very interested to know how temps are effected with this fitted..... Pics anyone...

The_Vindicator · 21 Jul 2007 at 09:22

I found an old pic of my eclipse with the duct on, Used it on an old P4 system to keep the temps down

BFG_9000 · 21 Jul 2007 at 10:17

The_Vindicator said:
I found an old pic of my eclipse with the duct on, Used it on an old P4 system to keep the temps down

Excellent "Retro" Eclipse, 1st time I have seen the air duct in use, thanks for picture 10/10....

The_Vindicator · 21 Jul 2007 at 12:59

BFG_9000 said:
Excellent "Retro" Eclipse, 1st time I have seen the air duct in use, thanks for picture 10/10....

Thanks,

It looks a bit different now tho.

BFG_9000 · 21 Jul 2007 at 14:14

The_Vindicator said:
Thanks,

It looks a bit different now tho.

Definately..

A really good set-up, I like your coloured theme in your Akasa, very effective :cool:

BFG_9000 · 22 Jul 2007 at 18:57

C64 said:
Am back to normal now done a few minor alterations as well

Also have installed the hdd on rubber grommets i have had to pull apart/bend a tiny bit the cage so i can fit these in made a huge difference to the sound reverberation

Will do the floppy drive bay which i have an ide hdd in with an akasa hdd cooler
to increase airflow from the front intake it's basically totally unblocked and dvd tomorrow the grommets are from this nexus case quietening kit

Where did you get grommits...

C64 · 22 Jul 2007 at 22:05

Oh you can buy black hard drive grommets from a well known high street store i didn't know you could at the time and was mugged into getting the nexus quietening kit.

BFG_9000 · 22 Jul 2007 at 22:06

C64 said:
Oh you can buy black hard drive grommets from a well known high street store i didn't know you could at the time and was mugged into getting the nexus quietening kit.

Cheers C64..

C64 · 22 Jul 2007 at 22:18

Look up the specs of the nexus ones and you have your size needed
depends where you want to mount personally i like the holes in the hdd cage the slots are hard to find grommets for.Looking for around 9.5 mm circumference
4mm center hole so 10mm and 5mm center probably good enough.
Mine are 9.5 mm circ 4mm center where the screw goes and 4.5mm the middle lip part.Has made a vast difference to hard drive sound.

BFG_9000 · 22 Jul 2007 at 23:20

Thanks C64, will check specs... :cool:

BFG_9000 · 25 Jul 2007 at 19:00

To confirm the many "Does the Akasa Eclipse 62 come installed with 120mm fans threads" the answer is Yes!!!! The case is now sent with two pre-installed 120mm clear Akasa fans fitted with 3pin power adapters..

Tom84 · 25 Jul 2007 at 19:57

BFG_9000 said:
To confirm the many "Does the Akasa Eclipse 62 come installed with 120mm fans threads" the answer is Yes!!!! The case is now sent with two pre-installed 120mm clear Akasa fans fitted with 3pin power adapters..

The threads will still be made :rolleyes:

BFG_9000 · 25 Jul 2007 at 21:17

Tom84 said:
The threads will still be made

The sad fact is that you are probably right...

Why have so many threads asking the same question when theres only one answer... :confused: