I noticed this too, mine has 2 very large holes, has the design changed since i bought mine years ago?
I can't rememebr exactly where the holes are on mine, iirc tho there is definatly a large circular one behind the CPU, although I don't recall any othersDREMEL TIME
- Pea0n
Aye, posted at work
[Slack] Net at work! [/slack]
Thats what the inside of mine looks like so I was slightly mistaken >.< nice with the 3 gaps, alas the holes don't seem to be THAT usefull where they are ¬_¬" maybe with some patience and longer cables they could be persuaded to be an asset but not atm :<
- Pea0n
looks a 
build...
tha Antec still has a lot to offer, but the Akasa in my view pips it to the post...
quick up date, motherboard tray has been sent to the powdercoater, should have that back in about a week or so.
next things on my list of changings are to make the hdd a bit more quiet, tried reversing them aswel to hide the cabling more but the cabling seemed to give me a lot of trouble, not a lot of room to tidy the cables so its a really tight fit so i have decided to leave them as they are.
also got to cut a hole for the PSU leads to fall out of and last but no means least think i will change the standard fans to some (7v) sharkoon's
Ordered this case from OC this morning, I should have it by Tuesday and will finally be rid of my ancient all steel monstrosity
I really wish I had those 3 holes in my motherboard tray as it would be so much easier to tidy up my cabling but I only have the one at the bottom right which is pretty much useless for cable routing. I'm loathe to cut them out myself but I am getting a little tempted by the prospect of doing so and also considering maybe drilling a small hole towards the near rear side of the PSU to enable easy fan wire cabling so I don't have to keep removing the PSU to pull out the Motherboard tray.
Anyway been a while since I last posted pictures of my Mirage setup and it's been updated a fair bit recently so here are a few:
OLD:
CURRENT:
Link of the above picture in full size for closer scrutiny:
http://www.saigoyume.com/images/Misc/PC10c.jpg
I still need to tidy up the cabling a bit better but I plan to get an 3HDD Icy Box to keep my HD's in maybe towards the end of next month so I can tidy up a bit when I install it.
Good to see a CRT again Still got my CTX 19" for gaming, you definetly get deeper and richer colour in games over the TFT's (seen a lot of TFT's playing the top titles, and most look washed out) a lot of people are still trying to source CRT's for gaming as they give superior colour and response time for applications (Games especially)
my advice would be to get some strong drill bits. theses motherboard trays are gits to drill and cut. hoping to get my tray back from the powdercoater *ha sounds like a superhero* some time soon, expect pics and some better cable management
to be honest i havent seen one either
depends on the type of finish i get on the mobo tray, as the mirage is already black
I asked because most powdercoat finishes have a matt effect, where as the retail paint on the Eclipse's are of a gloss finish... give us a hint on your next projo...
no hints until i get some details
any prizes for anyone who guesses right...
they can have an "e-Clap" ?
bit of bad news, the coater said he had problems when trying to apply the coating to the tray, should have an update tonight about it
wooooo
for a short period of time, im in your club
i have to say this case is beyond my expectations.
It is a DREAM to paint! screw, screw, twist, click and every paintable panel is off
the biggest let down is the cheapie front panel, but apart form that i love it
I have used pretty much every case on the market and this is up there with the best
A complete re-design of the front panel of the Akasa is definetly due, I was hoping the "V2" of the Eclipse was going to produce some welcome changes.. Mabey "V3" eh!!!
Still waiting for the guy to get back to me as to why they couldnt do it however they have done similar in the past and he didnt say it wouldnt work when it was sent off.
shall keep you all up date when i find out
SG
ran in to a bit of trouble
the guy said that it cant be done (confused a little, waiting for some more info) HOWEVER from what he can gather, one of the trainee's had started filing and sanding the Tray so in effect has broken it
Doh!
Sorry to hear the bad news M8...
Just joined the club! - very nice case and a good airflow.
Cables need a little sort out but that can wait til I get a few more SATA cables.
* Had to change the orientation of the GFX cooler. It was getting a little too hot!
* Move the GFX cooler but had to also move one of the heatsinks as it got in the way!
Not sure if anyone else had a little trouble lining up the motherboard with the case? - I have a little gap between the backing plates and all the ports on the back of the motherboard? - Can post a pic if you have no idea what I am talking about!
would be interested to see the gap you mentioned?? did your PCI cards allign with the back of the case screw holes ok, enabling you to screw the cards to the back of the case.
Thanks for the comments guys!
Here is a pic (or two) of the gap I was talking about!
My GFX card for example does not line up with the screw holes to keep it in place... I have to give it a little squeeze to line it up and the screw it down.
