Another Silverstone Fortress Build

[magicroundabout]

very smart diggsy. like the new position of the FD

i've been thinking about the hdd cady just so i can let the 180mm fan flow better but my 120mm fan mod seems to be doing a good job

 

[Diggsy]

Thanks mate. To be fair, the only reason I removed the cage was to make room for the Smart Drive. And as a result, I had no choice but to rehouse the Floppy Drive. Worked out okay though, and I am sure the GTX260 benefits from the extra airflow.

 

[EdGey]

nice job m8, looks good

 

[Diggsy]

Realised I had a spare NF-P12 lying around, so I decided to add it in along with a Sharkoon Rebel 9 Fan Frame that I painted satin black.

I know I probably didn't really need another fan, but it was lying doing nothing and I had a spare header on the fan controller so I just thought, what the heck, it can't do any harm ...

Line of Noctua goodness (although you can't see the one right at the front behind the Kama)...

 

[Xelene]

First of all, awesome build! It looks really great.

First off I bought a Silverstone hard disk caddy with a vented front, that looked superb, but it was designed for the Kublai cases, and alas I couldn't get it to work at all.

How do you mean you couldn't get it to work? Was it this thing? http://silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=cfp51

I'm planning on getting this case soon and wanted the extra cooling as the bottom air flow will be fairly restricted with quite a few hd's.

 

[Diggsy]

First of all, awesome build! It looks really great.



How do you mean you couldn't get it to work? Was it this thing? http://silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=cfp51

I'm planning on getting this case soon and wanted the extra cooling as the bottom air flow will be fairly restricted with quite a few hd's.

Thanks for the comments.

I *think* the one you linked to should be fine. Unfortunately I tried to be smart and bought one designed solely for the Kublai cases ( http://silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=CFP52B&area= ), not realising they have a different mounting mechanism altogether.

I could have made it fit, but then it was going to be protruding far too much into the motherboard area for my liking.

The one you linked AFAIK sits out a little from the front of the case, so shouldn't suffer that issue.

Hope that helps.

 

[magicroundabout]

has it made any difference to cpu temps?

i imagine it helps pump more air into the cpu as mine helps put more air into the gpu's. With the weather cooler than it was when i first installed it. The gpu's now idle at 47º & 45º on 45% fan

 

[Diggsy]

has it made any difference to cpu temps?

i imagine it helps pump more air into the cpu as mine helps put more air into the gpu's. With the weather cooler than it was when i first installed it. The gpu's now idle at 47º & 45º

To be perfectly honest I am not sure. If anything, maybe a degree or 2, but hey it was lying doing nothing, and it can't be making it any worse

Also, I run my fans so so slow, that any difference made would be pretty small. These things are very quiet to start, but I reduce them to around 800RPM or so to suit my taste.

 

[Xelene]

Thanks for the comments.

I *think* the one you linked to should be fine. Unfortunately I tried to be smart and bought one designed solely for the Kublai cases ( http://silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=CFP52B&area= ), not realising they have a different mounting mechanism altogether.

I could have made it fit, but then it was going to be protruding far too much into the motherboard area for my liking.

The one you linked AFAIK sits out a little from the front of the case, so shouldn't suffer that issue.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, it does a lot Wasn't keen on the one you tried - but loved the CF51 so that's a relief.

Will start up a post when I get the case in, will be a couple of weeks for the funds. Already have a UD5/i920/12GB base to stick in there

 

[Diggsy]

Look forward to seeing the pics.

 

[Diggsy]

Hopefully I'll have a minor cosmetic update to this soon. Watch this space

 

[BringTheRain]

Loving the build

Just wondering where you got the cable tie downs and the black braid. Im after some high quality black braid

 

[Diggsy]

Thanks.

Got both off the bay. Can't remember what the tie downs are called, but you can also pick them up in your local builders merchant or electrical supplier.

There's a lot of dodgy quality braiding around, but found a guy on the bay who specialises in heatshrink and his stuff was top notch.

 

[PGdude]

Huge amount of effort on your part looks amazing, it must be breezy in there.

 

[Diggsy]

Huge amount of effort on your part looks amazing, it must be breezy in there.

Yep, when you remove the side panel, you can feel the cool air moving around inside the case, and that's with the fans all on their lowest setting using the controller.

It's a cracking case, and well worth the money I paid, even though I was a little dubious about paying so much for a case. I can see me using this for a long time to come.

Possible things to do now are spray the floppy and optical drive casings black, as the grey just doesn't fit in very well in the otherwise black surroundings.

I also have new plans for the front, but will see what happens...

 

[aaron333]

Very nice

 

[BringTheRain]

Thanks.

Got both off the bay. Can't remember what the tie downs are called, but you can also pick them up in your local builders merchant or electrical supplier.

There's a lot of dodgy quality braiding around, but found a guy on the bay who specialises in heatshrink and his stuff was top notch.

No worries mate found a online shop that sells them, Cheap as chips as well.

They have braid by the meter and also them cable tie down

 

[Diggsy]

Just watch the quality, as I said some are very poor, brittle and almost see through.

 

[Pickett]

Great build, hope you enjoy it.

 

[Diggsy]

Great build, hope you enjoy it.

Thanks, i'll do my best