Akasa Mirage+sidepanel or LianLi 101

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Have a thread on general hardware about a new rig I am building (Core 2 Duo extreme, 7950GX2) and am trying to decide on which case.

I had an Eclipse 62 before with sidepanel/fan and know how well it cools but prefer the look of the LianLi 101. Whichever case I get it will be getting 2 quiet Scythe 1200rpm fans.

Just wondering if the 120mm fan that cools the gpu area on the lian li is quiet, adjustable or even replacable ?

Also, as the top fan pulls air in to cool the cpu, I assume it would be a good idea to turn the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro around so it is blowing into the case and not out ?

Finally, it doesn't look like the front fan gives much ariflow to the hard drives over the door and small slits on the side ? (according to SPCR as well)

Are there any better options out there. Budget it not a concern.
Ultimately I plan to run a G80 and possibly 2 if the Nforce 590 or whatever it is called comes out. Will also be running a Creative soundcard, TV Tuner card, a couple of Seagate 7200.10's and 2 opticals. Nothing too major.

Oh...will the Lian Li accomodate the longish Enermax Galaxy. Looks like the Akasa will.

thanks
 
Damn...I wonder will it hold the Seasonic M12 700w which seems the next best psu out there.

<edit>For longer psu's can you remove the partition. Also, how noisy are the stock fans and the gpu cooler - is it adjustable ?. .thanks </edit>
 
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1500rpm is too noisy for me. Will be putting in Scythe 120mm 1200rpm fans which I find push almost as much as the Ambers but much quieter.

Is the fan which cools the gpu's noisy...can it be adjusted ?

Any problems routing cables....silentpcreview seem to think it's an issue.
 
Flanno said:
1500rpm is too noisy for me. Will be putting in Scythe 120mm 1200rpm fans which I find push almost as much as the Ambers but much quieter.

Is the fan which cools the gpu's noisy...can it be adjusted ?

Any problems routing cables....silentpcreview seem to think it's an issue.
i am also going to put some scythe sflex 1200rpm fans in although it might be an issue with the gpu cooler as the fan has threaded holes for thumb screws to hold it in postion, i am going to use some M3 bolts to hold a scythe fan in there as they are just to niosy, this is my first lian-li case and its the first ive had with the reveresed motherbpard tray, routing cables isnt bad but at the same time it isnt great either, the sata cables are easy enough but there are like 5 thick grey cables coming from the top of the case for the audio/usb etc which are waaaaaaay to long and also the power switch/ led cables are long so it can get a bit messy, i havent finnished building my system yet so i havent bothered sorting the cables to much, i dont see it as an issue to me tbqh as it doesnt have a side panel
 
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