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

marlos · 23 Jan 2009 at 16:58

cable's out for the lads.

Lynx24 · 24 Jan 2009 at 15:18

sorry about the wait guys,

BFG_9000 · 24 Jan 2009 at 18:23

Nice looking build...

Buckster · 25 Jan 2009 at 10:21

what do I need to put HDDs in the 5 1/4 space ? just a 5 1/4 to 3.5 drive converter/drive bay ?

I find it very cramped at the bottom with the HDDs + the Video card right next to them

marlos · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:11

Akasa AK-HD-03 Hard Drive Dampener 3.25" - 5.25"
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-051-AK&groupid=701&catid=209&subcat=1294

Or Hard Disk Stabiliser II (google)

Buckster · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:15

excellent thanks

and much cheaper than I was expecting too

- cheers

marlos · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:36

Buckster i'd go for the Hard Disk Stabiliser II.

Buckster · 25 Jan 2009 at 12:51

thanks guys

would these work with a Scythe Kama bay installed at same time ?

just not sure I've the original fronts if I have to remove the Kama

thanks again

marlos said:
Buckster i'd go for the Hard Disk Stabiliser II.

marlos · 25 Jan 2009 at 13:24

Buckster said:
thanks guys

would these work with a Scythe Kama bay installed at same time ?

just not sure I've the original fronts if I have to remove the Kama

thanks again

Not to sure about that should be fine.

marlos · 25 Jan 2009 at 13:36

if you want i can take some close up pic's.

slowrunner · 25 Jan 2009 at 17:25

Buckster said:
what do I need to put HDDs in the 5 1/4 space ? just a 5 1/4 to 3.5 drive converter/drive bay ?

I find it very cramped at the bottom with the HDDs + the Video card right next to them

I just used 3mm bungee cord to suspend my hdd's up there, only really room for 2 like this but there nice and silent now.

marlos · 28 Jan 2009 at 19:03

Like this.

slowrunner · 28 Jan 2009 at 19:43

very similar, but mines round and black, it's the stuff you get threaded through fibreglass tent poles!

BFG_9000 · 29 Jan 2009 at 08:45

slowrunner said:
very similar, but mines round and black, it's the stuff you get threaded through fibreglass tent poles!

Any pics M8...

Sweetloaf · 31 Jan 2009 at 08:09

Thought this was probably the best place to ask but I've been looking into a PSU upgrade and then realised the limitations of the Eclipse V1.

I'm at work at the minute so can check but would I be right in assuming that it's impossible to fit a PSU with an underside 120mm fan into this case without modding it?

I know many panels are removable but is there a removable one under the PSU?

Cheers.

WJA96 · 31 Jan 2009 at 09:41

Sweetloaf said:
Thought this was probably the best place to ask but I've been looking into a PSU upgrade and then realised the limitations of the Eclipse V1.

I'm at work at the minute so can check but would I be right in assuming that it's impossible to fit a PSU with an underside 120mm fan into this case without modding it?

I know many panels are removable but is there a removable one under the PSU?

Cheers.

Most of us are running PSUs with 120mm fans in the bottom. Why do you think you can't?

slowrunner · 31 Jan 2009 at 10:23

BFG_9000 said:
Any pics M8...

I'll see if I can get a good pic later

Sweetloaf said:
Thought this was probably the best place to ask but I've been looking into a PSU upgrade and then realised the limitations of the Eclipse V1.

I'm at work at the minute so can check but would I be right in assuming that it's impossible to fit a PSU with an underside 120mm fan into this case without modding it?

I know many panels are removable but is there a removable one under the PSU?

Cheers.

My solar eclipse (globalwin ycf-62 - basically what the Akasa eclipse V1 is) came with a nice big square hole where the psu fan sits, I belive all the akasa versions are the same.

Sweetloaf · 31 Jan 2009 at 10:59

WJA96 said:
Most of us are running PSUs with 120mm fans in the bottom. Why do you think you can't?

Because I don't seem to recall it having a hole under the PSU.

There are 2 versions of the original Eclipse design. On the Akasa site for v.2 it mentions extended PSU support and shows a picture of a PSU with a 120mm fan on the underside, however with v.1 it doesn't mention it and I'm sure mine had a solid plate with some clips for cable routing.

I'm probably totally wrong, I certainly hope so. I just wanted someone with a v.1 to confirm it for me one way or the other

Amidar · 31 Jan 2009 at 15:48

I had to cut my original Eclipse due to using an enermax galaxy psu as the fan is sat further forward on the galaxy & half the psu's intake fan is covered.

Any bog standard size psu with a 120mm intake fan will fit fine in any version of the eclipse.

Sweetloaf · 31 Jan 2009 at 16:20

Amidar said:
I had to cut my original Eclipse due to using an enermax galaxy psu as the fan is sat further forward on the galaxy & half the psu's intake fan is covered.

Any bog standard size psu with a 120mm intake fan will fit fine in any version of the eclipse.

Brilliant, time to order a Corsair 650 Watter

Thank you.